2007-07-27 13:40:27 · 6 answers · asked by Giants Fan! 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It can happen, especially if the receiving team needs some roster flexibility. For example, if a man was eligible to come off the Disabled List but did not have someone that they could send down to the minors because they were out of options.
Earlier this year the Detroit Tigers had to trade Mike Maroth for a minor leaguer because they needed to open up a roster space for a player coming off the DL. If they could have traded him for a major leaguer that was on the DL they would have done so to get a more equal value in return.
2007-07-27 15:24:48 · answer #1 · answered by jpbofohio 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It is uncommon, but there is no absolute restriction about it. The receiving team should be very thorough in its due diligence in order not to complain when the injured player remains useless.
The best (well, worst) example I can think of recently was Justin Thompson. Former (thank goodness) Rangers GM Doug Melvin received Thompson from Detroit as part of the Juan Gonzalez deal, on 02-Nov-1999; Thompson had been put on the DL on 13-Sept. (Granted the DL isn't particularly meaningful during the offseason, but the player's health is the real concern, not a bit of paperwork.) What I recall is that Melvin made some mutterings about how Thompson was on the mend and would work out just great.
Melvin got canned after the 2001 season (thank goodness).
Thompson missed the entire 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 seasons, and finally pitched for the Rangers in August 2005: two games, 1 2/3 innings, a 21.60 ERA. And that was it, his last major league appearance.
Thanks for that one, Doug.
Gonzalez went on to have his own long, slow avalanche into baseball oblivion, but that's another story.
2007-07-27 22:24:37 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is legal to trade someone on the DL, however it is rarely done (probably because teams are a little embarressed to trade a player while he is hurt).
2007-07-27 20:49:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would anybody want a person who is hurt? The whole point of trading to get someone before the deadline is to get some help to make a run at the playoffs.
2007-07-27 20:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it's ok to do, but who would trade for a player who is hurt and can't help the team that traded for him/
2007-07-27 20:54:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, unless the player has a no trade clause in his contract.
2007-07-27 20:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by yankee01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