Waivers

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Apparently at an impasse with Fernando Valenzuela over the time he needed to pitch himself back into shape, the California Angels placed him on waivers yesterday for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.However, they did invite him to pitch for the Class AAA Edmonton Trappers if he clears waivers and doesn't sign with another club.Valenzuela was placed on the disabled list June 13 after a heart abnormality was detected in two tests. The condition was later ++ diagnosed as "crimping" in an artery leading to his heart, and medication was prescribed to alleviate the problem.

The Orioles have lost right-hander Todd Redmond, who was on the team's 40-man roster, on waivers as he was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays, according to an industry source. Redmond allowed five earned runs and eight hits with eight strikeouts and four walks in eight Grapefruit League innings before he was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday. The 27-year-old Redmond was claimed off waivers by the Orioles on Feb. 8 from the Reds. He made his major league debut with Cincinnati last season - making his first and only big league start - on Aug. 18 in the nightcap of a doubleheader.

The Ravens have claimed safety Emanuel Cook off waivers from the New York Jets. The move is pending the passing of a physical Cook, who was waived yesterday, has played in 12 career NFL games over the past two seasons including eight this year with the Jets, has eight tackles and a forced fumble in his career. He also has six special teams stops and the Ravens are hoping that he'll upgrade their special teams unit. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of the South Carolina in 2009.

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Chicago White Sox have asked waivers on outfielder Bo Jackson in what appears to be a technical move to deal with his roster and contract status.If Jackson clears waivers, the White Sox would be able to re-sign him to a new deal without exercising their $910,000 option. If Chicago had waited until March 15, the deadline for exercising the option, and then tried to get Jackson off the roster by placing him on unconditional release waivers, it would not have been able to re-sign him until May 1.The danger in the move, made Friday, is that another team could claim Jackson by Wednesday's 2 p.m. EST deadline.

Right-hander Zach Clark had a crazy week -- he went from being promoted to the majors, to pitching in his first big league game, to being designated for assignment and then finally to clearing waivers on Monday. The 29-year-old UMBC graduate has been sent to Double-A Bowie, where he'll work on throwing a knuckleball. After parts of eight seasons in the minors, Clark made his debut with the Orioles on Wednesday in Seattle and allowed three runs in 1 2/3 innings. He was taken off the 40-man roster to make room for Freddy Garcia.

The Orioles have claimed catcher Luis Exposito off waivers from the Red Sox, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. To make room for Exposito on the club's 40-man roster, the Orioles have designated third baseman Josh Bell for assignment. The 25-year-old Exposito, who was in major league spring training camp with the Red Sox this season, put up a career .268/.324/.420 line in seven minor league seasons with Boston. He was hitting .200/.273/.400 in 10 at bats this season with Triple-A Pawtucket.

Like Hamlet in his lament "To be or not to be," Anne Arundel County is struggling with the question of whether or not to grant waivers for new development in crowded school districts.By granting a waiver, and assessing a fee, the county's Department of Planning and Code Enforcement can decide that a development can be created -- despite school planners' objections that new students living there would be assigned to crowded classrooms.The fee, or waiver as it is called, is the developer's way of paying to upgrade the school facilities to avoid a delay.

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners yesterday claimed Orioles minor-league outfielder Eugene Kingsale off waivers, officially severing the organization's ties to a player once considered its most promising outfield prospect. The Orioles signed Kingsale as a 16-year-old free agent on June 19, 1993, and he eventually became the first Aruban to appear in the major leagues. Kingsale, 24, played parts of five seasons for the Orioles and was projected as a fleet, slap-hitting base-stealer. Kingsale was slowed by numerous injuries and missed almost all of last season because of a torn quadriceps suffered in spring training.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- The Washington Redskins closed the book on one of their worst trades yesterday when they waived veteran running back Gerald Riggs.The Redskins gave the Atlanta Falcons a first- and second-round draft pick in 1988 to get Riggs, hoping that he'd be another John Riggins in their one-back offense.It turned out that Riggs, who was 28 at the time, had been worn down from 1984 through 1986 when he carried the ball 1,043 times.He was hampered by injuries with the Redskins, and when he was left unprotected on Plan B this spring, no team gave him an offer.