Major League Baseball declared the following 549 players minor league free agents on Nov. 3, five days after the conclusion of the World Series. All players' minor league contracts expired after the 2012 season and they failed to reach an agreement with their current organizations for 2013.
Nov. 22 update: The Minor League Free Agent Tracker returns for its second season. This time readers can view positions played, Prospect Handbook appearances and Best Tools nods via dropdowns.
Arizona Diamondbacks
RHP: Jonathan Albaladejo (AAA), Daniel Cabrera (AAA), Mike DeMark (AAA), Jensen Lewis (AAA), Yonata Ortega (AA), Brett Tomko (AAA)
C: Ryan Budde (AAA)
1B: Ryan Strieby (AAA)
3B: Josh Bell (AAA), Matt Mangini (AA)
SS: Wladimir Sutil (AAA)
OF: Irfran Becerra (R), Tyler Graham (AAA)
Atlanta Braves
RHP: Buddy Carlyle (AAA), Erik Cordier (AAA)
LHP: Dusty Hughes (AAA), Brent Leach (AA)
C: J.C. Boscan (AAA), Shawn McGill (AAA), Jose Yepez (AAA)
1B: Ian Gac (AA)
2B: Rusty Ryal (AAA), Bobby Stevens (AA)
3B: Ruben Gotay (AAA), Terry Tiffee (AAA)
SS: Jason Christian (AA), Josh Wilson (AAA)
OF: Luis Durango (AAA), Stefan Gartrell (AAA), Josh Kroeger (AAA), Felix Pie (AAA), Tim Smith (AA)
Baltimore Orioles
RHP: Eric Beaulac (HiA), Matt Bischoff (HiA), Greg Burke (AAA), Brandon Erbe (HiA), Robert Hinton (AA), Oscar Melendez (HiA), Kyler Newby (AA), Joel Pineiro (AAA), Oscar Villarreal (AAA), Bobby Wilkins (LoA)
LHP: Zach Phillips (AAA), Rich Rundles (AAA), Pedro Viola (AAA)
C: Chase Weems (SS)
1B: Rhyne Hughes (AA), Billy Rowell (SS)
2B: Travis Adair (HiA), Ryan Adams (AAA)
SS: Blake Davis (AAA), Steve Tolleson (AAA)
OF: Josh Barfield (AA), Scott Beerer (AAA), Lew Ford (AAA), Jamie Hoffmann (AAA), Antoan Richardson (AA)
Boston Red Sox
RHP: Billy Buckner (AAA), Yeiper Castillo (HiA), Caleb Clay (AA), Nelson Figueroa (AAA), Will Inman (AAA), Mike MacDonald (AA), Michael Olmsted (AA), Tony Pena Jr. (AAA), Jason Urquidez (AA), Leonel Vasquez (R)
C: Mike Rivera (AAA)
1B: Reynaldo Rodriguez (AAA)
3B: Andy LaRoche (AAA), Marquez Smith (AA)
Chicago Cubs
RHP: Jairo Asencio (AAA), Justin Berg (LoA), Rodrigo Lopez (AAA), Seth McClung (AAA), Blake Parker (AAA), Miguel Socolovich (AAA), Alvaro Sosa (HiA)
LHP: Horacio Ramirez (AAA), Ryan Rowland-Smith (AAA)
C: Juan Apodaca (AAA), Brian Esposito (AAA), Nathan Maldonado (AA)
2B: Adrian Cardenas (AAA), David Macias (LoA)
3B: Diory Hernandez (AAA), Nate Samson (AAA)
SS: Alfredo Amezaga (AAA), Vladimir Frias (HiA), Matt Tolbert (AAA)
OF: Jim Adduci (AAA), Jeff Frazier (AAA)
Chicago White Sox
RHP: Shane Lindsay (AAA), Henry Mabee (AA), Matt Zaleski (AAA)
C: Damaso Espino (AAA)
SS: Tommy Manzella (AAA), Ray Olmedo (AAA), Greg Paiml (AA)
