We also have Yaz (star??), Dick (solid when healthy), Slater and DigDug (solid 4ths at worst), so maybe he figured Hamilton was redundant and could be flipped?
How is this different than at the end of the 2019 season? I get that FZ moves fast and often but nothing, from my perspective at least, has changed since the acquisition of Billy Hamilton and the strong chance he was going to make the team before his "injury".
Sure.
I'm thinking more along the lines of what was happening in March before the shutdown. Hamilton was practically a lock to make the team and, from what I read during summer training, that wasn't changing until he went on the IL (which still puzzles me considering he wasn't on any official roster, other than the 60 player pool) less than a week before the start of the season. I guess it is very weird to me that he went from being the center fielder on this team to being traded for a minor league pitcher in less than 2 weeks, all without playing an MLB game. Not trying to complain, more trying to figure out the sudden change of heart. Roster maintenance wasn't needed and, in fact, it thins out the outfield depth, with Jose Siri already removed from the player pool.
Given the current outfield situation in NY, maybe Humphreys IS a king’s ransom?
I did see that MLB pipeline ranks Humphreys as the 23rd highest prospect for the Giants. Maybe he's got some filthy stuff. The Mets had dfa'd him about a week ago.
He was apparently the Mutts’ #14 prospect...
I'm really confused now on how dfa'd players are handled for the 60 player pool. There was an announcement before the season that guys taken off the 60 player pool (including dfa's) could not be added back. So I don't know why Brantly (whom you still have listed in limbo) and Siri could be assigned back to that pool.
I am using Roster Resources as my source. They may have some errors.
It doesn’t strike me that the 60 man list is that important. They probably added him so that they could get a good look at him before removing him and ending his season. I can the team cycling through a bunch of kids like this this year.
I don't think the rules are quite clear on how to remove a player from the 60 player pool, outside of release, trade or dfa. I may have missed somewhere where it says other ways. I'll check the old website we used to use for rule clarifications.
I am not certain how much I subscribe to the “REALLY” portion of your post, but the general gist is about right, I think.
Just posted what I found on the rules thread. He is basically on the 60 player pool until the end of the season, he's traded or released.
So, once on the 60, you are on unless you are dfa’d (or otherwise potentially removed from the org).
Just found this:
That is what I'm reading.
