08-01-2018, 12:33 PM
Quote:<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="rok" data-cid="334517" data-time="1533138076">
Harper could still pass through waivers and be dealt before Aug 31. Not saying it will happen, but there is still a chance.
There's no chance he clears waivers. Some contending team would put a waiver claim in on him. There's maybe a non-zero chance that he gets traded to whoever makes the claim, but it's not much higher than zero. If they were going to trade him, they'd have moved him for the best offer, not for just one team's offer.</blockquote>
He is making $21.6mm, so not every contending team can afford to claim him. Again, never said he will be traded, just that it is still possible. Verlander was a waiver trade last year as well, so I'm not dismissing anything.