Matt Stairs might be traded to the Phillies. Can someone please help me out here. I thought the trade?

Question

deadline was at the end of July. I'm totally confused by this potential deal. I know that players can be put on waivers and picked up, but the Blue Jays are talking about a trade. What is the sense of having a trade deadline, if you can break it? Why have a rule if it's not enforced?

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Agip_Yc5e1_WkQaQ7DraXUARvLYF?slug=ap-phillies-bluejays-stairstrade&prov=ap&type=lgns

Answer 1

31-July is _A_ trade deadline. What it actually represents is a limit upon trades under a certain set of conditions.

After 31-July, trades can still be made, but the enabling conditions are different.

Answer 2

Yeah..he was already traded for Fabio Castro.

Answer 3

The way waivers works is that when a player is put on waivers

any of the other 29 MLB teams can claim that player.

The team with the worst record that is interested in that player gets exclusive rights to negotiate a trade with the team that put the player on waivers. the trade can include players or cash.

If the team that put the player on waivers isnt happy with the deal they can turn it down and option the player to the minor leagues, But if that same player winds up on waivers again that same season he HAS to be traded to whoever claims him. this is known has a waiver wire trade

this is mainly a last resort to get players after the trade deadline so that if you need some more depth in a certain position you can get it, only average players and backups really get traded this way.

Answer 4

Its the waiver deadline players are put on waivers them can be claimed by teams who have to put in offers as claims and when the player clears waivers the team looks at the deals and can make a move or just keep him...difference is they cant actually discus the moves they must put the offers in as claims.

Answer 5

THERE APEARS TO BE SOME SHADY BUSINESS  WITH THESE WAIVER TRADES THIS YEAR.I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS FOR INSTANCE TAMPA GETTING BRADFORD.NO OTHER TEAM NEEDED HIM I SUPOSE WWF ACTION MONEY

Answer 6

This is a funny question... ha ha ha

Guess what, in a couple days the roster will expand... I mean whats the point of having a roster set for so many months and then unexpectedly expand it in September... where do the players come from... ha ha ha  

Answer 7

he was already traded... it happened this morning

Answer 8

Matt Stairs is now Phillie(s).  He was traded for some AA player...the real question is why?

Matt Stairs is done...what can he bring?

Go Cubs Go!!!