OF: Greg Golson (AAA), Cyle Hankerd (HiA), Conor Jackson (AAA), Jose Martinez (AA)
Cincinnati Reds
RHP: Andrew Brackman (HiA), Carlos Fisher (AAA), Sean Gallagher (AAA), Mike Griffin (AA), Tim Gustafson (AAA), Wirfin Obispo (AA), Chad Reineke (AAA), Jordan Smith (AAA), Kanekoa Texeira (AAA)
LHP: Wilkin de la Rosa (AA), Will Ohman (AAA), Travis Webb (AAA)
C: Corky Miller (AAA), Brian Peacock (AAA)
2B: Chris Valaika (AAA)
3B: Mike Costanzo (AAA), Niko Vasquez (LoA)
SS: Miguel Rojas (AAA)
OF: Willie Harris (AAA), P.J. Phillips (AAA)
Cleveland Indians
RHP: Jose Flores (AA), Loek Van Mil (AAA)
C: Michel Hernandez (AA), Matt Pagnozzi (AAA)
2B: Carlos Rojas (AA)
3B: Jared Goedert (AAA), Tony Mansolino (SS), Ryan Rohlinger (AA)
SS: Gregorio Petit (AAA)
OF: Aaron Cunningham (AAA), Chad Huffman (AAA), Nick Weglarz (AA)
Colorado Rockies
RHP: Jason Bergmann (AAA), Austin Bibens-Dirkx (AAA), Ricky Brooks (AAA), Kennil Gomez (HiA), Brandon Hynick (AA), Eric Junge (AAA), Michael Marbry (AA), Jeff Marquez (AAA), Carlos Martinez (SS), Tim Sexton (AA), Zach Simons (AA), Rafael Suarez (LoA), Carlos Torres (AAA), Jared Wells (AAA)
LHP: Dan Merklinger (AAA), Royce Ring (AAA), Joe Torres (AA), Jonathan Vargas (LoA)
C: Wilkin Castillo (AAA), Omir Santos (AAA)
1B: Chad Tracy (AAA)
3B: Brendan Harris (AAA), Helder Velazquez (HiA), Brandon Wood (AAA)
OF: Hernan Iribarren (AAA), Chris Pettit (AA), Brandon Roberts (AAA), Tim Torres (AA)
Detroit Tigers
RHP: James Avery (AA), Collin Balester (AAA), Chris Bootcheck (AAA), Brooks Brown (AAA), Jose Medina (R), Zach Miner (AAA), Julio Sanchez (R), Luis Sanz (HiA), Zack Segovia (AA)
LHP: Kelvin de la Cruz (AA), Jesus Guzman (R)
C: Brad Davis (AAA), Jeff Kunkel (HiA)
1B: Danny Dorn (AAA), John Lindsey (AAA)
3B: Audy Ciriaco (AAA)
SS: Albertin Chavez (R), Niuman Romero (AA)
OF: Jerad Head (AAA)
Houston Astros
RHP: Erick Abreu (AA), Jorge De Leon (AAA), Enerio Del Rosario (AAA), Dayan Diaz (LoA), Adalberto Flores (AAA), Edgar Gonzalez (AAA), Garrett Mock (AAA), Sergio Perez (AAA), Aneury Rodriguez (AAA), Brian Sanches (AAA), Jose Trinidad (HiA), Jose Valdez (AAA), Henry Villar (AA)
LHP: Fernando Abad (AAA), Sergio Escalona (AAA)
C: Jair Fernandez (AA), Landon Powell (AAA)
1B: Mike Hessman (AAA)
OF: Brian Bogusevic (AAA), Drew Locke (AA), Brad Snyder (AAA)
Kansas City Royals
LHP: Doug Davis (HiA), Thomas Melgarejo (HiA), Edgar Osuna (AA)
C: Cody Clark (AAA), Manny Pina (AAA)
2B: Kurt Mertins (AAA), Johan Santa (R), Lewis Urena (R)
3B: Kevin Kouzmanoff (AA), Mario Lisson (AA)
OF: Aaron Guiel (HiA)
Los Angeles Angels
RHP: Adam Russell (AAA), Sean White (AAA)
LHP: Manuel Flores (HiA), Matt Meyer (AAA), Greg Smith (AAA)
