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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
He's just another run-of-the-mill middle reliever with mediocre to poor numbers. I'd keep him around if I had a need for a warm body in the bullpen but if I had a bunch of better guys and he was clogging up the roster, I might waive him too.
EDIT: Don't forget one other thing. You say "He went on to put up a 3.05 ERA and 4.0 WAR in 189 IP for the Cubs." Technically, the AI did not know that would happen when it made it's waiver decision.
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No, if you look closely he is an
SP rated 3/3.5* by the Scout and by OSA. He had a +1.0 WAR season as a
rookie starter and is cost controlled for several more years. IMO, it's easy to see that such a player has way too much potential to place on irrevocable waivers. I posted the OP before I ran the rest of the season, so it was not a case of hindsight. Since he was placed on waivers, he has +8.2 WAR as a starter in 2 seasons for the Cubs.