The Free Agent pool of players got a bit bigger at midnight on Friday when players who were not tendered contract offers from their teams became free agents. I've broken the list down by position and as you can see, there are a few surprises here including former Dodgers closer Takashi Saito (2.49 ERA and 18 saves) and Nationals starter Tim Redding (10 wins).
Pitchers
Starters:
- Wil Ledezma - LHP - Arizona Diamondbacks
- Chuck James - LHP - Atlanta Braves
- Daniel Cabrera - RHP - Baltimore Orioles
- John Bale - LHP - Kansas City Royals
- Chris Capuano - LHP - Milwaukee Brewers
- Scott Mathieson - RHP - Philadelphia Phillies
- Doug Mathis - RHP - Texas Rangers
- Tim Redding - RHP - Washington Nationals
Relievers:
- Lance Cormier - RHP - Baltimore Orioles
- Joe Nelson - RHP - Florida Marlins
- Jairo Cuevas - RHP- Kansas City Royals
- Mario Alvarez - RHP - Los Angeles Dodgers
- Yhency Brazoban - RHP - Los Angeles Dodgers
- Scott Proctor - RHP - Los Angeles Dodgers
- Takashi Saito - RHP - Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chris Britton - RHP - New York Yankees
- Denny Bautista - RHP - Pitsburgh Pirates
- Clay Hensley - RHP - San Diego Padres
- Charlie Haeger - RHP - San Diego Padres
- Randy Flores - LHP - St. Louis Cardinals
- Tyler Johnson - LHP - St. Louis Cardinals
Catchers
- Robby Hammock - Arizona Diamondbacks
- Kevin Cash - Boston Red Sox
- Jamie Burke - Seattle Mariners
First basemen
- None - kind of odd but hey, it's the truth.
Second basemen
- Chris Burke - Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jonathan Herrera - Colorado Rockies
- Aaron Miles - St. Louis Cardinals
Shortstops
- Angel Berroa - Los Angeles Dodgers
Third basemen
- Ty Wigginton - Houston Astros
- Jason Smith - Kansas City Royals
Outfielders
- Jeff Salazar - Arizona Diamondbacks
- Willy Taveras - Colorado Rockies
- Reggie Abercrombie - Houston Astros
- Joey Gathright - Kansas City Royals
- Justin Christian - New York Yankees
- Jonny Gomes - Tampa Bay Rays
{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }
I’m not sure I agree with the Red Sox not tendering a contract to Kevin Cash. Could he be a day to day catcher for them? I don’t know. But I think the potential is there.
Julia, I think the BoSox think they’ve got enough younger catchers that they can have a backup for cheaper than Cash. They obviously don’t think he’s good enough to be their starting catcher since they reportedly offered Varitek a 2 year deal and were interested in a couple of the Texas Rangers’ catchers. If that’s the case, then the move makes sense to me. I’ve not seen enough of Cash to agree or disagree with you that he’s got the potential.