(North America , fantasy sports) a similar period during which managers can claim a player, with successful claimants decided in various ways depending on the league.
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(North America , fantasy sports) a similar period during which managers can claim a player, with successful claimants decided in various ways depending on the league.
Typically, the waiver wire process is 24 hours, but on cutdown day, it’s slightly shorter.
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“Yah. He was on the waiver wire awhile and every time I thought about going for it, I’d check his career stats and be like oh, nope. Can players really take such a turn this late in their career without PEDs?”
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(North America , sports) the state of being on the waiver wire.
(noun adjunct, North America, sports) relating to waivers.
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
(law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
Yah. He was on the waiver wire awhile and every time I thought about going for it, I’d check his career stats and be like oh, nope. Can players really take such a turn this late in their career without PEDs?
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(North America , sports) a league-wide list to which an inexperienced player is added for a short period when cut from a team's roster; any team in the league may make a claim for the player during the period, at the end of which the lowest ranking claimant has right of first refusal, or the player may become a free agent if unclaimed.
Typically, the waiver wire process is 24 hours, but on cutdown day, it’s slightly shorter.
“Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Snelling call-up and pitching trends https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/691803/ I’ve been pretty sure the Marlins would call up Braxton Garrett whenever the first need arose in their…”
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