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OmahaBaseball · 04-13-2025, 10:18 PM

Not understanding the game AI on this transaction. To set the sequence, Aledmys Diaz was, at the start of the 2024 season, the Oakland A's starting 2B. Diaz played in (and started) 44 games. When he struggled (.218/.244/.300 / -0.9 WAR), the A's placed him on irrevocable waivers and then released him on May 30, 2024 while still on the hook for the remaining portion of his 2024 salary of $8M. I took a look at him (contemplated signing to a minor-league deal with the intention of flipping him in a trade but did not want to game the system) but ended up passing. Well just 3 days later, the A's not only reached a minor-league contract with him with a majors option, they called him up and he is back on the 26-man roster now at a salary of $900K. Maybe there is some strategy that was employed here, but I am left to ask -- HUH?

04-13-2025, 10:18 PM	#181
OmahaBaseball Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Home of the College World Series! Posts: 3,881	Diaz Back to Oakland??? Not understanding the game AI on this transaction. To set the sequence, *Aledmys Diaz* was, at the start of the 2024 season, the Oakland A's starting 2B. *Diaz* played in (and started) 44 games. When he struggled (.218/.244/.300 / -0.9 WAR), the A's placed him on irrevocable waivers and then released him on May 30, 2024 while still on the hook for the remaining portion of his 2024 salary of $8M. I took a look at him (contemplated signing to a minor-league deal with the intention of flipping him in a trade but did not want to game the system) but ended up passing. Well just 3 days later, the A's not only reached a minor-league contract with him with a majors option, they called him up and he is back on the 26-man roster now at a salary of $900K. Maybe there is some strategy that was employed here, but I am left to ask -- HUH? Attached Images __________________ Life is Good! Last edited by OmahaBaseball; 05-03-2025 at 09:50 PM.