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Dookie Howser, MD
Isn’t the practice of making claims of players on revocable waivers considered in bad taste if the claiming team has zero interest in the player, but just trying out some gamemanship? Or is that in the past now and GMs will make claims just to block their rivals?
raykraft88
They can put in claims like this but might get screwed by claiming a bad contract another team is just trying to dump.
costergaard2
In 2000, that’s how the Yankees got Jose Canseco. They didn’t want him, but didn’t want another team to have him and got stuck with him when the Rays dumped the contract.
BoldyMinnesota
When do players to be named later typically get announced? Isn’t the one going to Milwaukee from Texas a top prospect?
metseventually 2
If it’s one of their draft picks, then he will be named one year after he was signed.
Dwalt
If the player was drafted this year then he can be traded after the World Series. So should see a few players move at that time.
Dwalt
Actually just read up on it and this is what was sent out to teams.
Please be advised that the Commissioner’s Office and the Players Association have agreed to amend the Major League Rules in advance of this year’s Rule 4 Draft with respect to players-to-be-named-later (“PTBNLs”) under Rule 12(e)(2), and the trading of draft picks under Rule 3(b)(6). …commencing with players eligible for the 2015 Rule 4 Draft, (a) players selected in the Draft may be traded beginning on the day following the conclusion of the World Series, and (b) drafted players cannot be PTBNLs unless they otherwise could be traded pursuant to Rule 3(b)(6), as amended, at the time of the trade.
VillarFan5
Stearns said it will be after the minor league season ends
daveineg
Stearns’ reasoning was there were several players that Texas gave them the choice of and they wanted more time to scout before making a decision. Stearns said at the time of the deal that the Texas package was for closer to major league ready pieces than the deal they had in place with Cleveland that Lucroy nixed. It should be noted that Texas made some promotions from AA to AAA right after the deal that could have been at behest of Brewers.
JT19
I don’t think it was set in stone who it was going to be. If I remember correctly, the story was that the Rangers and Brewers ran out of time to figure out a third prospect and decided to just do a PTBNL. The Rangers probably submitted a list of prospects they were comfortable parting with and the Brewers are taking their time (and doing due diligence) to make sure they are getting the best player available to them.
notagain27
Most of the time when there is a PTBNL mentioned in trades, lists are composed and players are assigned values related to where the acquiring team finishes in the standings. If they win their division but lose in the first round, a player from a predetermined list would be chosen. If the acquiring team were to win the World Series, then the list would get much larger and the trading team would receive a prospect of their choice from the larger list.