C: Alberto Rosario (AA), Carson Vitale (LoA)
1B: Paul McAnulty (AA)
2B: Renny Osuna (AA)
3B: Jimmy Swift (AAA)
SS: Ryan Barba (HiA), Ed Lucas (AAA), Darwin Perez (AA)
OF: Cory Aldridge (AAA), Angel Castillo (AA), Trevor Crowe (AAA), Doug Deeds (AAA), Jeremy Moore (AAA)
Los Angeles Dodgers
RHP: Lorenzo Barcelo (AAA), Danny Carela (LoA), Tim Corcoran (AAA), Amalio Diaz (LoA), Francisco Felix (AAA), Angel Guzman (AAA), Fernando Nieve (AAA), Sean O'Connell (R), Mike Parisi (AAA), Eammon Portice (HiA), Wes Roemer (AA), Will Savage (AAA), Ramon Troncoso (AAA)
LHP: Derrick Loop (AAA), Scott Rice (AAA), Erick Threets (AAA)
2B: Luis Nunez (AA), Gabe Suarez (HiA)
3B: Josh Fields (AAA), C.J. Retherford (AA)
OF: Tyler Henson (AA), Brahiam Maldonado (AA), Roman Pena (LoA)
Miami Marlins
RHP: Rob Delaney (AAA), Gary Glover (AAA), Jon Link (AAA), Corey Madden (AA), J.D. Martin (AAA), Omar Poveda (AAA), Robert Ray (AAA), Josh Schmidt (AAA)
LHP: Jose Alvarez (AA), Ramon Benjamin (AA), Bobby Bramhall (AA), Graham Taylor (AA), Sean West (AAA)
C: Cole Armstrong (AAA), Luke Montz (AAA), Clint Sammons (AAA)
1B: Mike Cervenak (AAA), Curt Smith (AA)
2B: Jeff Dominguez (AAA), German Duran (AA), Chase Lambin (AAA)
3B: Shawn Bowman (AAA)
SS: Chris Gutierrez (AA)
OF: Chris Aguila (AAA), Jose Duarte (AA), Ryan Patterson (AA)
Milwaukee Brewers
RHP: Evan Anundsen (AA), Brian Baker (AAA), Josh Butler (AA), Mike McClendon (AAA), Amaury Rivas (AAA), Claudio Vargas (AAA)
LHP: Mitch Stetter (AAA), Philippe Valiquette (AA)
C: Humberto Quintero (AAA)
1B: Erick Almonte (AAA)
3B: Andy Gonzalez (AAA), Juan Sanchez (HiA)
SS: Domnit Bolivar (AA), Hainley Statia (AA)
OF: Jordan Brown (AAA), Corey Patterson (AAA)
Minnesota Twins
RHP: David Bromberg (AA), Jeff Gray (AAA), Jeff Manship (AAA), Kyle Waldrop (AAA), Brendan Wise (AAA)
LHP: Luke French (AA), Matt Maloney (AAA)
C: Rene Rivera (AAA), J.R. Towles (AAA)
2B: Shawn Roof (AA)
3B: Ray Chang (AAA), Anderson Hidalgo (HiA), Michael Hollimon (AAA)
SS: James Beresford (AA), Estarlin de los Santos (AA)
OF: Junior Boni (R), Clete Thomas (AAA), Rene Tosoni (AA)
New York Mets
RHP: Fernando Cabrera (AAA), Drew Carpenter (AAA), Edgar Ramirez (AA), Jeff Stevens (AAA)
LHP: C.J. Nitkowski (AAA)
C: Jean Luc Blaquiere (AAA), Lucas May (AAA), Mike Nickeas (AAA), Juan Torres (LoA)
2B: Brad Emaus (AAA)
3B: Matt Tuiasosopo (AAA)
SS: Sean Kazmar (AA), Oswaldo Navarro (AAA), Luis Nieves (HiA), Josh Rodriguez (AAA)
OF: Rafael Fernandez (HiA), Adam Loewen (AAA), Dustin Martin (AA), Valentino Pascucci (AAA), Raul Reyes (AA), Corey Wimberly (AAA)
New York Yankees
