Here are the latest players to get outrighted to the minor leagues…
- Felix Pie cleared waivers and the Orioles outrighted him to Triple-A, according to MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli (on Twitter). Baltimore had designated the outfielder for assignment on Tuesday. Pie can elect free agency instead of accepting the assignment and has until Saturday morning to decide, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun. If he elects free agency, he'll lose what remains of his $985K salary. Pie is expected to accept the assignment, according to Connolly (Twitter link).
I’m sort of surprised nobody took a chance on Pie. Maybe teams thought the Orioles would ask too much for him if someone made a waiver claim?
Different kind of waivers. Pie was on outright waivers so a team could have had him for just his (pro-rated) salary.