Posted by MikeT23 on 10/1/2014 11:13:00 AM (view original):
Posted by burnsy483 on 10/1/2014 11:11:00 AM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 10/1/2014 10:41:00 AM (view original):
If the Yankees cut him, the claiming team would get him for the major league minimum. Not 6m.
They could pay him more than his contract, I think. If you "claim him" you're on the hook for the whole salary? Wait until he clears waivers and then offer a contract. I think that's how it works. I could be wrong.
If he's released, it's BL minimum. Dan Uggla for the Braves. Soriano for the Yanks.
Well, Soriano was traded. And the Yankees are paying more than league minimum.
It would be a rare situation where a player was released and multiple teams were interested in his services. But I'm pretty sure that while the team that released you is on the hook for the salary, that when you sign another contract with another team, since you're no longer owned by the previous team. It's just usually league minimum, otherwise why was he released in the first place?