Note: 43 Players were Non-Tendered
Last night, 43 new players joined the free-agent market after being non-tendered by their former team, including:
RHP Mark Prior, 3B Dallas McPherson, RHP Kiko Calero, RHP Josh Towers, RHP Akinori Otsuka, OF Emil Brown, RHP Chad Durbin, SS Adam Everett, OF Kevin Mench, 2B Aaron Miles, LHP Mark Hendrickson, C Miguel Olivo, 3B Morgan Ensberg, OF Jason Lane and 1B Brad Eldred.
For a complete list, go to MLB.com.
…in several cases, like with prior, there is a good chance he ends up just re-signing with the old team, most likely with a minor-league contract…
In 236 career relief appearances, for Texas and San Diego, Otsuka has a 2.44 ERA having struck out 217 batters through 232 innings pitched.
He finished the year with an ERA under 3.00 during three of his four major-league seasons.
…during last year’s trade deadline, there had been a lot of buzz around baseball linking the Mets, Braves, Phillies, Tigers and Brewers to otsuka…
…otsuka would be an interesting addition to the Mets bullpen, since he is quirky, disciplined and keeps the ball down in the zone…however, his mysterious arm and elbow injury, which is said to be much better of late, is a bit alarming, which is clearly why he was non-tendered…
…he’s intriguing, as is prior, calero, hendrickson, and a few others, though i’m not on board with guaranteeing any money or roster spots to any of these guys, frankly…
