While much of the furor this past month has been about the Chicago White Sox deadline dealing Jeff Samardzija, this week’s hot streak forced the team to stand pat.
That doesn’t mean they won’t make a deal, though. Keep in mind in August teams can pass players through waivers, but that is a complex process.
Here is how that works.
Now that the July 31 deadline has passed, a team must put a player on waivers in order to trade him. For example, let’s say the Tampa Bay Rays put a player on waivers (not saying they will).