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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
Fowler got a full no trade clause as well.
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NTC clause doesn't matter much for a player on what is likely his last contract.
If the Cards are scuffling and a contender wants Fowler, he'll waive it. The only thing a NTC does is provides some security for the player in the knowledge that they won't walk in one day and be told they've been sent to Tampa Bay.
It means much more for the player than it does the team, at least when it comes to veteran position players. Now giving them to relievers is stupid (still can't believe we gave Cecil one) because those kinds of players can be pumped up and traded somewhere with a reduced role. A reliever wouldn't want that, obviously, so he would enact his NTC.
But if you're trading for someone like Fowler, you're starting him. And besides - I suspect many players would be just fine getting out of Matheny's clubhouse. If approached, I bet he'd waive it.