Norichika Aoki

[h4cheng]

Waivers

[28]

Twins claim

[Colby]

:PIT: Pirates claim

[Dan Wood]

Reds claim

[h4cheng]

I am confused about the rules. Had I worked out a deal with :PIT: prior to Reds claiming, would it have gone through? The rules says:

A decision on the player must be made within 72 hours of the claim.  If, within such a time frame, an agreement wasn't posted by both parties NOR was the waive canceled by the waiving team, then the player's contract is considered to moved to the claiming team in exchange for nothing. 

[rcankosy]

I am confused about the rules. Had I worked out a deal with :PIT: prior to Reds claiming, would it have gone through? The rules says:

A decision on the player must be made within 72 hours of the claim.  If, within such a time frame, an agreement wasn't posted by both parties NOR was the waive canceled by the waiving team, then the player's contract is considered to moved to the claiming team in exchange for nothing.

My interpretation would be that the waiver stays open for 72 hours to allow teams to put in a claim based on part 2 of the rule which states that, "Other teams have 72 hours to make a claim on such player."

In the current case, "If a player is claimed by more than one team, the club with the worst record in that player's league gets priority (player's league has priority over other league) -- and the player can be traded only to that team."

[h4cheng]

So: 72 hours to settle which team gets the claim, and an additional 72 hours to work out a deal with said team?

[Dan Wood]

The 72 hours on the claim is correct - it's exactly like FA....as far as how long you have to make a deal...I don't remember

[rcankosy]

So: 72 hours to settle which team gets the claim, and an additional 72 hours to work out a deal with said team?

Correct.

7) Aside from the waiving team pulling back the waiver within the initial 72 hour period, all claims must be made in the 72 hour window and all deals must be announced after the second 72 hour window has completed.

[h4cheng]

This clears it up, and I must pull the waiver within the first 72 hour period?