SAN FRANCISCO — The Cincinnati Reds just got another crack at the trade deadline.
And this time nobody’s asking for their best prospects to land Lucas Giolito.
Or Reynaldo Lopez, Matt Moore, Harrison Bader – or anybody else who reportedly was put on outright waivers by their also-ran teams on Tuesday.
In fact, the Reds might literally win for losing by the end of the day Thursday.
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That’s because waiver claim selection order is determined by inverse order of winning percentage, regardless of league.