July 31, 2008
Deadline, What Deadline?
July 31st 4 PM Eastern Time should come circled in red on every baseball fan’s calendar; for Diamondbacks fans that would be Sedona Red. This is the day where every fan’s hopes and dreams collide with the reality of what management thinks of their team’s chances of reaching the post season. This is the “non-waiver trade deadline” in Major League Baseball. A lot of people simply refer to this as the trading deadline but that is not necessarily accurate. A team is capable of making a trade through the month of August; it is just much harder to do so. Let me try to explain it for those readers who may not understand the nuances that are Major League Baseball.
