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| When can a player be traded? |
| A player can be traded from 4 PM Central time on the day after the end
of the regular scheduled season until July 31st. After that, waivers must
be used to make trades from August 1st until 4 PM Central, on the day after
the end of the regular season. |
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| Can a player refuse a trade? |
| A player can a refuse a trade under these circumstances: |
- A no-trade clause has been written into his contract
- A player who has ten years of major league service time, and has spend
the last five years with the same club, may refuse a trade
A player who has at least five years of major league service time and
has been traded in the middle of a multi-year contract is allowed to demand
a trade prior to the start of the season following the one that he was
traded in.
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| What kinds of players cannot be traded? |
- Players on the disabled list
- Players who have not played a year of professional baseball
Often, players who are on the disabled list can ultimately be traded
by being named as a "player to be named later".
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| What does it mean to trade for a "player to be
named later"? |
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Occasionally, a team may make a trade that involves a player that is
not named at the time of the trade. Here are the restrictions on which
players can be traded in this manner:
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- The player must be named within 6 months of the trade
- The player can't play in the same league as the team he is being traded
to
Sometimes, if the teams can't agree on a player, an amount of money will
be paid in place of that player. Also, the teams involved in the trade
often negotiate a list of players which the player to be named later can
be selected from.
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| What are "waivers"? |
| A waiver is defined as a permission a club is granted to assign or release
a player. |
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| The two types of waviers are waivers to assign a player, and waivers to
give a player his unconditional release. The "waiver" is granted
to a club after all other clubs have a chance to claim that player. If the
intent is to release a player, once the player has cleared waivers, the
player is released. Otherwise, the player can be transferred (or sent to
another club) until the end of the waiver period. A team that request waivers
must do so by 2 PM ET, Monday through Friday. After the commissioner's office
notifies all other clubs, the clubs have three business days to place a
claim on the player. Permission to claim a player is based upon waiver order. |
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| Only 7 players can be placed on waivers by a team per day. |
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| What are the "waiver periods"? |
- Aug 1st - Nov 10
- Nov 11 - 30th day of the regular season
- 31st day of the season - July 31
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| What is the "waiver order"? |
| The priority goes to the team with the worst overall MLB record. Before the 31st day of the season,
the previous season's final standings are used. |
