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Diamondbacks Notes: More Micah Machinations
* Late Tuesday night brought word that Micah Owings was one of the unnamed components headed back to the Reds to complete the Adam Dunn trade. But Owings remains on Arizona's 40-man roster and apparently has not been subjected to waivers -- a prerequisite to a deal after the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. As the Cincinnati Enquirer reports, the Diamondbacks cannot place Owings on waivers so long as he is injured. Therefore, even if Arizona thought they could get him through waivers, the Owings-to-Cincy portion of the swap cannot be completed until the pitcher recovers from what the Diamondbacks have described as shoulder stiffness.
* Not that we don't trust the Cincinnati Enquirer, but ... DBN is on the hunt for a copy of the rules pertaining to waiver claims. So far we have only been able to track down copies of the 2007-2011 Basic Agreement between the Major League Clubs and the Major League baseball Players Association and the Official baseball Rules that govern play on...
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