Cincinnati Reds Place Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl on Waivers
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The Cincinnati Reds have placed two players, Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl, on waivers, according to reports from MLB Trade Rumors.
Waivers is a process in Major League Baseball that allows a team to remove a player from its roster while giving other teams a chance to claim him first.
If no team places a claim on a player, he usually becomes able to sign with any club as a free agent. If another team does claim him, that team takes on his contract.
Suárez and Friedl have both been regular members of the Reds' roster. Suárez is a veteran infielder, while Friedl plays in the outfield.
The report also referenced a recent game in which the Reds staged a historic comeback against the San Francisco Giants, though full details of that game were not given.
Waiver moves like this are common in MLB, especially later in the season, and can be used for financial reasons or to make space on the roster.
It remains to be seen whether other teams will claim either player, or whether they will pass through waivers and become free agents.
Vocabulary10 words
- waivers
- a process letting other teams try to get a player before he leaves a team
- roster
- the full list of players on a team
- claim
- a request by a team to take a waived player
- free agent
- a player who is free to sign with any team
- infielder
- a player who plays close to the middle of the field
- outfield
- the far part of a baseball field
- comeback
- winning after being far behind earlier in a game
- veteran
- a player with many years of experience
- contract
- a written agreement about a player's job and pay
- MLB
- Major League Baseball, the top professional league in the USA
Quiz
Answer key
1. Placed them on waivers 2. He can usually become a free agent 3. San Francisco Giants
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Cincinnati Reds have placed two players, Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl, on _____, according to reports from MLB Trade Rumors.
Waivers is a process in Major League Baseball that allows a team to remove a player from its _____ while giving other teams a chance to claim him first.
If no team places a _____ on a player, he usually becomes able to sign with any club as a free agent.
Suárez and Friedl have both been regular members of the Reds' roster. Suárez is a veteran _____, while Friedl plays in the outfield.
The report also referenced a recent game in which the Reds staged a historic _____ against the San Francisco Giants.
Waiver moves like this are common in MLB, especially later in the _____, and can be used for financial reasons.
It remains to be seen whether other teams will _____ either player, or whether they will pass through waivers and become free agents.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think teams use the waiver process instead of simply releasing a player?
- What might be the reasons a team decides to place experienced players like Suárez on waivers?
- How could a historic comeback win affect decisions a team makes about its roster?
- Do you follow baseball or another sport with a similar system for moving players between teams?
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