RHP: Jason Bulger (AAA), Kelvin Castro (R), Manny Delcarmen (AAA), Grant Duff (AA), John Maine (AAA), Ronny Marte (HiA), Jon Meloan (AAA), Tim Norton (AAA), Ramon Ortiz (AAA), Kevin Whelan (AAA)
LHP: Lee Hyde (AA), Mike O'Connor (AAA), Josh Romanski (AA)
C: Jose Gil (AAA), Gustavo Molina (AAA), Craig Tatum (AAA)
3B: Kevin Russo (AAA)
SS: Doug Bernier (AAA), Walter Ibarra (AA), Ramiro Pena (AAA)
OF: Edwin Beard (SS), Cole Garner (AAA)
Oakland Athletics
RHP: Jose Guzman (AA), Matt McSwain (AA), Jonathan Ortiz (AA), Justin Souza (AAA), Rich Thompson (AAA), Merkin Valdez (AAA)
LHP: Fabio Castro (AA), Beau Jones (AA)
C: Jason Jaramillo (AAA), Blake Lalli (AAA)
1B: Kila Ka'aihue (AAA), Matt Rizzotti (AA)
2B: Wes Timmons (AAA)
3B: Leonardo Gil (AA)
Philadelphia Phillies
RHP: Scott Elarton (AAA), Jesus Morales (R), Drew Naylor (HiA), Matt Wright (AAA)
LHP: Tom Cochran (AAA), Pat Misch (AAA), David Purcey (AAA)
C: Jake Fox (AA), John Suomi (AAA)
2B: Harold Garcia (AA), Tug Hulett (AA), Jake Opitz (AAA)
SS: Miguel Abreu (AAA)
OF: Kyle Hoppy (SS), Kyle Hudson (AAA), D'Arby Myers (AA), Mike Spidale (AAA), Brandon Tripp (AA)
Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP: Mike Crotta (AAA), Jose Diaz (AAA), Kris Harvey (AA), Logan Kensing (AAA), Daniel McCutchen (AAA), Doug Salinas (HiA), Tim Wood (AAA)
LHP: Jo-Jo Reyes (AAA)
C: Jose Morales (AAA), Miguel Perez (AAA)
1B: Jeff Clement (AAA), Nick Evans (AAA), Jeff Larish (AAA), Christian Marrero (AAA), Gerlis Rodriguez (LoA)
3B: Vince Harrison (LoA), Hector Luna (AAA), Dallas McPherson (AAA)
OF: Brandon Boggs (AAA)
St. Louis Cardinals
C: Bryan Anderson (AAA), Luis de la Cruz (HiA), Roberto Espinoza (AAA)
2B: Lance Zawadzki (AAA)
3B: Jose Garcia (AAA), Kleininger Teran (AA)
OF: Cedric Hunter (AAA), Ray Kruml (AA), Lou Montanez (AAA), Jamie Romak (AA), Rainel Rosario (HiA), Eugenio Velez (AAA), Matt Young (AAA)
San Diego Padres
RHP: Bear Bay (AAA), Yefri Carvajal (HiA), Josh Geer (AA), Alexis Lara (AA), Anthony Reyes (AAA), Daniel Stange (AA), Neil Wagner (AAA)
LHP: Matt LaChappa (HiA)
C: Eddy Rodriguez (AAA)
2B: Anthony Contreras (AAA)
3B: Jesus Merchan (AAA)
OF: Carlos Sosa (AA)
San Francisco Giants
RHP: Hector Correa (AAA), Andrew Kown (R), Shane Loux (AAA), Rafael Martinez (LoA), Scott Munter (AAA), Craig Whitaker (AAA)
LHP: Brian Burres (AAA), Wilmin Rodriguez (AAA), Clayton Tanner (AAA), Matt Yourkin (AAA)
C: Tyler LaTorre (AAA)
1B: Wes Hodges (AA), Todd Linden (AAA)
3B: Jose Flores (LoA)
OF: Justin Christian (AAA)
Seattle Mariners
RHP: Moises Hernandez (AA), David Pauley (AAA), Brian Sweeney (AAA)
LHP: Steve Garrison (AA), Jose Jimenez (AA)
C: Jesus Sucre (AA)
1B: Luis Jimenez (AAA)
2B: Carlos Ramirez (HiA), Luis Rodriguez (AAA)
