Players need to be on their new roster before Sept 1 to be postseason eligible. Releasing players on 8-29 means they will be claimed on 8/31 and eligible for post season on their new teams. Just a bunch of teams waited until the last possible moment.
Correct in the past you would put your entire team on waivers and pull back if you couldn’t work out a deal with the team that claimed in. This isn’t that, their run with the angles is over.
I don't know, maybe brewers fans would be, maybe not. I think the 2 points of this thread is that this really against the spirit of competition, because you have changed the WC race somewhat and that this is what happens when MLB got rid of the 2nd trade deadline. Normally teams that were out would put their players on revocable waivers and sold to the higest bidder, not just let a team like the Reds redo their pen for the cost of 1 month salary and the WW fee.
Brewers sit 25th in ww priority. I can confirm there is no limit on how many players a team claims before priority moves to the next team. Teams like the reds can really improve their team on Thursday.
If mlb had a strong commissioner he wouldn’t allow it. Stearn would have stepped in back in the day if an nba team released a quarter of their roster a month before the end of the season
The funny thing is that if a team did this in fantasy baseball, most commissioners would not allow it, but the Angles are allowed to shake up the hunt for the playoffs by these moves.
Clevinger would be a nice pickup too.
Question, could say the Tigers claim and be awarded every player or is the WW system similar to Fantasy Football. A day like today is just unprecedented so I wasn’t sure.
Lucas Giolito, Hunter Renfroe, Randal Grichuk, Matt Moore and Reynaldo Lopez can be claimed by teams Thursday
I would be interested in Giolito, Moore, or Lopez, but not sure if they would make it to Milwaukee
you had to put him on the 53, I think someone would have picked him up after his preseason. like i said earlier it will be interesting if Taylor makes it just to play on ST.
I see they cut their starting LS Orzech to open up a roster spot for an injured player to avoid missing all of the season, which is fine. He will sign tomorrow. I don't understand how this is legal though. Isn't it some degree of tampering? Also I assume any team could put in a waiver claim for him, so its risky too.
Now that the P/K are settled, really the only 2 things I am looking at is what they do at safety and 3rd RB. I think Wilson has earned that spot. The question is if both will make it. Since some secondary players normally make the roster just to be a ST player, why not Wilson?
I imagine whatever they do at safety, there will be waiver claims once all of the cuts are made.
I didn't say to release him, I don't think he is ready to Kick on sept 10th. heck keep 2 kickers on the roster if you think someone is going to pick up him on waivers. This is a developmental year, not a going for it year. Maybe having a vet on the 53 would be helpful for him to learn by.
Obviously the 3 weaknesses on the team is K, #2 QB and Safety. I have no delusions that this is a SB bowl team or anything, but I'd hate to lose a game because Carlson misses a late FG. It will be interesting to see how they handle this once the rosters are finalized on Tuesday. I think you can put Anders on the PS and pick up a vet kicker. I also think they Packers should carry 3 QBs on the 53, I like Clifford but I don't think he would be ready if Love got hurt and then you really have nothing behind him. if this was SB team with a QB like Rodgers you can probably just keep the 2 and be OK.
I agree McGehee is a much better comparison than Loretta. It may be lightening in a bottle that goes away next season, but I’m enjoying watching it right now
This won't happen. If he is on the 2024 roster, he will be on the opening day roster in hopes that he is ROY and they get that extra basically 1st round pick. A September call up makes him ineligible.
I get this is how the times are, but I hate it. We now have 2 national super conferences for football (B1G and sec) and 2 for basketball (B1G and big 12).
looks like uconn is leaving for the big 12 too. I’m glad Marquette saw this years ago and helped form a non-football conference that is thriving.
college sports is about rivalries and traditions and money has taken a lot of that away from the sport. Now get off my lawn :)