Here?s the official list of Friday?s non-tenders:
American League
Angels: none
Athletics: OF Jermaine Mitchell
Mitchell had already been designated for assignment. He had a breakthrough 2011 in Triple-A, hitting .302/.401/.453, but he regressed to .252/.345/.386 for Sacramento last season.
Astros: none
Blue Jays: C Bobby Wilson
Wilson is minor league contract material. The 29-year-old has hit .208/.272/.321 in 389 major league at-bats.?
Indians: 3B Jack Hannahan, LHP Rafael Perez, LHP Chris Seddon
The Indians seem to like Hannahan as a part-timer, but they paid him $1.75 million to hit .244/.312/.341 last season. Maybe he?ll be brought back for less if he doesn?t find the open market to his liking. Perez is a goner after shoulder surgery limited him to eight appearances last season, but there will be several teams interested in taking a flier on him.
Mariners: INF Robert Andino
Andino would have been non-tendered by the Orioles, but the Mariners traded outfielder Trayvon Robinson for him earlier this month, apparently with the idea that he wouldn?t be looking for much of a raise on top of the $1.3 million he made last season. He balked, so he?s gone for now. He could always be re-signed if he doesn?t find free agency to his liking.
And the Mariners have already re-signed Andino to a one-year contract. He?ll serve as a backup at both middle infield spots next year.
Orioles: RHP Stuart Pomeranz, INF Omar Quintanilla, 1B Mark Reynolds
Reynolds says the Orioles didn?t even offer him a deal?after a down season in which he hit .221 with 23 homers in 538 at-bats. He could bounce back to 30 homers next year and he has more defensive value at first than he did at third, so some team could commit $8 million to him on a one-year contract.
Rangers: RHP Jake Brigham, 1B Brandon Snyder, C Geovany Soto
The Rangers traded Brigham to the Cubs for Soto in July and then took him back earlier this month as a result of his arm problems (the Cubs ended up getting RHP Barret Loux instead). It?s a pretty good guess that he?ll will be re-signed to a minor league deal. ? Soto, on the other hand, seems likely to depart after he failed to come to terms on a one-year deal. Even though he hit just .198/.270/.343 in 324 at-bats last season, he could well wind up as a starter. Expect the Yankees to give him a look.
Rays: OF Ben Francisco
Francisco?s OPS has dropped three years running (he came in at .670 in 2012), and he hasn?t hit lefties the last two seasons. He?s not worth a guaranteed roster spot at this point.
Red Sox: RHP Scott Atchison, LHP Rich Hill, OF Ryan Sweeney
No Alfredo Aceves, though that seemed to be a given when he wasn?t let go prior to the purge of non-arbitration eligible players last week. ? Atchison was Boston?s best pitcher last season, finishing with a 1.58 ERA in 51 1/3 innings. Hill was also quite effective, amassing a 1.83 ERA in 19 2/3 innings after returning from Tommy John surgery. One gathers that the Red Sox will attempt to re-sign both, but there?s certainly no reason for either to accept minor league contracts. ? Sweeney hit .260/.303/.373 in 62 games last season before going down with a self-inflicted hand injury.
Royals: OF Derrick Robinson
Luke Hochevar keeps his spot despite last season?s 5.73 ERA and a likely $4 million salary. ? Robinson reached Triple-A in his seventh season in the Royals minor league system, hitting .268/.344/.325 with 23 steals for Omaha. Even a future as a fifth outfielder seems unlikely at this point. He could be re-signed to a minor league deal.
Tigers: LHP Daniel Schlereth
A key component in the big Curtis Granderson-Max Scherzer-Edwin Jackson deal, Schlereth was supposed to develop into a big-time reliever after getting sent from Arizona to Detroit. However, his command has never come around and he missed most of last season with shoulder woes. The Tigers will try to keep him in the organization on a minor league contract.
Twins: RHP Lester Oliveros
Oliveros remains a promising reliever, but Tommy John surgery will sideline him for most or all of 2013. The Twins will want to re-sign him to a minor league deal.
White Sox: RHP Anthony Carter, 1B Dan Johnson
Carter was an intriguing relief prospect a couple of years ago, but he?s stumbled to 5.84 and 4.60 ERAs the last two seasons. Johnson would make for nice insurance for Paul Konerko and Adam Dunn, but he?s the kind of player the White Sox would much prefer to have on a minor league deal than occupying a 40-man roster spot.
