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Originally Posted by Astroboy
Some really good relievers can be claimed on the first day of the offseason via waivers and I really don't understand why this happens. Is this a bug?
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I don't think anyone actually answered what you asked, but the reason why so many players are waived on the first day of the offseason is because this is when you need to activate players from the IL. A lot of teams have guys on the 60-Day IL, but may not have room on their 40-man rosters to activate them. This causes a lot of players to be waived on that first day
In terms of that specific player, sometimes the AI doesn't value relievers very highly. And if you play with scouts, their scout may not be to fond of them. Or they just have too many pitchers. Neither are "good" explanations as they liked him enough to be their closer and he pitched really well, but with reliever volatility, he may never match that production again