MLB is currently on fire – and I don’t mean that in a good way.
At the dawn of September 1, an important date for eligibility in the playoffs, we see teams cleaning up, in particular to save money.
The Yankees have cut Josh Donaldson to get rid of him, but the other departures of the day are related to the luxury tax.
It started with the Angels, who waived five regular players from their roster in hopes of slipping under the luxury tax.
And now other MLB teams have obviously received the memo from NFL clubs, which are in cut-off mode this afternoon.
Harrison Bader, Carlos Carrasco, Mike Clevinger and José Cisnero are also available at this time. They are all out of contract and for a bad team.
These are all players who will obviously not return with their team in 2024 and doing so limits the salary impact of clubs in 2023.
After all, if they’re claimed, their old team isn’t going to get anything in return, but at least it’ll get their contract out of the way. payroll.
Harrison Bader, who has recently slowed down, will obviously not return to Bronxville in 2024, which will not please fans of the club.
What that means is that clubs looking for playoff help can get spoiled. And the mid-ranking clubs have the advantage.
For what? Because the teams that don’t make the playoffs won’t claim them… and the top clubs will be outplayed by the average clubs. The order of selection is reverse ranking.
The last hours just changed the game. I can’t wait to see who will be claimed shortly.