Yankees: none
National League
Braves: RHP Jair Jurrjens, RHP Peter Moylan
After two lost seasons due to back and shoulder seasons, Moylan wasn?t going to get much of a guarantee from the Braves. However, he?s healthy now and he should draw quite a bit of interest. ? That Jurrjens went 13-6 with a 2.96 ERA in 2011 has already been forgotten after a 2012 season in which he showed diminished stuff and got knocked around in 10 starts. No one was interested in acquiring him and paying him $6 million through the arbitration process, but now that he?s free, several teams will come calling.?
Brewers: LHP Manny Parra
Parra was nearly non-tendered last winter, but the team opted to give him one more chance. A full-time reliever for the first time, he had a 5.06 ERA in 62 appearances, though it did come with 61 strikeouts and just three homers allowed in 58 2/3 innings. He still has plus stuff, and several teams will think they can get better results from him.
Cardinals: none
Cubs: RHP Zach Putnam, RHP Jaye Chapman, 3B Ian Stewart
Stewart was known to be long gone after hitting .201/.292/.335 in 55 games and then missing the rest of the season with a wrist injury. In such a thin third base market, he could get a chance to compete for a starting job elsewhere in the spring. The two righties will likely be offered minor league contracts to stick around.
Diamondbacks: C Wil Nieves
The Diamondbacks won?t splurge on a backup catcher, but it won?t be hard to find an upgrade over Nieves, even if was a nice surprise in limited action last season (.301/.330/.410 in 83 AB).
Dodgers: none
Giants: RHP Brian Wilson
Even though he missed all but the first 10 days of the season following Tommy John surgery, Wilson wasn?t interested in taking a significant paycut. He?ll draw plenty of interest in free agency, so his Giants career is almost surely over. Between Jeremy Affeldt, Javier Lopez, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla, the Giants will be spending plenty on their bullpen regardless.?
Marlins: none
Mets: RHP Manny Acosta, RHP Mike Pelfrey, OF Andres Torres
Pelfrey?s non-tender was a given after he underwent Tommy John surgery. The Mets will likely attempt to re-sign him for about half of the $5.6875 million he made last season. ? Acosta shook off a horrible start to post a 1.78 ERA in the second half of the season. He would have earned $1.5 million or less in arbitration, so it?s disappointing the Mets didn?t bring him back. ? Torres will be looked at as a fourth or fifth outfielder after hitting .230/.327/.337 in his lone year with the Mets.
Nationals: C Jesus Flores, LHP Tom Gorzelanny, LHP John Lannan
It seems like the Nationals are just throwing away a fair amount of talent here, but it must be that no one offered anything in trade. Lannan was likely due about $6 million in arbitration, Gorzelanny $3.5 million and Flores $1.2 million. Lannan is a lock to wind up in some team?s rotation next year after the Nationals allowed him to waste away in Triple-A for much of 2012. Gorzelanny had a nice 2.88 ERA in 72 innings out of the pen last season. Flores was a disappointment after initially stepping in for the injured Wilson Ramos, hitting .213/.248/.329 in 277 at-bats. Still, someone will want him as a backup.
Padres: LHP Juan Oramas
Oramas, who went 3-4 with a 6.37 ERA in eight Double-A starts last season, will miss at least the first couple of months of 2013 after Tommy John surgery. The Padres will likely re-sign him to a minor league contract.
Phillies: OF Nate Schierholtz
With his fine defense in right field, Schierholtz makes for a quality fourth outfielder. The only problem there is that he has yet to resign himself to a career as a bench player, and he?s made it clear he much prefers to start. He hit .257/.321/.407 in 241 at-bats for the Giants and Phillies last season.
Pirates: RHP Jeff Karstens
I never imagined Karstens would stick when he originally came up with the Yankees, but he?s added some velocity through the years and he posted ERAs of 3.38 in 162 1/3 innings in 2011 and 3.97 in 90 2/3 innings last season. He?s a fringe guy as a full-time starter, but as a swingman, he?d be very handy to have around.
Reds: INF-OF Kris Negron, OF Denis Phipps
Two expendable players. The 26-year-old Negron is very versatile, but he?s posted OPSs of .607 and .628 in two years in Triple-A. Phipps has a little pop and enough range to handle center on a part-time basis, but he just isn?t good enough in any one area to carve out a career.
Rockies: none
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