As the offseason nears, a number of players elect minor league free agency each week. These players are separate from six-year MLB free agents, who’ll reach the open market five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Eligible minor leaguers can begin electing free agency as soon as the regular season wraps up. These players were all outrighted off a team’s 40-man roster during the year and have the requisite service time and/or multiple career outrights necessary to reach free agency since they weren’t added back to teams’ rosters.
Electing free agency is the anticipated outcome for these players. There’ll surely be more to test the market in the coming weeks. We’ll offer periodic updates at MLBTR. These transactions are all reflected on the MiLB.com log.
Outfielders
- Nick Gordon (Marlins)
- Rafael Ortega (White Sox)
Pitchers
- Andrew Bellatti (Phillies)
- Jonathan Bermúdez (Marlins)
- Taylor Clarke (Brewers)
- Dylan Covey (Phillies)
- J.P. Feyereisen (Dodgers)
- Brett Kennedy (Reds)
- Nick Nelson (Phillies)
- Wander Suero (Astros)
Let the bidding wars begin!
Um, that motley crew of ten is more a flea market than a bidding war.
I saw Covey on Craigslist.
That was Grindr.
Covey, at 7-32 lifetime, has Red Sox written all over him. They can fix his problems.
Flea market is generous, that’s some crap you would find in a storage unit on Storage Wars
Feyereisen is the only one that interests me. Had an unreal 2022 before missing all of 2023. He’s not great in 2024 with the small sample size, but he’s worth a try.
The immortal Brett Kennedy decided to be a free agent? Good luck, young man.
All of these guys should be practicing for their next gig, “Exact change only please.” Ahahaha!
Covey really fell off the cliff. I remember him being with the ChiSox. Looks like a lot of these guys are getting up there in age and past their prime years.
Best of luck finding your next job.
Covey was surprisingly usable for us last year, but injury got in the way this year. He was great at AAA though – could see him landing a split contact.
Jeff Lindgren of the Marlins also elected free agency according to the transactions page
I’m curious to see what kind of market develops for Suero.
I’m sure it will be intense.
I know that’s sarcasm, but he had a 2.66 ERA in a hitter friendly league and 37 saves. Like I said, I’m curious.
This is where someone says player x is a great buy low candidate their team can flip at the deadline. It’s also where your totally wrong comment lives forever.
5 of them have played their last MLB game. 2 know it.
Yes, but which 5?
All of them.
I wouldn’t see why anyone would want covey, -2.6 career WAR in 100 games
his so/9 is too low for his era, he is bound for negative regression
He’s due.
Love to add Gordon and Clarke as depth
Ortega will always have that nice September with the Cubs a few years ago to tell his grandkids about. He and Frank Schwindel were at their peaks
I think Lou Brown may give a couple of these a call this offseason. “There’s a couple potential all stars”
How many become 3ERA guys starting for the brewers?
You can say the same thing to the Rays before 2024.
I would like to see Feyersian, and Clarke come back to the Brewers.
Nick Gordon would play on the moon except it doesn’t exist