A's DFA Dana Eveland; Won't Lose Him

I wonder if it's plausible that the Brewers could offer him a minor league contract. He's formerly a Brewer and they obviously have holes in their rotation. I think it's a smart fit.

Hmm... wasn't he a pretty solid pitcher last year? It seems like he fell out of favor with the team before the season even started. He might be able to help out the back of a rotation.

He'll go to the Mets. They need all the help they can get.

It is strickly a procedural move to option him back to Sacramento. See blog on athleticsnation.com

Posted by: Jayhawker | July 08, 2009 at 08:56 AM

The problem is that it is not a simple move, because it has a huge element of risk to it. If he is DFAd he can be picked up by another team. It is not like he will just slide through waivers without a look. There are to many NL teams that he could make an impact on. There has to be a little more to this than just a procedural move.

He's too old to be in the A's rotation. As an O's fan, I'd be willing to take him and offer Rich Hill back as compensation.

Nobody wants Eveland he has bad control problems. He is afraid to go after anybody. I don't blame the A's at all they can't rely on a guy who walks 3 or 4 batters a game. I think the A's need to do a better job in getting these younger pitchers because it seems like most of them have control problems. Cahill and Gio Gonzalez walk way to many hitters as well! Great stuff but bad control!

I think the Pirates should jump in on him he is still young and has decent stuff he might just need to be on a team where there is no pressure.

This is a total non-story. The A's are not risking losing Eveland at all according to assistant GM David Forst. Here is a excerpt from last nights game wrap up on the mlb.com site:

"Eveland was essentially optioned back to Sacramento late Tuesday after giving up four runs on six hits and three walks over 2 2/3 innings. The A's never recovered and took a 5-2 loss at the hands of the host Red Sox in the second game of a three-game series at Fenway Park.

The "essentially" regarding the Eveland move is needed as a qualifier to the actual transaction. Technically, Eveland was designated for assignment, which often means a team has given up hope on a player and is willing to lose him on waivers.

Assistant general manager David Forst, however, explained that in Eveland's case, he simply needs to clear "optional waivers" over the next 48 hours before being officially optioned because he made his Major League debut three years ago.

Forst noted that a player has never not cleared optional waivers in the three years they've been in effect, and that Eveland will not be removed from the 40-man roster.

"It's strictly procedural," Forst said."

Ha. Thanks AsFanInLA.

Didn't see your post. That answers my question.

"the A's are essentially optioning Eveland to Triple A and aren't at risk of losing him to another club through waivers. He has to clear optional waivers, something no player has failed to do since they were implemented."

Why cant people read? Hes not going anywhere.

Poor kid was set up to fail. Getting called up up to face the best team in the majors on 3 days rest, a little before the break?

A very confused situation there. If a player is DFA, he's have to be traded, released or outrighted to the minors the next 10 days. If Eveland is on optional waivers he's not DFA. A player has to be put on optional waivers only if 3 years have passed since the last option to the minors, and that's not the case of Eveland.
Very strange move!