Waiver trades are more difficult because they depend on standings in the league and whether the player's team really wants to go through with parting ways, but the Mets have had success with waiver trades in the past. Last season, they got Addison Reed in a waiver-wire trade with the Diamondbacks for two minor leaguers on Aug. 30. After the non-waiver trade deadline, teams must pass their players through waivers and any team may claim them. If a player is claimed, the team can work out a trade or revoke the waivers or retain the player or let the claiming team take the player on the current contract. If more than one team claims a player, the team with the weakest record in the same league gets priority. If multiple teams from the other league claim him, the team with the worse record gets preference.