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Non-tendered players hit free-agent market
- Updated: December 2, 2016
The MLB non-tender deadline is Friday at 8 p.m. ET, and before it hits, 30 Major League teams will have to decide whether to extend contract offers to their arbitration-eligible players (as well as players who are not yet arbitration-eligible but are on the 40-man roster) for the 2017 season.
Players on the 40-man roster with fewer than six years of Major League service time must be tendered contracts each offseason by the non-tender deadline. A player who is non-tendered becomes a free agent and can then sign with any other team.
A tendered player can negotiate the details of a contract with his club. If the two sides are unable to agree on a deal and the player is eligible for arbitration, a hearing will determine the player’s 2017 salary.
As this year’s deadline approached, MLB.com is tracking the notable players who are non-tendered by their 2016 clubs.
Ben Revere, Nationals Revere, who had a down season in his first year in Washington, was the Nationals’ lone player to be non-tendered, hitting just .217 with 14 stolen …
