tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21899651.post3648538002695995894..comments2023-10-29T09:42:53.535-04:00Comments on Detroit Tigers Thoughts: Options and Waivers, Part 2Eddie Bajekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494565377437295198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21899651.post-84282805691115378202008-01-28T01:48:00.000-05:002008-01-28T01:48:00.000-05:00Matt, I'm using transactions archives in gathering...Matt, I'm using transactions archives in gathering information, and it is an absolute pain to find out the team's intent, let alone to count options. That will probably be included in the future, but as it stands, I've found about 300 players who have gone through waivers from June 2007-December 2007, so I'm going to have to dig up the variables on all 500 to come up with some sort of a manner of calculating waiver risk. If option information were more readily available, I'd be all for that, but it generally takes about 5-10 minutes to count a player's options X 500 players, and you get the picture.Eddie Bajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494565377437295198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21899651.post-20857200114076567882008-01-24T09:10:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:10:00.000-05:00I would think another key time for a player's chan...I would think another key time for a player's chances of clearing waivers increasing would be when they have to stick on a 25-man roster rather than just the 40-man. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure a lot of teams would have taken a shot on Shelton or Guzman knowing they could just watch him in spring training and cut them if they didn't seem to fit. However, it's a whole other ballgame when you look at these players and realize they are who you are using to fill one of four or five bench spots. <BR/><BR/>I understand this is really just a subset of a reason you had already mentioned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860898646946923246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21899651.post-18118837821127496552008-01-23T20:42:00.000-05:002008-01-23T20:42:00.000-05:00Maybe you could look at position/abilities as well...Maybe you could look at position/abilities as well. For example, will a left-handed pitcher be more likely to be claimed than a right-handed pitcher, or will a fast outfielder with no power be more likely to be claimed than a slow infielder with moderate power.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424660256860064510noreply@blogger.com