Comments on: eMailbag: DFA, Waivers and Options Explained

By: backinbusiness

backinbusiness — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:52:04 +0000

That helped, but I still find this topic confusing. With all the resources out there, you would think there would be a chart of each player and their situation (options, 5 years?, etc).

Here is the info on Figgy’s contract:

Nelson Figueroa rhp
1 year (2008)
contract purchased 4/2/08, DFA 5/13/08
signed as a free agent 2/6/08 (minor-league contract)

ML service: 2.018

By: backinbusiness

backinbusiness — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:49:04 +0000

maybe b/c they are lower down in the waiver order?

speaking of, is that publicly available?

By: AndrewP

AndrewP — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:45:00 +0000

I love this site and am just suggesting this as constructive criticism: if the above is correct then perhaps we could see a little more editing before things are posted? I mean, when “won” is confused with “one” it is at least still understandable to the reader what was intended. But at the very least the facts should be correct.

By: metterman

metterman — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:38:55 +0000

I still have one question, how does the DFA rule work when a player signs a minor league contract. LIke figgy for instance, since he signed a minor league deal doesn’t that allow him to be freely sent back to the minors?? Is there a clause in those minor league contracts about once they are brought up to the bigs???

By: efremp

efremp — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:34:14 +0000

I agree…great job explaining it!

By: loopenark

loopenark — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:30:31 +0000

The team that signs him can pay whatever it negotiates. Most often that’s the minimum. The team that releases him is responsible for whatever the released player’s contract was, less what the new team is paying. So, if Sosa clears waivers and refuses a minor league assignment, thus becoming a free agent, the Mets will continue to pay him his 2M salary less the salary he makes from a new team that signs him. If, say, the Rangers sign him for the league minimum (which I think is now 400k), then the Mets are on the hook for 1.6M (the 2M less the 400), but of course prorated (that is, the Mets have paid Sosa roughly 500k so far this year so there’s 1.5M left to pay; Rangers would pay 75% of the 400k because there’s 75% of the season left, so they pay 300k — the Mets net total remaining to Sosa would be 1.5M – 300k = 1.2M).

There you have it.

By: murdertron3000

murdertron3000 — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:19:54 +0000

I dont understand – why would a team trade for a DFA’d player rather than just claim him off waivers?

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:11:36 +0000

Is there a list that has the 40 man roster on it that includes the options left?

By: therealsince86

therealsince86 — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:08:24 +0000

I would assume that means that the team that signs him must still pay him mlb minimum.

By: dykstraw

dykstraw — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:51:17 +0000

then he should be optioned to AAA without a doubt