Off-season starts to kick again as Major League Baseball (MLB) non-tender deadline marks December 2 as the final date for the teams to sign contracts for the arbitration and pre-arbitration players for the 2021 season.
A non-tender player is often considered a player who was waived by a team to make him/her a free agent in the next season. In some cases, a team might consider prioritizing his contribution to the team if he is worth the market value.
Moreover, the non-tender player could also be unloaded from the team containing 40 players. Oftentimes, they are the players who have not completed games due to injury. In some cases, these are the players who underperformed during their on-going contract with the team.
MLB braces for the possibility of winning and losing players at the expense of sportsmanship and quality game as the competition limits talents, who can compete at an extreme level.
The evident increase in the number of non-tendered players from 2015-2019 proves that the league is more reliant on looking for the best only - and - overlooking those who want to improve.
The date for the decision among teams is fast approaching, and teams can only scout current players for the meantime or sign cheap-valued players worth the dime. Here are the non-tender nominees projected by the MLB arbitration salary modeler Matt Swartz using his third projection method.
Catchers
Yankee's Gary Sanchez leads the non-tender catchers with a $5.5 MM salary projection, followed by Indians' Austin Hedges with $3 MM and Omar Narvaez of Brewers with $2.9 MM. Rockies' Tony Wolters has $2 MM while Elias Diaz values the lowest salary projection at $850K. Curt Kasali of Reds contains a projected salary of $1.8 MM, while Pedro Severino of Orioles has $1.4 MM.
Basemen
Danny Santana is projected to be at $3.6 MM as a first baseman.
Hansel Alberto of Orioles has $2.6 MM, followed by Johan Camargo of Braves at $1.9 MM and Padres'Greg Garcia with $1.6 MM.
Kris Bryant of Cubs is a surprise candidate with the largest projected salary at $18.6 MM. Travis Shaw of Blue Jays has $4.5 MM.
Fielders
Eddie Rosario of Twins is projected to have a $9.6 MM value. Padres' Tommy Pham had $8 MM while Kyle Schwarber of Cubs lands with $7.9 MM.
Red's Brian Goodwin shares a $2.7 MM value. Delino DeShield of Indians has $2.1 MM. Cubs' Albert Almora places at $1.575 MM, and Guillermo Heredia of Mets is projected at $1.3 MM.
Nomar Mazara of White Sox is said to be valued at $5.7 MM. Indians' Tyler Naquin has $1.8 MM. Brewers' Ben Gamel sits at $1.7 MM while Jace Peterson is placed at $700K.
Shortstops
Orland Arcia of Brewers holds $2.8 MM while Niko Goodrum of Tigers sits at $1.6 MM. Daniel Robertson of Giants and Orioles' Pat Valaika shares the same projection at $1.1 MM. Pirates' Erik Gonzales has $1.2MM
Hitters
Jose Martinez of Cubs is placed at $2.1MM. Brewers'Daniel Vogelbach is worth $1.4 MM.
Other Candidates (Pitchers and Relievers)
Tyler Anderson, Giants ($3.7MM)
Yonny Chirinos, Rays ($1.6MM)
Chi Chi Gonzalez, Rockies ($1.2MM)
Jon Gray, Rockies ($5.9MM)
Robert Gsellman, Mets ($1.3MM)
Reynaldo Lopez, White Sox ($1.7MM)
Steven Matz, Mets ($5.1MM)
Carlos Rodon, White Sox ($4.5MM)
Jose Urena, Marlins ($3.9MM)
Vince Velasquez, Phillies ($4.0MM)
Justin Anderson, Angels ($700K)
Matt Andriese, Angels ($1.9MM)
Shawn Armstrong, Orioles ($800K)
Matt Barnes, Red Sox ($4.1MM)
Ryan Brasier, Red Sox ($1.0MM)
John Brebbia, Cardinals ($800K)
Austin Brice, Red Sox ($700K)
Luis Cessa, Yankees ($1.1MM)
Adam Cimber, Indians ($800K) - designated for assignment
A.J. Cole, Blue Jays ($800K)
Jairo Diaz, Rockies ($800K)
Seranthony Dominguez, Phillies ($900K)
Carlos Estevez, Rockies ($1.5MM)
Michael Feliz, Pirates ($1.1MM)
Trevor Gott, Giants ($700K)
Ben Heller, Yankees ($700K)
Jonathan Holder, Yankees ($900K)
Corey Knebel, Brewers ($5.125MM)
Luke Jackson, Braves ($1.9MM)
Joe Jimenez, Tigers ($1.0MM)
Keynan Middleton, Angels ($900K)
Colin Rea, Cubs ($1.0MM)
Hansel Robles, Angels ($3.9MM)
Nick Tropeano, Mets ($700K)
Dan Winkler, Cubs ($900K)
Scott Alexander, Dodgers ($1.0MM)
Alex Claudio, Brewers ($2.0MM)
Grant Dayton, Braves ($800K)
Wandy Peralta, Giants ($1.0MM)
Kyle Ryan, Cubs ($1.2MM)
Chasen Shreve ($800K)
What could happen next after these projections? Let's find out in the coming days whether the free agency will turn into a dream shuffle - or disaster.
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