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BlueSkyLA
Pet writing peeve time. The relative pronoun “who” is reserved for referencing people; “that” is available for all other things. This isn’t a strict rule of usage, but I’ve often wondered why the human relative pronoun has almost completely fallen out of use when it’s such a handy way of distinguishing between people and things. Okay, that’s it. Back to baseball.
cubsfan2489
Unless you get paid to write for this site, stop. Otherwise, you’re looking like a pathetic loser with nothing else to do.
BlueSkyLA
The quality of writing here is actually a cut or two above average for online content. But the nasty attitudes of some posters just are what they are.
stratcrowder
Good post! You’d think a Cubs fan would be satisfied and happy with the world for a change….lol
Kayrall
Yea, BlueskyLA. Your right.
stl_cards16 2
This comment made me smile
GabeOfThrones
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is trying to populate Mars.
gobraves46
This
pittsburghwayne
On your high horse today Gabe?
DannyQ3913
Jesus, get a hobby.
russ5tide
I agree I can’t stand people always reading articles and than criticizing the writer as if they could do a better job. If you can do a better job than go freaking apply to be an online writer and get over yourself. Also, if you people don’t like nor agree with the articles. YOU DONT HAVE TO READ THEM
russ5tide
I agree I can’t stand people always reading articles and than criticizing the writer as of they could do a better job. If you can do a better job than go freaking apply to be an online writer and get over yourself. Also, if you people don’t like nor agree with the articles. YOU DONT HAVE TO READ THEM
You people whine and complain when the articles you want aren’t written and then when they are written you choose to explain why it shouldn’t have been wrote. Bunch of losers
amtrekman
Good for you for calling out the headline! — a longtime copy editor.
bigguccisosa300
are you here to read/talk about baseball or are you here to teach an english class ? Chill out bro
Josh Hambilly
‘Players’ is a thing – property owned by MLB teams and traded like cattle…or slaves.
pileofsandwich
Even then you are wrong with your correction, it would be “Players whom have…” so if you aren’t even going to correct right, keep it shut.
rxbrgr
Um yeah….no. Just no. At least he was right with his suggestion. Your correction is so incorrect it hurts the eyes and ears. Watch The Office if you need to learn the right way to use “whom.”
TheMichigan
Y’all know this “correction” happened over 2 weeks ago right?
Boof
My pet peeve is when one person tries to politely correct the grammar in an article and ten people flip their lids over it.
Rbase
” There are undoubtedly players (quite a few of them, most likely) that have already cleared waivers but have not been reported to have done so. ”
Why is that the case? I would think the teams would publish which players have passed trade waivers as there is not really a downside to it. I think it is curious that even the obvious players that were put on waivers (Ryan Howard, Derek Norris, etc.) are not made public.
Wildy S.
Two possible reasons:
1.) There are many players out there who have no reasonable chance of being moved, so why bother publicizing, and,
2.) For bigger name players, many will fall into category 1, but there’s also the potential embarrassment factor of not a single team in the majors valuing you as claim worthy (even if only to keep you from a rival team).
fundaysunday
The new title of this app…. Trade Rumors and English 101.
Nobby
Any idea if Clay Buchholz has cleared waivers?
thebare
You don’t like him do you by mention of his name hoping he would leave your bean town
thebare
I’m a Cub fan he would be a second best behind are rookie Wilson Contraras who should be withRoss not Miggy but next year Scwhaber and Contraras they got this and part of the best bench ever next year 25 deep I wish the league would go 26 to take stress of the players
Boof
I’m interested to see how the Cubs’ situation plays out, too. With Schwarber, Contreras, and Montero on the team next year and already too many corner outfielders (since Schwarber and Contreras can play outfield too) we’ll have to watch for some offseason trades involving those players.
Colorado Red
Realize most players go through waivers. If claimed, they are pulled back.
This is so, other clubs do not know who is planning what.
CJBoze22
When you are talking about Markakis you said he doesn’t grade well defensively. Go tell that to his gold glove awards
BoldyMinnesota
Gold gloves are overrated. You used to be able to win them because of stats like errors and fielding percentage. I think Matt kemp even has one. Markakis is a below average fielder now anyways
AUTiger7222
Markakis is horrible defensively. Matt Kemp makes me want to poke my eyes out. I don’t think I can take a full year of seeing both of them in the Braves OF next year.
Steve, I love the way you described EOF as being “positively obliterated by right-handed opponents.” It made me laugh.
russ5tide
Haha of I were you I’d worry about the fact that’s aubrun can’t play defense more so than Markakis. Markakis isn’t that bad. Just becuase he doesn’t live up to the Sabermetric standards that everybody gets so warm and fuzzy over doesn’t mean he is awful. I’ve watched him make some seriously great catches and plays this year. Of course he is gonna miss a few. Every outfielder does. Not every outfielder can rate as good as Mike Trout. im tired of people whining about “bad defensive stats” when the truth of it’ll the matter is that these defensive stats haven’t legitimately amounted to many extra runs. The pitching is what the Braves problem is. Even Kemp’s bad defense has been the reason for all the runs given up. Next people are gonna be blaming a players shoe size as a reason a team loses games or not. Like Said. You may want to worry about Auburns pitiful defense this year becuase defense matters so much more in football than it does in baseball.
