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Originally Posted by dsvitak
I note, with amusement, that Joe Mauer has cleared waivers.
Age 35, with a slugging percentage of .367, and three homers this year.
Still think he's a Hall of Famer?
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Also has a .354 OBP
Players clearing waivers in August means basically nothing. It just means no team thinks they can/will be able to acquire them or that they want their contract.
Mauer hasn't had a good year though, and as this discussion indicated, most people felt he still needed a few more productive years with the bat for that to be realistic.