Is there a reason this wouldn't work? (Playoff roster speculation)

[Dojji]

with the loophole in the rules that allows you to replace playoff-qualified players with other roster players if you have someone on the 60-day DL, is there a codified rule that prevents someone from trading a top player to some other team, engaging the loophole to playoff-qualify them, and making a blatant end-run around the September 1 deadline in order to stack their playoff roster with the best rental players from other teams?

 

Let's use Roy Halladay as an example. Is there any reason we couldn't finalize a deal, right now, for Halladay, stick him on the roster for one game, and use the DL loophole to put him on the playoff roster?

[ORS]

Players eligible as substitutions through the 60-day loophole have to be on the 40-man roster as of 9/1.

[Dojji]

Hmm OK. So realistically speaking, that lets Gathright off the playoff roster doesn't it? I'd have to go back through transactions to be sure I'm pretty confident we acquired him in September?

[ORS]

Had to be before 9/1, because he was recalled from Pawtucket on 9/1.

[Cocos Disciples]

No, they got him 8/29.

[Dojji]

OK, thanks guys.