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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
1) isn't there a time period where another team can claim Shef, then Detroit would have to trade him to that particular team within certain guidelines?
2) Or, if no team claims him, then Shef is free to try and hook up with whoever he wants?
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I'm not 100% sure either, but from Boston's experience with Manny a couple years ago, I have some guesses.
1) If another team claims him, then that team owns his contract straight-out, I believe. There's no trade necessary. They would have to pay him whatever salary he's due and assume any option clauses, etc. I think this is why nobody bothered claiming Manny back then. Nobody (except the Yankees) could give him his $20 million.
2) If no team claims him, then his contract returns to Detroit as if nothing happened. Again, this is what happened in the Manny situation. He went on the waiver wire, nobody claimed him, and he stayed with the Sox.