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