3B: Leury Bonilla (AA)
OF: Johermyn Chavez (AA), Chih-Hsien Chiang (AA), Darren Ford (AAA), Kuo Hui Lo (AA)
Tampa Bay Rays
RHP: Chris Andujar (HiA), Bryan Augenstein (AAA), Jay Buente (HiA), Matt Buschmann (AA), Lance Pendleton (AAA), Ryan Reid (AAA), Matt Torra (AAA)
C: Craig Albernaz (AA), Nevin Ashley (AAA)
1B: Ryan Garko (AA), Henry Wrigley (AAA)
2B: Will Rhymes (AAA)
3B: Omar Luna (AA)
OF: Brad Coon (AA), Jesus Feliciano (AAA), Isaias Velasquez (AA)
Texas Rangers
RHP: Fabio Castillo (AAA), Willie Eyre (AAA), Derek Hankins (AAA), Aaron Heilman (AAA), Greg Reynolds (AAA), Johan Yan (AAA)
LHP: Zach Jackson (AAA), Ben Snyder (AAA)
C: Dusty Brown (AAA), Robinzon Diaz (AAA)
1B: Brad Nelson (AAA)
2B: Yangervis Solarte (AAA)
3B: Matt Kata (AAA)
OF: Val Majewski (AA), Ryan Spilborghs (AAA)
Toronto Blue Jays
RHP: Scott Copeland (HiA), Michael Dubee (AA), Evan Englebrook (HiA), Wes Etheridge (AA), Cody Evans (HiA), Jerry Gil (AAA), Chris Jakubauskas (AAA), Stephen Marek (AA), Sean O'Sullivan (AAA), Yohan Pino (AA), Chorye Spoone (AA), Ronald Uviedo (AA)
LHP: Willie Collazo (HiA), Frank Gailey (HiA), Bill Murphy (AAA), Nate Robertson (AAA)
C: Joe Bowen (HiA), Ryan Eigsti (AAA), Tuffy Gosewisch (AAA), Luis Hurtado (AAA), Brian Jeroloman (AA), Paul Phillips (AAA)
2B: Jonathan Diaz (AAA), Luke Hughes (AAA)
3B: Kevin Howard (AAA)
SS: Brian Bocock (AAA)
OF: Jack Cust (AAA), Francisco Leandro (HiA), Ricardo Nanita (AAA), Danny Perales (AAA), Kipp Schutz (LoA)
Washington Nationals
RHP: Erik Arnesen (AAA), Mitch Atkins (AAA), Jimmy Barthmaier (AA), Adam Carr (HiA), Wilson Eusebio (LoA), Jeff Fulchino (AAA), Waldis Joaquin (AAA), Mike MacDougal (AAA), Kevin Pucetas (AA), Zech Zinicola (AA)
LHP: Michael Ballard (AA), Atahualpa Severino (AAA), Cory VanAllen (AA)
C: James Skelton (AAA)
1B: Tim Pahuta (AA), Mark Teahen (AAA)
2B: Jarrett Hoffpauir (AAA), Manny Mayorson (AAA), Jim Negrych (AAA)
SS: Seth Bynum (AA), Brent Greer (HiA)
OF: Jason Michaels (AAA), Angelberth Montilla (LoA), Jesus Valdez (AAA)
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Is that Chad Tracy listed on the Rockies the same Chad Tracy who signed a 1-year extension with the Nats?
Posted by NatsLady | November 6, 2012 at 1:14 pm | Shortcut@NatsLady
No, this Chad Tracy is the son of former Rockies manager Jim Tracy. He was a Rangers third-rounder in ’06, whom Texas exchanged for Greg Reynolds last January. Father and son were united in the Rockies organization for only one season, as it turned out.
Posted by Matt Eddy | November 6, 2012 at 1:35 pm | ShortcutThanks. My memory said our Chad Tracy had been in Japan, so it was confusing. Players shouldn't have the same names….
