Sentences with phrase «waiver trade deadline»

He hit seven home runs in September for the Angels after he was acquired from the Detroit Tigers at the waiver trade deadline of Aug. 31.

The Los Angeles Angels have been baseball's busiest team on the waiver trade deadline day, and the American League Wild Card contenders added another player on Thursday, acquiring second baseman Brandon Phillips and cash considerations from the Atlanta Braves, the teams announced.

Not exact matches

Because the non-waiver trade deadline is over, the Dodgers would put him on revocable waivers, which allows any team to claim him and work out a trade.

The trade deadline doesn't apply to him anymore because he cleared waivers.

Because McGee and Baines were dealt after the July 31 trading deadline, both had to clear waivers before they could be traded.

It could be before the July 31 trade deadline, as a waiver trade in August, or next offseason when his vesting option has kicked in and Philly is stuck with him for another year at $ 13 million.

Yes, trades can still go down in August, but they require that a player passes through waivers — that extra level of paperwork has scuttled many a potential trade in the past, so the easiest way to get something done is before the deadline.

All three players will likely clear waivers, although they could be more easily moved before the trade deadline with salary retained.

There were some names many analysts expected would be dealt at the trade deadline including Alfonso Soriano and Josh Beckett, but due to their massive (and quite frankly immovable) contracts those players could still be dealt prior to the August 31st waiver deadline.