Out Of Options - 2008
Rob Neyer sums up what it means to be "out of options" in his classic Transactions Primer:
When you hear that a player is "out of options," that means he's been on the 40-man roster during three different seasons, beginning with his fourth as a pro, and to be sent down again he'll have to clear waivers.
Readers often ask me where to find a list of players who are out of options. If such a list is publicly available, I don't know where to find it. With your help, let's compile that list here. Please leave links in the comments if you can help fill in the gaps.
Updated 3-20-08 at 12:21pm CST.
Athletics - Dan Johnson, Andrew Brown, Santiago Casilla, Rob Bowen, Donnie Murphy
Angels - Nathan Haynes, Chris Bootcheck
Astros - Reggie Abercrombie, Humberto Quintero
Blue Jays -
Braves - Blaine Boyer, Chris Resop, Royce Ring, Scott Thorman, Brayan Pena, Tyler Yates
Brewers - Gabe Gross
Cardinals - Rick Ankiel, Skip Schumaker, Ryan Ludwick
Cubs - Ronny Cedeno, Geovany Soto, Angel Guzman
Diamondbacks - Dustin Nippert, Brandon Medders, Edgar Gonzalez
Dodgers - Hong-Chih Kuo, Delwyn Young
Giants - Rajai Davis, Fred Lewis, Erick Threets, Merkin Valdez
Indians - Andy Marte, Shin-Soo Choo, Franklin Gutierrez
Mariners - Mike Morse, Cha Seung Baek, Jake Woods, Charlton Jimerson
Marlins -
Mets - Ruben Gotay
Nationals - Joel Hanrahan
Orioles - Guillermo Quiroz, Luis Hernandez, Dennis Sarfate
Padres - Paul McAnulty
Phillies - Clay Condrey, Greg Dobbs, Chad Durbin, J.D. Durbin, John Ennis, Chris Snelling, So Taguchi, Jayson Werth
Pirates -
Rangers - Robinson Tejeda, John Rheinecker, Jason Botts, Nelson Cruz
Rays - Edwin Jackson, Jason Hammel, Carlos Pena, Jonny Gomes, Gary Glover, Scott Dohmann, Willy Aybar
Red Sox - David Aardsma, Kyle Snyder, Craig Breslow, Bryan Corey
Rockies - Jeff Baker, Jayson Nix, Clint Barmes
Twins - Brian Bass, Carmen Cali, Boof Bonser, Garrett Jones
White Sox - Nick Masset, Gavin Floyd
Yankees - Sean Henn, Wilson Betemit


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Posted by: DJ | February 25, 2008 at 04:44 PM
Canadian Adam Loewen on the O's is out of options.
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=mlb&id=3683
Posted by: Grant77 | March 08, 2008 at 03:35 AM
Milwaukee's Claudio Vargas is out of options as well.
Posted by: Lidocaine | March 19, 2008 at 02:37 PM
According to mlb.com, Buddy Carlyle is out of options.
http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080321&content_id=2449490&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
Posted by: kray1000 | March 21, 2008 at 05:26 PM