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Email a copy of 'Explaining Non-Tenders' to a friend
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CyYoungSuppan
I am a fan of these types of posts. It is nice to explain all the complicated aspects of the game for fans who may wonder what it all means.
Ben Nicholson-Smith
Glad they help!
iains
Non-Tenders = Tough Nuggies
$7562574
first to be non-tendered. jeff mathis!!!
johnsilver
Thanks for the post Ben.
As for those top 3 you mentioned who played a important part in playoff chases.. I see Martin and Aces as really contributing beyond this year, but all 3 were super. Aces was the glue in Boston’s BP this year and just where exactly would the NYY have been behind the plate without martin?
Red Sox fans had better be thinking of Scott Atchisson as the alternate swing guy, even though I personally like him as the reliever who would have gotten the bulk of the work had Aces not been injury free. he probably was the most valuable guy in the entire pen, Papelbon included with his ability to go 1-5 innings (counting his starts) and some may have overlooked him.
mmwatkin
It would be a shame if the Tigers non-tender Delmon Young and he were to end up on a rival team.
Oh wait…
marcfrombrooklyn
Aren’t some of the players who are non-tendered not yet arbitration eligible? For example, Chris Carter was on the non-tender list last year and, with less than a year in the majors, he was not arbitration eligible. The Mets were preparing their 40-man roster for the Rule 5 Draft and just weren’t interested in keeping him in the minors by outrighting him to AAA. Teams non-tender guys without tenure for arbitration to clear spots on the 40-man roster for free agents and guys they want to protect in the Rule 5 Draft. Someone else raised this in the comments to the original version of this article a year ago: mlbtraderumors.com/2010/09/explaining-non-tenders.…. Otherwise, this is a good article and the kind of added resource that makes this such a valuable site.
holahovito87
Instead of non-tendering a player, is it possible for their salary to be reduced in arbitration?? Is there a rule against it or is this just one of those things that never happens because it’s not something I’ve ever seen happen.