How does the timing in Yahoo fantasy football (American) waiver wires work?

Question

Yahoo states that a dropped player immediately goes into waivers (2 days in default mode). That's fine if a player is dropped on a Tuesday. But what happens if a player is dropped Sunday morning? Will that dropped player be in waivers for two days making him ineligible for use for someone else in the league that same Sunday?

Answer 1

Unfortunately that is the case - to be eligible to be picked up for a week's lineup a player needs to be dropped early in the week.  Anyone dropped after Friday (possibly even Thursday) will more than likely not be able to be in your lineup come Sunday.

Also, make sure you check the waiver numbers - that corresponds to who has first rights to a player should a conflict arise during the waiver time frame.