Talk:Major League Baseball transactions

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"Teams may trade players currently on contract, exclusive rights to sign players not under contract (i.e. minor leaguers and major leaguers ineligible for free agency), and draft choices. From the end of the previous World Series through July, trades between two or more major league teams may freely occur at any time. In August, trades may only be made after all players in the trade clear waivers or are not on 40-man rosters. No trades may occur from September through the end of the World Series."

Is that right? I'm pretty sure that draft picks are not tradable and that players not under contract are only tradable if they've signed a contract is one form or another -- that is, a player drafted but not yet signed may not be traded. --DNL 15:38, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I could be wrong but another thing that I believe is incorrect is that September trades *are* possible and they are done. --Woohookitty^{(cat scratches)} 22:17, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Trades during September are allowed- they rarely happen because the traded players can't be on the postseason roster. There are loopholes (K-Rod in 2002), but I don't know the details.

I thought there was a recent change to allow trading of draft choices, but I can't find confirmation anywhere--I'll change the article to match this: [1]. I don't think September trades are possible--find a source if it is otherwise... --Locarno 16:09, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

"If a player is drafted and is offered a contract by his drafting team (or any team he is traded to) each year, he may not become a free agent until he has been on a major league roster or disabled list for at least six years." This is not entirely true. There are minor league free agents also. The arbitration sections is incorrect in that teams can offer players with 6+ years of service time arbitration also. This is how compensation draft picks are gained (if the player refuses arb and choose free agency). Also certain players with only 2+ years of service teams are arb-eligible (Super Twos). Also, there are at least three types of waivers--unconditional release, irrevocable, procedural (revocable)--I think there might be more. This waiver stuff is really confusing, I really don't understand it. I'll try to change some of this stuff myself, but I don't really think I know enough about this to ensure that my edits will be more accurate than the current text. WLevine 00:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

According to this: [2], September trades are possible. The issue is that any player traded after August 31 is ineligible for the postseason, so you don't see them very often. That goes along with what I'd thought about the issue. Brad E. Williams 12:44, 12 October 2006 (UTC)