Clarification on Santiago

I think we will find the next few days interesting in terms of roster moves. Barring a trade (which I see as a distinct possibility) I think Santiago goes down along with Big Red, and Timo Perez.

Interesting because they have all had very good springs. I think $$$ will be a factor in retaining Nefarious (I don’t like it much but that’s the way it goes, I guess).

Grilli makes the cut quite easily but IMO should be sweating it out with Miner, Durbin and Seay. I think Miner deserves to stay. All of those guys have outpitched Grilli.

Campusano’s fate is unclear now but I suspect the club will take advantage of puttin him on the 90 day DL.

I sure hope the big boys wake up and start hitting like they will need to (Ordonez, Sheffield, Inge and Guillen)- I would think that neither of them are too turned on by spring Training and I hope that is the reason they do not seem to be hitting with authority.

I would not be surprised to see either of Thames, Infante or Shelton involved in a trade. Infante has not played all that well so far but his saving grace is that no one else can spell Curtis in CF. If Curtis gets hurt Infante is not a logical choice to fill in for any extended period of time which is why we might see him go.

Anyone else at all concerned about Verlander? He looks very undependable right now. A run an inning and poor strikeout ratio. He needs a second pitch to become as good as his first one.

Jason,
Not questioning whether Ramon has an option left, but the word I’ve been reading is that he may have to clear revocable Major league waivers to be sent down anyway. It’s a new one on me, but JP Morosi wrote a clarification on Jan. 28th that said, becaues three years had passed since his first day on the 25 man roster, he’d have to clear waivers. Also here’s the info. in another link.

“There is a rule rarely invoked in baseball that creates a situation where a player who has options remaining still has to clear waivers to be sent on an optional assignment. If the assignment is to begin at least three full calendar years from the date of the player’s first appearance on a 25-man roster, then the player can not be sent on an optional assignment without first clearing major league waivers. These waivers are revocable, and players usually clear those waivers without incident.”

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2006/08/death_taxes_and_1.php

I’m guessing that this is a technicality, and that a club wouldn’t claim a player on revocable waivers if they’re just sending them down. One of those “unwritten” rules where clubs let each other slide.