Posted by NatsLady | November 6, 2012 at 2:01 pm | ShortcutMatt
Posted by Michael | November 7, 2012 at 3:37 am | ShortcutFYI Kevin Kouzmanoff isn't minor league free agent anymore as he just signed minor league contract with Miami Marlins..
Also Catcher Paul Phillips has retired & gone in coaching FYI.. So is he consider a free agent even if he retired??
Posted by Michael | November 7, 2012 at 3:43 am | ShortcutI'm curious to not see Joel Gallarraga – is it safe to assume that if your team employed a minor league journeyman and he's not listed that said player has re-signed with the team? or at least, with SOME team?
Posted by TammyBeth | November 7, 2012 at 5:02 am | Shortcut@TammyBeth
If a player would have been minor league free agent eligible this offseason and doesn't appear on this list, then two outcomes are most likely: 1) he re-signed with the organization, or 2) he voluntarily retired. Not all of those transaction types show up in the feed we receive from MLB.
Players can only re-sign with their current organizations for the five-day "quiet period" following the conclusion of the World Series, which this year was Sunday, Oct. 28. Beginning on Saturday, Nov. 3, they could sign with any club. This applies to major and minor league free agents.
Posted by Matt Eddy | November 7, 2012 at 10:42 am | Shortcut@Michael
This document is an historical record of every player who MLB granted free agency to following the 2012 season. We'll address players who sign with new organizations, like Kouzmanoff, in the forthcoming Free Agent Tracker.
Posted by Matt Eddy | November 7, 2012 at 10:43 am | ShortcutIn this space we chronicle all players since Sept. 1 who have elected free agency under Article XX-D of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The clause reads in part:
Diamondbacks: RHP Joe Martinez, LHP Zach Kroenke, LHP Mike Zagurski, 1B Mike Jacobs, SS Cody Ransom
Posted by Matt Eddy | November 7, 2012 at 6:03 pm | ShortcutBraves: C J.C. Boscan
Orioles: LHP Dana Eveland, C Ronny Paulino, OF Jai Miller
Red Sox: C Guillermo Quiroz, 2B Nate Spears, OF Jason Repko
Cubs: RHP Justin Germano, RHP Randy Wells, LHP Alex Hinshaw, 2B Blake DeWitt, OF Joe Mather
Indians: RHP Kevin Slowey, RHP Dan Wheeler, C Luke Carlin, OF Shelley Duncan, OF Vinny Rottino
Rockies: RHP Mike Ekstrom
Tigers: OF Don Kelly
Astros: SS Brian Bixler, SS Angel Sanchez, OF Travis Buck
Royals: RHP Roman Colon, OF Mitch Maier
Angels: OF Ryan Langerhans
Dodgers: RHP Blake Hawksworth, OF Trent Oeltjen
Marlins: 3B Nick Green, 3B Donnie Murphy, 3B Gil Velazquez
Brewers: RHP Vinnie Chulk, RHP Tim Dillard, LHP Juan Perez, 1B Travis Ishikawa, SS Edwin Maysonet, OF Nyjer Morgan
Twins: RHP Sam Deduno, RHP P.J. Walters, 1B Sean Burroughs, OF Matt Carson
Mets: RHP Jack Egbert, LHP Justin Hampson, LHP Garrett Olson, C Rob Johnson, OF Fred Lewis
Yankees: RHP Ryota Igarashi, LHP Justin Thomas, OF Darnell McDonald
Phillies: OF Jason Pridie
Pirates: RHP Evan Meek, LHP Doug Slaten, C Eric Fryer, 2B Drew Sutton
Padres: RHP Ross Ohlendorf, RHP Matt Palmer, RHP Kip Wells
Giants: RHP Eric Hacker
Mariners: LHP Cesar Jimenez, OF Mike Wilson
Rays: 3B Brooks Conrad, OF Rich Thompson
Rangers: 2B Luis Hernandez, SS Alberto Gonzalez
Blue Jays: RHP Juan Abreu, RHP Robert Coello, RHP Shawn Hill, RHP Jim Hoey, RHP Bobby Korecky, RHP Scott Richmond, LHP Aaron Laffey
Nationals: C Carlos Maldonado, OF Brett Carroll
Can you guys make a list of the free agents and what team they signed for. Thanks
Posted by Mike Ament | November 21, 2012 at 8:37 am | ShortcutMatt,
Posted by Brett | November 21, 2012 at 11:29 am | ShortcutFor the Orioles, OF Lew Ford, 3B/SS Steve Tolleson, and LHP Zach Phillips are the 3 Orioles who elected free agency under article XX-D (as of Nov. 7), not LHP Dana Eveland, C Ronny Paulino, and OF Jai Miller. Those three players were not on the 40-man roster, so I assume they became free agents on Nov 3rd with the other 500+ minor league players. If not corrected in this thread, the free agency designation should be corrected in the sortable/filterable lists.
