Garagiola still wouldn't confirm or deny whether the club exposed Randy Johnson to revocable waivers, and although it is being widely reported that it happened and a number of teams are said to have filed a claim on the future Hall of Fame pitcher, Garagiola is fed up with such routine news leaks throughout the industry.
"There's a reason these things should be kept confidential," Garagiola said, "but if people aren't going to stick to the rules, then maybe we ought to just run this stuff in the USA Today in the transactions list every morning."
The Diamondbacks reportedly pulled Johnson back off the waiver list, and if they still have any thoughts about trading the five-time Cy Young Award winner now, they can only make a deal with the team with the worst record among those who filed claims.
Garagiola wouldn't comment specifically on Johnson, but when asked about the waiver process in general, he said, "It's a technical matter and there still may be things we could do."
As for reports mentioning Johnson on the waiver wire, Garagiola said front-office personnel are routinely reminded to keep all names strictly confidential and he questioned the motives of those who would leak information to members of the news media.
"There are apparently those with access to this information who choose not to treat it as confidential and I think that's a disservice to everybody, certainly the player, and to the people who work in this business," Garagiola said. "People, I guess, have their reasons, but no one who discloses this information can pretend they don't know they're supposed to keep it confidential."
Teams had until July 31 to make non-waiver trades, and the Diamondbacks were thought to be close to a deal that would have sent Johnson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona didn't get the return package of players it deemed worthy of Johnson, so no deal was made. If the club wants to deal for Johnson this time, by using the waiver procedure, it has until Tuesday to complete a transaction.
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"There's a reason these things should be kept confidential," Garagiola said, "but if people aren't going to stick to the rules, then maybe we ought to just run this stuff in the USA Today in the transactions list every morning."
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The Diamondbacks reportedly pulled Johnson back off the waiver list, and if they still have any thoughts about trading the five-time Cy Young Award winner now, they can only make a deal with the team with the worst record among those who filed claims.
Garagiola wouldn't comment specifically on Johnson, but when asked about the waiver process in general, he said, "It's a technical matter and there still may be things we could do."
As for reports mentioning Johnson on the waiver wire, Garagiola said front-office personnel are routinely reminded to keep all names strictly confidential and he questioned the motives of those who would leak information to members of the news media.
"There are apparently those with access to this information who choose not to treat it as confidential and I think that's a disservice to everybody, certainly the player, and to the people who work in this business," Garagiola said. "People, I guess, have their reasons, but no one who discloses this information can pretend they don't know they're supposed to keep it confidential."
Teams had until July 31 to make non-waiver trades, and the Diamondbacks were thought to be close to a deal that would have sent Johnson to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Arizona didn't get the return package of players it deemed worthy of Johnson, so no deal was made. If the club wants to deal for Johnson this time, by using the waiver procedure, it has until Tuesday to complete a transaction.
What is it in Joe G's head that thinks putting R.J. on waivers would remain confidenntial?
Theres a big difference between the big unit and say someone like matt kata!