Matt Galvin
Some Team will be desperate and try to get one of these guys and the Puig thing might be holding up on some of the Batters.
rxbrgr
Daniel Nava had been previously outrighted off the 40-man so he didn’t need to clear waivers.
Rbase
If the Braves are able to trade Kemp and eat some cash, he will be payed by 4 different teams next season 🙂
Rbase
That should read ‘… paid by 4 different teams”
BTW, are there any other occurrences of a player getting money from 3 teams? I’m guessing it is pretty rare.
TheMichigan
Erik Kratz I think did it this year, Jose Bautista did it back in his journey man days of 2004 going on 5 different rosters.
Rbase
I meant Kemp will be paid by 3/4 different teams while playing for only one of them. As it stands right now, the Padres will pay $3M and the Dodgers $3.5M while he is playing for the Braves in 2017. If he gets traded from the Braves to another team and the Braves eat some of the remaining salary, that can go up to 4 teams sharing his $21.750.000 salary.
Bautista was claimed and traded, which means that another team picked up his entire (remaining) contract.
disgruntledreader 2
Kemp’s total contract is $21.5M/yr.
The money the Padres are sending to Atlanta is the money the Dodgers are sending to the Padres.
Rbase
You are indeed correct. I misinterpreted baseball reference, which says ‘ $3.5M paid by Los Angeles Dodgers, $3M paid by San Diego Padres’ for 2016. I thought the Braves would thus be getting a total of $6.5M, but that is not true.
JamieMoyer 4
I think Vernon Wells pulled this off at one point while he was with the Yankees.
AtlPlayaPlaying
Pretty sure the money for Mike Hampton’s deal was paid by 3 teams at one point: COL (who originally signed him), FLA/MIA (who took him to facilitate dumping other money), and ATL (who took him from FLA).
IIRC, the FLA / ATL piece was a bit messed up though. The original deal had FLA paying all the $$ on the last 2-3 years of the deal but MLB disallowed it and said any money changing hands had to happen upfront. Hence, FLA paid all but $1-2M of the deal in years 2-3 then ATL took on all the responsibility in the final years.
petfoodfella
I think Atlanta hangs onto Kemp. Trades Markakis instead. At least that’s what I’d prefer they do.
Rbase
That wasn’t the point, but yeah, hanging on to Kemp for next year makes much more sense than dumping him now. He is still a big name player and if he rebuilds some value next season the Braves might get a decent prospect back in a trade.
AtlPlayaPlaying
Kemp’s salary would come from 3 different teams. The $$ SDP gave to ATL in that deal was the $$ that LAD gave SDP from the earlier transaction. Hence, SDP isn’t forking over any new money for Kemp.
AtlPlayaPlaying
Random ?: can a team claim their own player on waivers? For instance, say ATL puts Freeman on waivers then realizes they forgot to check the “revocable” box. Can they just put a claim in on him and act like the transaction never happened (well, outside of being out a little cash for the transaction fees)?
I know that this has happened in the Rule V draft and a team drafted their own player (IIRC, it was actually ATL) but waivers are a bit more mysterious…
MatthewBaltimore23
Hey Steve, is it supposed to say “three two and a half weeks” at the top and is Erick Aybar supposed to be listed twice? Just wondering
pox911
I’m nitpicking, but the title should read “Players Who Have Cleared Revocable Waivers”, not “Players That Have…”
ducoach
If Kazmir opts out of his Dodgers contract the Blue would be so lucky! He averages 3 stays a year on the DL. His ERA is always high (around 4.) and never averages more than 5 3/4 innings. So please Scott, opt out!!
MaverickDodger
What are people’s thoughts on Weiters clearing waivers? I’m not surprised, but do you think the O’s will be a bit more hesitant to hand out that QO? He and Desmond seemingly have gone in different directions with one accepting and one rejecting last years QO
garrog1949
The Braves can solve 3B problem by moving Swanson there. A.Seymour can play SS and Albies 2B. What speed they would have Inciarte,Seymour,Albies and Swanson. Trade M.Smith,Teheran,Herbert,and B.Davidson for Contreras and Soler. .
nrd1138
Shields need to go to a team he wants to pitch for. I think it is evident where Shields issue lay: his ego, he pitched just fine in his 4-5 starts before the trade deadline and once that passed the wheels fell off again.
garrog1949
Offseason Trade ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Markakis,Jenkins,Whalen,R.Sanchez and Ruiz for Profar and Matuella.