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Post by Braves GM (Ray) on Jan 10, 2018 21:05:17 GMT -5
Atlanta waives:
Billy Hamilton - OF - CIN $6,000,000 (4 YRS) ARB(-) OPT(-).
New owner concession.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2018 21:46:51 GMT -5
Claim.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2018 14:40:20 GMT -5
claim?
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Post by MetsGM (Rob) on Jan 12, 2018 21:00:47 GMT -5
Claim
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Post by MetsGM (Rob) on Jan 12, 2018 22:23:16 GMT -5
Mets win waiver!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 7:00:21 GMT -5
. WAIVER PRIORITY:
1. Waiver priority will be determined by the standings as follows:
Worst to first in the same league (AL/NL)
Worst to first in the other league
Tiebreak will be the team that placed the claim first.
2. The order will be defined as the standings at the moment the player is placed on waivers. In the Off-season and 1st week of the season, the previous season's end-year standings will be used.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 9:22:00 GMT -5
Alright, just had some time to sit down and read through the rules more in depth to figure out how to handle this. First, I did not write these rules so I'm trying to interpret what this particular rule means just y'all are. Mat would have to chime in to let us know what was initially intended when the rules were written. Having said that, based on what I understand and can figure out, I do think Hamilton goes to Mets. Per the rules referenced above by Dbacks, the FIRST priority goes to the worst team within the same league as the team who is waiving the player. AFTER that, the priority goes to the worst overall team, regardless of league. So in this particular situation, the team waiving Hamilton (Braves) is in the NL. While Red Sox had a worse record than Mets, Mets gets priority over him becacuse he's in the NL along with Braves. So per the rules in place now, Mets does get Hamilton. Sorry for all the confusion!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 9:25:14 GMT -5
Also, for the time stamp, I just checked and it looks like Mets submitted his claim with less than 5 minutes remaining left in the 48 hour time period allowed to submit claims so he is good on that end as well. Cutting it close Rob!
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Post by BlueJaysGM (Scott) on Jan 13, 2018 15:12:15 GMT -5
Looking for clarification on this ... would this mean that a team within the same league as the team of the player being waived would always have priority over a team from the other league?
For example, Hamilton is waived by the Braves (NL) and two claims are made within the 48hour window. The first claim is made by the Red Sox (worst team in AL) and the second by Rockies (best team in NL). It seems to me that our interpretation of this rule would that the Rockies would have priority by virtue of the fact that they are in the same league regardless of standings. Is that correct?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 16:06:53 GMT -5
Looking for clarification on this ... would this mean that a team within the same league as the team of the player being waived would always have priority over a team from the other league? For example, Hamilton is waived by the Braves (NL) and two claims are made within the 48hour window. The first claim is made by the Red Sox (worst team in AL) and the second by Rockies (best team in NL). It seems to me that our interpretation of this rule would that the Rockies would have priority by virtue of the fact that they are in the same league regardless of standings. Is that correct? Based on how the current rule is worded, yes (not sure how else to interpret the rule). Again, I think it's a stupid rule and would love to change it |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 16:18:01 GMT -5
Looking for clarification on this ... would this mean that a team within the same league as the team of the player being waived would always have priority over a team from the other league? For example, Hamilton is waived by the Braves (NL) and two claims are made within the 48hour window. The first claim is made by the Red Sox (worst team in AL) and the second by Rockies (best team in NL). It seems to me that our interpretation of this rule would that the Rockies would have priority by virtue of the fact that they are in the same league regardless of standings. Is that correct? Based on how the current rule is worded, yes (not sure how else to interpret the rule). Again, I think it's a stupid rule and would love to change it I agree with this whole statement. |
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Post by DodgersGM (Stephen) on Jan 13, 2018 16:47:45 GMT -5
Actually I would with go worst overall record for any waiver claim.
I make any "owners concession" waiver a league wide free agent, and skip the award process. Owners concession waivers are much different compared to a player typically waived- hence the owners concession title.
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