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Livan Hernandez, who stopped masquerading as a Major League pitcher about seven weeks ago lost his roster spot to Billy Wagner. Then the Mets went out and lost, 3-2, to the Braves. Remember when Mets fans hung effigies of Chipper Jones from the stands at Shea Stadium, and everyone hated the rivals from Atlanta? Not so much anymore. Johan Santana struck out only two in seven innings, allowed nine hits and three runs and took the loss. Wagner got in the game and pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. If he clears waivers, the Mets will likely trade him. Even if he doesn't, the Mets may be able to work something out.
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"If he clears waivers, the Mets will likely trade him. Even if he doesn't, the Mets may be able to work something out."
OK, the waiver rules are complicated, but come on, what does that even mean? "May be able to work something out?" Is that clarifying anything for your readers?
The Mets want him to clear waivers, because that means they can do whatever they want with him. The only other possibility, if he doesn't "clear waivers" is that another team claims him. In that case, the Mets will withdraw waivers, and he'll remain on the team. They won't allow him to be claimed through waivers, because that means they get nothing in return.
There's no other "work something out," only three possibilities exist Either he's waived and picked up by another team, the Mets withdraw him in response to another teams offer and keep him on the roster, or he clears and can be traded. If a player clears waivers, the trade situation for him is just like it was before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.
You're forgetting the possibility that the Mets can work out a trade with the team that puts in a waiver claim; as an example, that's how the Red Sox just acquired Alex Gonzalez from the Reds.