In the last few days, some teams have submitted players to waivers Before September 1. the goal? Allow them to participate in the playoffs.
But above all, the goal is to save money.
Clubs like the Yankees, Tigers, White Sox or Mets have done it with a guy. The plan of some clubs has changed and it gives the chance to a future free agent to fight for the playoffs
Then, of course, the Angels did something else by putting six guys on waivers.
Because Mike Trout got injured, Shohei Ohtani no longer pitches and the club have been losing more than anything since reinforcements arrived a month ago, the club have changed their minds.
The goal? Pass under the luxury tax, a question of resetting the penalties for the next season. Because if Ohtani comes back, it’s going to blow the first luxury tax threshold.
He won’t sign to Anaheim on the cheap – if he comes back.
For a time, it was thought that the club had won its bet. Obviously, according to what circulated, the club had managed to pass under the threshold of the luxury tax.
But what you need to know is that it is hard to calculate everything precisely and before the official figures, they are often approximations.
And there, with calculations a bit tighter, we see that no, the club will not succeed and that despite the many departures, it will not work.
To see that Lucas Giolito, Matt Moore and Reynaldo Lopez (Guardians), Hunter Renfroe (Reds) and Dominic Leone (Mariners) have left and that it doesn’t change anything is an acknowledgment of failure.
After all, not only were they expensive, but they didn’t do the job.
Know that the only player who has not been claimed is Randal Grichuk. He earns $10.33 million this season based on the contract he signed back in Toronto.
Result? The club is lining up to exceed the luxury tax (of $233 million) by only $210,595. If Grichuk had been claimed, that would have changed everything.
What you need to know is that a club that exceeds the luxury tax threshold by so little is not, in the short term, heavily penalized. It will cost about $42,119, or 20%, for a first offense.
The problem is when a club exceeds it several years online. It can start to cost more not only in money, but also in draft picks.
For a club that wants to sign Ohtani (if they’re not put off by what they’re seeing), that’s a real spoiler of $210,595.
Nice management, boys.
