This is not totally inaccurate, however the timing is odd since the discussion here recently is on Manaea who was traded for Ben Zobrist.

If a team picks up a player via trade after the player clears waivers, isn't there a deadline if that player can be on the playoff roster?

This team is so poopy, 3 of our top 5 guys in fWAR aren't on the team and haven't been in months:


2. Moose 1.7
4. Jay 1.1
5. Soler 1.0

Mondesi with 3 RBIs in 4 innings so far today.

Natural talent starting to take over. He still has strides to make because of his lack of plate discipline, but the power and speed combo is so special.

kcchiefsus is going to stroke out with them winning 4 out of 5. Better start trading everybody so we contend in 2030.

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8/31.

Anyone acquired in September is ineligible for post-season play. Those trades happen on occasion (the Cardinals with Nicasio last year, for some dumb-ass reason), but they're rare.

Just presume that any worthwhile movement will be over by Friday and anyone that's going to be put on waivers will be put on today. If not, waivers won't expire until Saturday so there's no sense in pursuing it.

Dumped Duda for cash. LOL ****ing Royals.....

Might as well. What's the point of keeping him? At this point O'Hearn and Dozier should be playing every day. Soler's coming back next week and him and Boni should be the DH. There is zero reason Duda needs to play at all.

Now there's progress!

Probably the only offer. 6 weeks of a 700 opsing 1st basemen isn't worth much.

Especially with one month left in the season. We're lucky anyone offered anything at this point. He isn't even going to play everyday for them. He's going to be a pinch hitter off the bench.

True, cash was probably the only option.

It's good to move him. Give him a chance at post season with the Braves, and we get to see our young guys. I have no problem with this at all.