Non-tenders

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Midnight tonight is the deadline to offer an arbitration-eligible player a contract. There are some potentially big names that may be non-tendered. Either way, much will be added to the Free agent market by tomorrow.

 

Under the new CBA teams that non-tender a player can still negotiate with him, i believe. Right? As opposed to having to wait until May 1.

 

Some point tonight I figure to see some names of non-tenders, so I figure it may be worth some discussion..

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Mark Prior non-tendered by Cubs.

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071212&content_id=2324381&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

 

I think it'll be interesting to see how things play out with him. I have a strong feeling that the Yankees WILL be competitive in his negotiations. Steinbrenner (Big George, that is) has numerous times stated how much he regretted not being able to come to terms when the Yanks drafted him in '98.

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Josh Towers, Akinori Otsuka, Aaron Miles, Brenden Donnely all servicable players who are now free agents. I think a guy like Otsuka is worth taking a chance on.

 

Also, the Yankees did not tender contracts to T.J. Beam, Bronson Sardinha, Matt DeSalvo, and Darrell Rasner. Surprising to see them let Bronson go like that. He was DFA'd last week, and would have had no choice to accept a minor league outright assignment, but the Yankees chose to let him go all together.

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Complete list

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071212&content_id=2324311&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jsp

 

Angels

Dallas McPherson, 3B

 

A's

Kiko Calero, RHP; Jose Garcia, RHP

 

 

Blue Jays

Josh Towers, RHP

 

Mariners

John Parrish, LHP

 

Orioles

Cory Doyne, RHP; Roberto Novoa, RHP

 

Rangers

Nick Gorneault, OF; Akinori Otsuka, RHP

 

Red Sox

Brendan Donnelly, RHP

 

Royals

Emil Brown, OF

 

 

Tigers

Chad Durbin, RHP

 

Twins

Jason Tyner, OF

 

White Sox

Andy Gonzalez, INF; Heath Phillips, LHP

 

Yankees

T.J. Beam, RHP; Matt DeSalvo, RHP; Darrell Rasner, RHP; Bronson Sardinha, OF

 

Astros

Adam Everett, SS

 

Braves

Willie Harris, OF

 

Brewers

Kevin Mench, OF; Matt Wise, RHP

Cardinals

Aaron Miles, 2B

 

Cubs

Mark Prior, RHP

 

Dodgers

Mark Hendrickson, LHP

 

 

Giants

Scott Munter, RHP

 

Marlins

Miguel Olivo, C

 

Mets

Johnny Estrada, C; Ben Johnson, OF; Juan Padilla, RHP

 

Nationals

Nook Logan, OF; Mike O'Connor, LHP

 

Padres

Jack Cassel, RHP; Morgan Ensberg, INF; Ryan Ketchner, LHP; Jason Lane, OF

 

 

Pirates

Brad Eldred, 1B; Brian Rogers, RHP

 

Reds

Jerry Gil, SS; Brad Salmon, RHP

 

Rockies

Sean Barker, OF; Darren Clarke, RHP

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Lots of interesting names. Prior's the biggest one, but he'll be the farthest from making an impact.

 

My eyes widened when seeing Otsuka's name, I had thought he would close for the Rangers-- of course they've got Benoit and CJ Wilson who both did decent jobs in relief for them. I think Otsuka could close in Houston or Baltimore, or be a setup man for a contender.

 

I know he missed the second half last year, but was a very good reliever when healthy. I have no idea when he's expected to be healthy but someone will give the man a nice contract-- despite the fact that he's got injury concerns + is 36 years old.

 

McPherson seems like a guy long on potential who just can't get the job done. I'm not a big fan of the term "AAAA player" but this guy might fit that mold. He's 27 which means he's pretty much at peak age... but someone will take a chance on him based on his minor league track record.

 

Hard to pinpoint any real huge values here. Guys like Towers will get contracts based on the fact that they're a live body willing to pitch to Major League hitters, and Matt Wise could set up for a National League team.

 

A guy who intreagues me is Cory Doyne. He's 26, had a couple innings in Baltimore last year but was pretty dominant in AAA-- 49 strikeouts in 44 innings, only 16 walks and a 0.88 WHIP. The dude's 26 years old but he deserves a shot in SOMEone's bullpen...

 

I was under the impression that Donnelly was out for the entire 08 season-- so anyone who signs him now would probably do a 2 year, Jon Lieber deal trying to catch a break on that second year and hope he contributes in '08.

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Im thinking Adam Everett joins the cellar dwelling Baltimore Orioles

 

EDIT: Nope biting my tongue as I see on roto that he has signed with the Twins