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beck.mlblogs.com - 8/13/2008
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As many have so aptly described in the comments section of a previous post, placing a player on waivers at this time of year (say, Gary Sheffield, according to an ESPN.com report) is a procedural move that teams do with several players. It allows teams to see if there's any interest in players, and to see whether a trade is feasible. It does NOT mean that a player is about to get claimed on ...
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... This, as they say, is a procedural move. Jason Beck explained the waiver process on his blog. The Tigers probably put several players on the list with him that will be a part of the team’s future. It’s really a way of fishing to see if there’s any trade interest, or just to see if there’s any interest period. If he clears waivers, the Tigers can then trade him this month if there was interest, which I doubt. Otherwise they could let him be claimed, or they can set up a trade with a team that claims him. So basically, this isn’t a real quality news ...
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