Matt,
Posted by Brett | November 21, 2012 at 12:33 pm | ShortcutI could have been confused over the rules. Is it possible that Eveland, Paulino, and Miller were outrighted for a 2nd or other subsequent time BEFORE Sept 1 and didn't become free agents until AFTER Sept 1? None of those guys were on the 40-man roster Sept 1 or any time after.
Ford, Phillips, and Tolleson were outrighted from the 40-man roster on Nov. 3rd. Phillips elected free agency on the 4th, Tolleson on the 5th, and Ford on the 6th. Those initially sounded to me like they fell under article XX-D, since those players were not "declared" free agents on Nov, 3rd, but rather they "elected" free agency AFTER Nov. 3rd. Now I am realizing their free agencies would not not fall under article XX-D if it was only their first time being outrighted. THEN AGAIN – could they even be free agents if it was their first time being outrighted?
I did a little a research and I found the following:
Phillips was previously outrighted on July 5th of this year. So perhaps he now qualifies under article XX-D.
Ford used to play for the Twins (2003-2007), so I would guess he's been outrighted at least once prior to Nov. 2nd of this year. I think Oct 5, 2007.
Tolleson played for the Athletics (2010), so I would guess he's been outrighted at least once prior Nov. 2nd of this year. I think Jan 28th, 2011.
@Mike Ament
We recently unveiled our Minor League Free Agent Tracker—now in its second year—where you can filter results by 2012 organization, new org, position and even winter-ball assignments.
http://www.baseballamerica.com.....s/mlfa.php
Posted by Matt Eddy | November 22, 2012 at 12:59 pm | Shortcut@Brett
The only circumstance in which a minor league player, i.e. one not on a 40-man roster, may elect free agency is following a second (or any subsequent) outright assignment to the minors. Therefore, Ford, Phillips and Tolleson must have been outrighted at least once previously in their careers. Case by case:
• Ford: outrighted by Twins, Oct. 5, 2007; then by Orioles, Nov. 2, 2012.
• Phillips: outrighted by Orioles, July 5, 2012; then again Nov. 2, 2012.
• Tolleson: outrighted by A's, Jan. 28, 2011; then by Orioles, Nov. 2, 2012.
By the way, I strongly recommend the TSN player pages for those interested in tracking down outright assignment dates.
Posted by Matt Eddy | November 23, 2012 at 8:23 pm | ShortcutThanks Matt.
Posted by Brett | November 26, 2012 at 8:47 am | ShortcutSo…Ford, Phillips, and Tolleson are free agents under Article XX-D and should have their free agency designation changed in the Minor League Free Agent Tracker!
I found those dates by searching the team transaction pages on ESPN and pulling up the 2010 team transactions for the A's, as well as the 2007 team transactions for the Twins.
Joel Pineiro and Billy Rowell, I believe elected free agency on November 6th. So perhaps their free agency designation should also be changed in the Tracker.
Rowell I believe falls under the the "6-year Minor League rule". My best guess for Pineiro is that he qualifies as a former XX-B free agent.
I also brushed up on the rules and discovered that Eveland, Paulino, and Jai Miller deferred their free agency until the end of the season. So, I now agree that these 3 players are free agents under Article XX-D.
Thanks again.
The tsn player pages are much better than anything I was using previously.
Posted by Brett | November 26, 2012 at 8:54 am | Shortcut