About a month from now, a new class of non-tenders will hit the free agent market. We've been breaking down the cases for and against tendering players contracts, but let's take a look at the players who were non-tendered from 2007-09.
This list doesn't have tons of predictive value, since some teams (like the one atop the list) now have new GMs and others have simply had bigger arbitration classes than others. That said, the results are still interesting:
- Mets (8) – Cory Sullivan, Tim Redding, Jeremy Reed, Lance Broadway, Johnny Estrada, Ben Johnson, Juan Padilla
- Yankees (7) – Chien-Ming Wang, Chris Britton, Justin Christian, T.J. Beam, Darrell Rasner, Bronson Sardinha, Matt DeSalvo
- Padres (7) – Mark Worrell, Jackson Quezada, Clay Hensley, Charlie Haeger, Jack Cassel, Morgan Ensberg, Jason Lane
- Royals (6) – John Buck, Josh Anderson, John Bale, Joey Gathright, Jason Smith, Emil Brown
- Brewers (6) – Mark DiFelice, Mike Rivera, Seth McClung, Chris Capuano, Kevin Mench, Matt Wise
- Diamondbacks (5) – Josh Whitesell, Chris Burke, Robby Hammock, Wil Ledezma, Jeff Salazar
- Orioles (5) – Brian Bass, Daniel Cabrera, Lance Cormier, Cory Doyne, Roberto Novoa
- Rockies (5) – Garrett Atkins, Willy Taveras, Jonathan Herrera, Sean Barker, Darren Clarke
- Pirates (5) – Matt Capps, Phil Dumatrait, Denny Bautista, Brad Eldred, Brian Rogers
- Nationals (5) – Mike MacDougal, Scott Olsen, Tim Redding, Mike O’Connor, Nook Logan
- Braves (4) – Kelly Johnson, Ryan Church, Chuck James, Willie Harris
- Dodgers (4) – Angel Berroa, Yhency Brazoban, Scott Proctor, Mark Hendrickson
- Cardinals (4) – Randy Flores, Tyler Johnson, Aaron Miles (twice)
- Red Sox (3) – Brian Anderson, Kevin Cash, Brendan Donnelly
- White Sox (3) – D.J. Carrasco, Andy Gonzalez, Heath Phillips
- Reds (3) – Jonny Gomes, Brad Salmon, Jerry Gil
- Indians (3) – Adam Miller, Anthony Reyes, Jose Veras
- Marlins (3) – Alfredo Amezaga, Joe Nelson, Miguel Olivo
- Astros (3) – Ty Wigginton, Reggie Abercrombie, Adam Everett
- Angels (3) - Dustin Moseley, Jose Arredondo, Dallas McPherson
- A’s (3) – Jack Cust, Kiko Calero, Jose Garcia
- Mariners (3) - Ryan Langerhans, Jamie Burke, John Parrish
- Rays (3) – Shawn Riggans, Gabe Gross, Jonny Gomes
- Rangers (3) – Doug Mathis, Nick Gorneault, Akinori Otsuka
- Cubs (2) – Neal Cotts, Mark Prior
- Phillies (2) – Clay Condrey, Scott Mathieson
- Giants (2) – Ryan Garko, Scott Munter
- Blue Jays (2) – Raul Chavez, Josh Towers
- Tigers (1) – Chad Durbin
- Twins (1) – Jason Tyner
