Its 10:33 a.m. EST on 3/25. I am putting in a waiver claim for Jorge Mateo.
You need an open roster spot to claim a player off waivers. You could do it between the upcoming seasons.
Section 8.03 WAIVER CLAIMS: Players who have been cut by a team, but who are still under contract, are eligible to be claimed by any other team
assuming the team has roster and salary cap space available. Teams can make waiver claims if they have an available roster spot (See Player Movement rule). The waiver claim priority is determined by the draft order of the most recent Free Agent signing period. A claim must be posted on the Moneyball Chat page. Once a claim is made on a player, all other teams with a higher priority ranking have 48 hours to place a competing claim. If no other team claims the player then the last team making the claim gets the player. The team claiming the player assumes their contract and salary. Waived players with with six years of service time remaining become Free Agents after their current contract expires.