The following players have been placed on Special Waivers this week:
Wei-Yin Chen (by BAL) is on a four-year contract for $2,300,000 this year and $1,150,000 each of the next three years.
Gavin Floyd (by COL) is on a one-year deal for $1,500,000 and has 16 2/3 innings remaining.
Tommy Layne (by SCO) is on a one-year deal for $200,000 and has 20 innings remaining.
Andrew McCutchen (by OAK) is under contract for this year and next at $6,484,000 per year.
Kevin Quackenbush (by HST) is on a three-year contract for $550,000 this year and $314,000 each of the next two years. He has 23 2/3 innings remaining.
Claims can be made until 5:00pm Eastern on Friday, November 3rd, and any claimed player will be forced onto the active roster of the claiming team for the November series.