Other teams’ discards. Any ideas?

[HowAboutThat]

So. We have first crack at all the AL  Waiver wire. Has anyone been paying attention to other teams to see who they might dump and whether any of those fellows might be worth having?

[LookinUp]

I have absolutely no clue who will be available, but have to assume we'll gobble up any pitchers with potential who are cheap. I'm not sure how many of those pitchers exist though. 

[Richmond Bird 9]

MLBTR has a list of out of options players. This is a good start. However about half of the players are very safe to make their teams. I.E.: Bundy.

[Richmond Bird 9]

Question: The O's have first chance in the AL and the Marlins have it in the NL. Could The O's ask the Marlins to claim a player and then trade intl slot money to the Marlins for that player?

To me it would be the same thing that we did with Phl in the rule 5 draft and we got Jackson.

[Frobby]

26 minutes ago, Richmond Bird 9 said:

Question: The O's have first chance in the AL and the Marlins have it in the NL. Could The O's ask the Marlins to claim a player and then trade intl slot money to the Marlins for that player?

To me it would be the same thing that we did with Phl in the rule 5 draft and we got Jackson.

The difference is, the Marlins’ 40-man roster presumably is currently full, so they can’t claim someone without DFAing somebody on their roster.    During the Rule 5 draft, the Phillies had openinings on their 40-man and didn’t need to DFA anyone to pick Jackson.  

[HowAboutThat]

As near as I can tell, the only guys who would actually be designated, would be guys who were out of options, or who are aging veterans who were signed as nonroster invitees, in which case they would have the same problems with us. But there may be some solid veterans who have opt outs And who would rather start on a bad team then be in the minors for a good team

[Rene88]

I think the waiver wire cuts to finalize rosters may one of the highlights of the 2019 season for u,  half kidding.

[Rene88]

An article about some pitchers that might be available...

 

 

https://www.overthemonster.com/2019/3/15/18266936/red-sox-bullpen-depth-40-man-roster-waivers-free-agency

[Rene88]

And here is a breakdown by team (players out of options):

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/out-of-options-players-forcing-tough-decisions-c268856924

 

Edit: that is for 2018...booo...if anyone has a 2019 link, I can't find one.

[HowAboutThat]

5 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

And here is a breakdown by team (players out of options):

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/out-of-options-players-forcing-tough-decisions-c268856924

Thank you very much, this is exactly the kind of information I was looking for.

Except that this is almost exactly a year old.

[HowAboutThat]

14 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

An article about some pitchers that might be available...

 

 

https://www.overthemonster.com/2019/3/15/18266936/red-sox-bullpen-depth-40-man-roster-waivers-free-agency

It’s kind of funny that the Red Sox, who won the World Series, are talking about players that might be available on the waiver wire. If Nick Vincent Gets dumped, we should certainly jump on him.

[Legend_Of_Joey]

Unless they are a significant upgrade somewhere, I don't see there being much waiver wire claims.

As mentioned, pitching would be about it, but it would have to be a starter. Everywhere else, I think they will run with what they have unless the player has options and provides something (Dwight Smith as a project, for example.)

[Rene88]

1 minute ago, Legend_Of_Joey said:

Unless they are a significant upgrade somewhere, I don't see there being much waiver wire claims.

As mentioned, pitching would be about it, but it would have to be a starter. Everywhere else, I think they will run with what they have unless the player has options and provides something (Dwight Smith as a project, for example.)

I would say most on this list are better than our 39th and 40th guys:

 

https://www.overthemonster.com/2019/3/15/18266936/red-sox-bullpen-depth-40-man-roster-waivers-free-agency

[Il BuonO]

7 minutes ago, Rene88 said:

I would say most on this list are better than our 39th and 40th guys:

 

https://www.overthemonster.com/2019/3/15/18266936/red-sox-bullpen-depth-40-man-roster-waivers-free-agency

Luis Garcia & Noe Ramirez, Angles

Yes, and these two are playing all the angles.