Waiver Wire Wierdness. How Often Do You See This?

Big Orange · 09-04-2011, 01:52 PM

There's a minor league pitcher who had a decent season and was drafted by another team in the Rule 5. He then is almost immediately waived. And then, about every 4 or 5 days throughout the season, he is waived and picked up, for a total of about 50 times a year. This happens for three years, during which he plays not an inning of minor or major ball. I then take him in Rule 5 and he becomes a multi-year All Star.

This has happened with not just one but two of my starters.

The multiple page History of waiver transactions and the 3 year layoff sure hurts the believably factor.

Anything that can be done?

09-04-2011, 01:52 PM	#1
Big Orange Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 168	Waiver Wire Wierdness. How Often Do You See This? There's a minor league pitcher who had a decent season and was drafted by another team in the Rule 5. He then is almost immediately waived. And then, about every 4 or 5 days throughout the season, he is waived and picked up, for a total of about 50 times a year. This happens for three years, during which he plays not an inning of minor or major ball. I then take him in Rule 5 and he becomes a multi-year All Star. This has happened with not just one but two of my starters. The multiple page History of waiver transactions and the 3 year layoff sure hurts the believably factor. Anything that can be done?