The Reds first baseman, Nationals superstar Bryce Harper and quite a few other notable names in the game -- like Chris Davis, Justin Upton, Yoenis Cespedes, Felix Hernandez and Brandon Crawford -- are all eligible to be moved because they’ve cleared waivers recently.
joey votto, who just hit HR No. 250, clears waivers. & so do all these other stars. https://t.co/XGkquD51wr
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 6, 2017
Perhaps you haven’t stopped to think about it, forgot or never knew, but Reds All-Star shortstop Zack Cozart, who was on the disabled list as the July 31 trading deadline came and went, may still be traded.
The team would first have to put him on waivers, and could only trade him if no other team claimed Cozart. If another team claimed the shortstop, the Reds could pull him back off of waivers.
Cincinnati has already put All-Star first baseman Joey Votto on waivers, in fact, and he cleared.
That doesn’t mean the Reds are about to trade him, as he has a no-trade clause and a contract that guarantees him about $164 million through 2023, including a $7 million buyout on a $20 million option for 2024.
That’s not going to be appealing to other teams.
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