Brewer Hicklen traded

[markedman5]

Or dare I say “ sold” to the Tigers!

 

[edfunderburk]

Canha to Royals & Hicklen to Tigers for $$$

[Frisbee Slider]

Any guesses on how much money Brewers receive in these situations? I appreciate it is insignificant.

[endaround]

49 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Any guesses on how much money Brewers receive in these situations? I appreciate it is insignificant.

Usually it's equal to the cost of a waiver claim

[folly412]

About tree fiddy.

A fitting, though forgettable Brewers career for Brewer.  Hopefully he can recapture that first half flair from last year and get some time with the Tigers.

 

[liveforoctober]

This seems like fair play. Hicklen would need a few things to go his way to get called back up here... the OF depth at the MLB level is quite good, especially keeping Bauers around while waiting for Perkins to heal up. Giving him a fresh start somewhere to get a chance in this situation seems a good faith move.

With that said, I wonder how many of us could name the starting outfield in AAA right now? (I had to look it up myself) All of our OF prospects are in the lower levels.

Garrett Spain, Jared Oliva, and Jimmy Herron. I'm guessing Herron is the first of those 3 who would get a shot?

Plenty of at bats in AAA now for those 3 to prove something and for the guys in AA to come steal a job.

 

[Jim Goulart]

17 hours ago, endaround said:

Usually, it's equal to the cost of a waiver claim

There is no cost to a waiver claim. That is why teams "jump the line" with a cash or player offer to obtain a player they really want.

[endaround]

7 hours ago, Jim Goulart said:

There is no cost to a waiver claim. That is why teams "jump the line" with a cash or player offer to obtain a player they really want.

I thought there was a $10,000 fee or something for the waiver process? Meaning most cash trades are really good will in nature.

[Jim Goulart]

7 hours ago, endaround said:

I thought there was a $10,000 fee or something for the waiver process? Meaning most cash trades are really good will in nature.

That changed years ago, this MLBTR entry is among the times I have seen this noted.