Winter Waiver Cuts 2013 - Round 1

Round One is official.  Below you will see the winning claims as well as all claims made.  A player listed in italics was unsuccessfully claimed.  A player with an * next to his name was claimed by multiple teams.  A player listed in bold was successfully claimed and the player listed next to him in () was been waived and is part of the second round of Winter Waivers.

Here are the Successful Claims:

Beatniks

Josh Beckett .20                            (Jesus Guzman .15)
Russ Wheeler .08                          (Ramon Ramirez .04)
Matt Guerrier .05                         (Alexi Amarista .10)
Jon Rausch .05                              (Jerry Sands .10)
Scott Hairston .05                         (Placido Polanco .04)

Ruffins

N/A

DoorMatts

N/A

Danger

N/A

Twin Killers

N/A

Graging Bulls

Garrett Jones .05                        (Luke Gregerson .10)
Nate Eovaldi  .05                         (Jacob Turner .07)
John Buck  .04                             (Joe Kelly .05)
Chad Billingsley .05                    (Jim Henderson .05)

Kenndoza Line

Cameron Maybin .19                  (Jayson Werth .31)
Jeff Karstens  .05                         (Randall Delgado .05)

Revenge

Andrew Cashner .04                     (Chris Capuano .10)

Dem Rebels

Mitchell Boggs .10                          (Joel Hanrahan .08)
AJ Burnett .10                                (Randy Choate .10)
Antonio Bastardo .06                     (George Kotteras .01)
Matt Szczur .05Mx                         (Carlos Gomez .10)

Clowns

None

As you will see below, there is a difference between N/A and None.  Four teams did not submit any claims (interestingly four of the five lowest placed teams) and one team (Clowns) were shut out.  Here is a complete list of the claims.

BEATNIKS (Only 5)

Josh Beckett
Russ Wheeler
Mitchell Boggs *
AJ Burnett *
Matt Guerrier
Jon Rausch
Scott Hairston
Wily Peralta
Garrett Jones *
Cameron Maybin *
Mike Baxter
Willie Bloomquist
Jeremy Affeldt
Jordany Valdespin

RUFFINS

None

DOORMATTS

None

DANGER

None

TWIN KILLERS

None

GRAGING BULLS  (Only 4)

Garrett Jones *
Nate Eovaldi
John Buck
Antonio Bastardo *
AJ Burnett *
Mitchell Boggs *
Chad Billingsley
Rafael Furcal

KENNDOZA LINE

Cameron Maybin *
Garrett Jones *
Jeff Karstens
Mitchell Boggs *

REVENGE

Andrew Cashner *
Garrett Jones *
Cameron Maybin *

DEM REBELS

Mitchell Boggs *
AJ Burnett *
Antonio Bastardo *
Matt Szczur

CLOWNS

Cameron Maybin *
Andrew Cashner *

So the players listed at the top of this post in () are eligible for the Second Round of Winter Waivers.  All players not claimed during the First Round are now either in the Free Agent Pool for Draft Day or Released (if they are on an American League Roster).

The Trade Season is officially open.  Remember, if you make a trade, both teams have to report the deal to make it official.  Also, if you make a lopsided deal - Let's say you trade one guy and get two in return.  That means you have 24 players and the team you traded with has 22 players.  If either team claims a player during Winter Waivers they HAVE TO WAIVE a player.  The 23 man roster was simply to start Winter Waivers.  From this point forward there is no limit to player requirement.  Simply that during the Winter Waiver process for every player you acquire, you must waive a player.

Questions?  E-mail me or consult the Constitution.