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Felipe Lopez clears waivers, accepts assignment to Triple-A
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Rays’ infielder Felipe Lopez has cleared waivers and has accepted assignment to Triple-A according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times.
Lopez was designated for assignment by the Rays two days ago. In 24 games this season with the Rays, Lopez was hitting .222/.263/.347. He signed a one-year, $1 million contract in February of this year.
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Blue Jays trade Brad Emaus to the Rockies
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The Toronto Blue Jays have traded infielder Brad Emaus to the Colorado Rockies according to the Rockies official Twitter account. The Blue Jays will receiver right handed pitcher Chris Malone in exchange of Emaus.
Emaus will be headed to Triple-A so the Rockies won’t need to make any roster move reports to Troy Renck of the Denver Post.
Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com adds that the Blue Jays will receive a player to be named later or cash considerations for the infielder.
Yesterday, we learned that Toronto recieved Emas back after he cleared waivers. Emaus was designated for assignment by the New York Mets on April 19.
The 25-year-old Emaus was a Rule 5 draft pick by the Mets in December. He was hitting .162/.262/.162 in 14 games for the Mets this year and he had a legitimate chance to be the team’s every day second baseman when Spring Training broke.
Pat Misch clears waivers and has been assigned to Triple-A
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According to the Mets official Twitter account, right handed pitcher Pat Misch has cleared waivers and has accepted his assignment to Triple-A.
Misch was designated for assignment by the Mets last Sunday. The left-hander was placed on waivers by the Mets towards the end of Spring Training. He had the option to opt-out of his contract after he cleared waivers.
The 29-year-old was 0-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 12 games (6 starts) with the Mets in 2010.
Jeremy Reed clears waivers, outrighted to Triple-A
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Brewers outfielder Jeremy Reed, who was designated for assignment a couple of days ago, and has cleared waivers reports Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel. Reed was outrighted to Triple-A Nashville.
Reed, 29, played in seven games with the Brewers this season but did not get on base nor did he get a hit. He’s a lifetime .252/.309/.354 hitter in eight Major League Seasons.
Dennys Reyes clears waivers, will report to Ft. Myers complex
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Left handed pitcher Dennys Reyes has cleared waivers and will report to Ft. Myers complex according to Maureen Mullen of CSNEE.com. Red Sox GM, Theo Epstein said the lefty will go to Ft. Myers “to work on some things.”
The team designated Reyes for assignment last week. Reyes was battling for the final bullpen spot in Spring Training. Though he did put up a 2.45 ERA in Spring the problem was, Spring stats means next to nothing. Per the contract that he signed in early February, Reyes’ contract cost the Red Sox $900,000 for the six games he was on the team’s active roster.
Manny Acosta clears waivers with New York Mets
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New York Mets right-handed relief pitcher Manny Acosta has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo, the team announced via Twitter.
Acosta was designated for assignment by the Mets on March 29. He had been competing for one of the final spots in the team’s bullpen with Pedro Beato, Jason Isringhausen, and Blaine Boyer.
In his only season with the Mets in 2010, the 29-year-old was 3-2 with a 2.95 ERA in 41 relief appearances.
What does it mean to clear waivers?
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What does it mean to clear waivers?
At this time of the year, players under contract that do not have options are usually sent through the waiver process. The waiver process lasts three business days at which point the player can be claimed by one or more teams. The Wikipedia best explains the process if a player is claimed
– arrange a trade with the claiming team for that player within two business days of the claim; or
– rescind the request and keep the player on its major league roster, effectively canceling the waiver; or
– do nothing and allow the claiming team to assume the player’s existing contract, pay the waiving team a waiver fee, and place the player on its active major league roster.
The waiver wire is traditionally a secret, but player names do get leaked out to the media especially during the month of August when most players are sent through waivers to make them trade eligible. Many of the teams have their 25-man rosters set or nearly set as of now, so it’s likely that most players waived will go through the entire process and be sent to the Minors.
So with that said, here’s a list of a few notable players that cleared waivers today:
– Chicago Cubs catcher Max Ramirez clears waivers and was sent to Triple-A Iowa (ESPNChicago.com)
– New York Mets INF/OF Nick Evans has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo. (Adam Rubin, ESPNNewYork.com)
– Arizona Diamondbacks Tony Abreu has cleared waivers and will head to Triple-A. (Kirk Gibson via Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic)
– Kansas City Royals OF Gregor Blanco cleared waivers and will be sent to Triple-A Omaha. (Bob Dutton, Kansas City Star)
– New York Mets INF Luis Hernandez cleared waivers and will have three days to decide if he wants to accept a Minor League assignment. (Anthony DiComo, MLB.com)
– Baltimore Orioles right-handed pitcher Rick VandenHurk cleared waivers. (Jeff Zrebiec, Baltimore Sun)
– San Francisco Giants place first baseman Travis Ishikawa on waivers. (John Shae, San Francisco Chronicle)
Cesar Carrillo clears waivers – outrighted to Triple-A
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In a Tweet by Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, he reports that Cesar Carrillo has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
The Astros signed Carrillo to a one-year, $414,000 deal in late February. It was more a technicality at the time since Carrillo is not eligible for salary arbitration.
The 26-year-old Carrillo last pitched in the Majors with the San Diego Padres. He has a lifetime 1-2 record in three starts with a 13.06 ERA over 10 1/3 innings pitched.
RHP Andrew Carpenter clears waivers with Phillies
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According to Jim Salisbury of Comcast SportsNet, right-handed pitcher Andrew Carpenter has cleared waivers with the Philadelphia Phillies and has been assigned to Triple-A. He will return to the big league club’s Spring Training as a non-roster player.
Carpenter was designated for assignment by Philadelphia on February 15 to make room on the team’s 40-man roster for Brian Schlitter.
Carpenter, 25, has a career 1-1 record with a 9.31 ERA in five appearances (one start) with the Phillies over three seasons.
RHP Luis Atilano clears waivers with Nationals
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Right-handed pitcher Luis Atilano has cleared waivers with the Nationals and has been outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse, Ben Goessling of MASN reports. He will still report to the big league club’s Spring Training camp.
Atilano was designated for assignment by the Nationals on February 16 to make room for Adam LaRoche on the team’s 40-man roster.
The 25-year-old starting pitcher made his Major League debut in 2010 where he went 6-7 with a 5.15 ERA in 16 appearances. In his debut on April 23, 2010, Atilano pitched 6 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers while giving up one earned run and five hits to pick up his first win.
