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15 Players Elect Free Agency

By Anthony Franco | October 13, 2022 at 7:33pm CDT

As the postseason rolls along, players hit minor league free agency daily. It’s customary each offseason for dozens of players to hit the open market, separate from the players who reach MLB free agency at the end of the World Series based on the expiration of their contracts while having six-plus years of MLB service time.

Any player who is not on his team’s 40-man roster at season’s end but has three-plus years of MLB service, multiple career outright assignments and/or seven-plus seasons in the minor leagues has the right to elect free agency. Everyone in today’s group falls under that umbrella. The majority will take minor league deals over the winter, although one or two could find a big league deal as a bench piece or middle-inning reliever.

MLBTR covered 34 players who qualified for minor league free agency last week. We’ll periodically provide updates as plenty more hit the open market, as reflected on the MiLB.com transactions log.

Pitchers

  • R.J. Alvarez (Mets)
  • Shaun Anderson (Blue Jays)
  • Anthony Castro (Orioles)
  • Alex Claudio (Mets)
  • Phillip Diehl (Mets)
  • Dusten Knight (Rays)
  • Brian Moran (Angels)
  • Cristofer Ogando (Rays)
  • Cam Vieaux (Pirates)
  • J.B. Wendelken (D-Backs)

Infielders

  • Mike Ford (Angels)
  • Deven Marrero (Mets)
  • Yolmer Sanchez (Mets)
  • Elliot Soto (Twins)

Outfielders

  • Luis Barrera (A’s)
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Arizona Diamondbacks Baltimore Orioles Los Angeles Angels Minnesota Twins New York Mets Oakland Athletics Pittsburgh Pirates Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays Transactions Alex Claudio Anthony Castro Brian Moran Cam Vieaux Cristofer Ogando Deven Marrero Dusten Knight Elliot Soto J.B. Wendelken Luis Barrera Mike Ford Phillip Diehl R.J. Alvarez Shaun Anderson Yolmer Sanchez

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  1. Jordan Young

    12 months ago

    Thanks Anthony and all the writers at MLBTR for providing these updates surrounding minor league free agency. I know minor league free agency isn’t as important as major league free agency but their are always more players hitting minor league free agency that it can be difficult to keep up with them all. They for sure do elect free agency daily.

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    • fre5hwind

      12 months ago

      Also if you care enough you can check mlb.com transactions section.

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      • Jordan Young

        12 months ago

        I check it daily. But if you want to be even better check the minor league transactions website

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        • fre5hwind

          12 months ago

          I do that to.

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  2. Ignorant Son-of-a-b

    12 months ago

    Any diamonds in the rough here? Or all 50 to 1 odds of becoming a viable major leaguer?

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    • AverageCommenter

      12 months ago

      Some of those pitchers are likely an adjustment or two from being a decent middle reliever. Vieaux and Knight stand out there. Position Players no

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      • fre5hwind

        12 months ago

        Vieaux is a dud but he could be good if given a chance.

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        • Mendoza Line 215

          12 months ago

          The Pirates brought Vieux up and he had a couple of good games and then a bad one and they outrighted him.It’s not like they had a lot of good left handed relievers here.

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        • fre5hwind

          12 months ago

          True true.

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      12 months ago

      I’m rooting for Mike Ford to be a Luke Voit-type.

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      • orange2001

        12 months ago

        I liked Ford in his limited time with the Angels. I wouldn’t mind seeing the Angels signing him again as minor league depth, especially with Jared Walsh potentially not being ready for opening day.

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    • A'sfaninUK

      12 months ago

      Wendelken basically a lock to go back to Oakland, where he was successful the first time to the tune of a 2.30 ERA over 74 IP between 2018-2020. No idea what’s happened to him since he left the A’s…

      Luis Barrera needs to add power but would be an interesting OF if he did.

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  3. Halo11Fan

    12 months ago

    It’s easier and convenient to get information here.

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  4. usafcop

    12 months ago

    Pass….I will wait on the next group to file….

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  5. rodcannon

    12 months ago

    Funny how five of the 15 minor league free agents are in the Mets system.

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    • EasternLeagueVeteran

      12 months ago

      And this besides the number of major league free agents the Mets will have this year. It was a veteran packed AAA club in Syracuse. It will be a lot of work to put a lot of pieces in place for Eppler this off-season.

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    • ralstar

      12 months ago

      It’s actually not that funny. The Mets took a lot of flyers in these types of players throughout the season since the cost was just a small amount of money. SAC has shown a willingness to make these moves for AAA depth where the Wilpons were loathe to spend even the smallest additional dollars. I would expect this trend to continue.

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