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6 Months, 4 Teams, Lots of Crazy

5/5/2015

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Waivers: a secret list created to make players and their families go crazy for a full 72 hours sitting by the phone waiting for a call from 1 of 32 major league teams that have the option to pick you up off that list from your former team. At least, that’s how I’ve come to understand it. 

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There we were, counting down the days to the next Rangers’ homestand… I was on the road to Houston for a dear friend’s wedding and I got a call: “I’ve been Designated for Assignment”

“What does that mean?” – said me (it’s a recurring question in my life when it comes to baseball).

{First of all, Logan was drafted in the Rule 5 draft back in December. You can read about that process here.}

That being said, we were under the impression that the typical DFA rules did not apply to him, as that would give the Rangers control to trade him. With everyone around us being confused too, we were convinced that he had been placed on Waivers.


PictureWe took FULL advantage of getting to do date nights in our hometown in the middle of baseball season


Let’s back up a second: When the Rangers picked up Logan a few weeks ago, he had been picked up off Waivers. However, that time he was completely unaware that his former team, the Orioles, had placed him on that secret list until he got a call from the Rangers saying, “Hey, welcome to our team! Can you start in our game tomorrow?” Crazy.

We went three days (THREE!) waiting on a phone call believing he was on waivers and wondering what collar I need to by for Beau this time around (because that’s the most important thing here).  Well, around the 70th hour of this 72-hour process, we realized the DFA rules DID, in fact, apply to him. 

DFA (Designated for Assignment) is a contractual term used when a player is removed from the team’s 40-man roster. In this case, to make room for a starting pitcher (and perhaps preparing for Josh Hamilton’s return…? Who knows). They are given three options: 1) Return the player to the 40-man roster within 10 days 2) place the player on Waivers 3) Trade the player

So while we were waiting on him to either clear Waivers or be picked up by another team, the Rangers had control to make a trade and we could potentially be waiting another week before finding out his fate. 

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24 hours after getting these details, we received an update that he had been placed on Waivers. For some reason, still unknown to me, these waivers only allow for a 48-hour process, rather than 72. After clearing waivers on Thursday, the Mets and Rangers were allowed 72 hours, not including Sunday (again, with the obnoxious rules) to figure out who wants him. 

In the last possible hour of this entire 10-day process, the Mets called and we are now a part of their organization, once again. Packed and ready to go, he took off to Albuquerque this morning and could possibly pitch tonight. 

Friends and family keep asking, “Is this good or bad?” You know, we just feel blessed all around to be able to experience all of these exciting changes and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. We will be back on a team with close friends, who I’ve missed over the past eight months, and Logan will be working with coaches and mentors he’s formed relationships with since 2011.  Needless to say, we ARE happy and this IS good. It’s all good. God continues to work for the good of his children. 

6 months, 4 teams and a whole lot of love and support from the best friends in the world. 
So yeah, this is our life. & I wouldn't change a thing.
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