What is this "waivers" in baseball?

Question

can nebody plz explain

Answer 1

Putting a player "on waivers" basically means you are giving every other team a chance to take that player from you for no cost. The waiver period lasts 14 days during which other teams can "claim" that player. At the end of the waiver period, if only one team claims the player, they now have that player on their team. If multiple teams claim him, the team with the lowest records gets the rights to the player.

There are two different types of waivers: revocable and irrevocable. Revocable means that a team can remove the player if another team claims him. Irrevocable means that a team can not remove a player from the waiver wire during the waiver period.

There are several reasons a team puts a player on waivers. The team might want to demote a player who is out of minor league options. That player would have to "clear waivers" (go through the waiver period without being claimed" to be sent down. In addition, afer July 31st, all teams can trade any player, but that player must clear waivers. Sometimes a team will put a player on waivers to see if another team is interested. If another team tries to claim him, they will remove the player from waivers and try to trade the player to the claiming team. Other teams can block the trade by also claiming the player.

Answer 2

In order for a player to be trader after the July 31 trading deadline, all players involved must past through "waivers"

What this means in a nutshell is that you have to put a player out there, potentially waiving your rights to him. If another team claims him, the team putting the player on waivers has a certain amount of time to either (1) release the player to the team trying to claim him, (2) work out a trade, or (3) withdraw the player from waivers.

Once a player is withdrawn from waivers, he remains with his original team, but cannot be traded.

Teams can lay claim to a player based on inverse order of finish. So a team in fifth place gets crack at the player before the team in first. In this way, teams can "block" trades. If my team is in second place and I am chasing the team in first, by claiming a player, that'll keep the #1 team from getting the player.

Answer 3

When a team no longer wants a player they can wave their rights to him. So after the trade deadline. If a player is placed on waivers, teams then have like 48 hours to claim the rights to that player. If no one claims that player then the ballclub can then trade him.

Answer 4

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