15 notable players who were non-tendered on December 2

Addison Russell was an All-Star in 2016. [Image Source: Flickr | Arturo Pardavila III]
Addison Russell was an All-Star in 2016. [Image Source: Flickr | Arturo Pardavila III]

Addison Russell, Blake Treinen, and C.J. Cron were among the notable names who were not tendered contracts.

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Monday was the deadline for teams to not tender contacts to players who are not yet eligible for free agency but have seen their contract expire.

A large list of names was non-tendered and this now allows those players to enter free agency. Here are 15 notable players who were not tendered contracts by their former ball clubs. The entire list of players non-tendered can be found at MLB Trade Rumors.

1

Tim Beckham (Mariners)

The first overall pick in 2008, Beckham has never quite lived up to that billing. In 88 games last season, he finished with a .237 batting average and 15 home runs.

2

C.J. Cron (Twins)

Cron has been a better-than-adequate offensive first baseman over the past couple seasons. He hit 25 homers last season and had another 30 in 2018 while with the Rays.

3

Maikel Franco (Phillies)

While Franco has slugged out 102 homers over the last five seasons, he has largely been seen as a disappointment recently by fans of the Phillies. He was sent to the minors for a brief stint last season, and he hit just .234 with a sub-.300 on-base percentage at the major league level.

4

Cesar Hernandez (Phillies)

Hernandez has mostly been the Phillies everyday second baseman since the 2015 season. He only missed one game last season (as well as 2018), and he hit .279 with 14 homers and 71 RBIs.

5

Jimmy Nelson (Brewers)

A promising career for Nelson has been derailed by injuries as he missed all of 2018 and made just 10 appearances (three starts) in 2019. His best season came in 2017 when he went 12-6 with a 3.49 ERA in 29 starts.

6

Jose Peraza (Reds)

Peraza had been utilized as an everyday middle infielder for the Reds the past three seasons, but 2019 was not a good one. He hit just .239 and stole only seven bases after 67 from 2016-18.

7

Kevin Pillar (Giants)

Pillar isn’t quite the standout he was previously in center field, but he still produced at the plate. Last season, he hit 21 home runs, 37 doubles, drove in 88 runs, and stole 14 bases.

8

Addison Russell (Cubs)

In 2016, Russell was an All-Star during a year he hit 21 home runs and drove in 95 runs. A 40-game suspension from a domestic violence incident left him playing in just 82 games last season, and according to Baseball-Reference, he finished with just 0.1 WAR after averaging three for his first four years.

9

Aaron Sanchez (Astros)

After winning the AL ERA title in 2016 with the Blue Jays, Sanchez has yet to again find that sustained success over a year. In the ensuing three seasons, he is 10-23 with a 5.29 ERA in 55 starts.

10

Yolmer Sanchez (White Sox)

Possessing an excellent glove, Sanchez took home his first Gold Glove in 2019 while manning second base. At the plate, he is a light-hitter who doesn’t get on base nearly enough to present much offensive value.

11

Domingo Santana (Mariners)

While he hasn’t proven to be a very good defensive outfielder, Santana has shown a load of pop in his bat. He connected on 21 homers last season and had 30 in 2017.

12

Travis Shaw (Brewers)

It was a disastrous 2019 for Shaw after he hit more then 30 home runs both in 2017 and 2018. He didn’t even come close to the Mendoza line last season as he finished with a .157 batting average in 230 at-bats.

13

Steven Souza Jr. (Diamondbacks)

The 2019 season was a lost one for Souza Jr. as he missed the entire year with a knee injury. In 2017 with the Rays, he ended the year with 30 home runs and 16 steals.

14

Blake Treinen (Athletics)

It was a banner 2018 for Treinen as he had a microscopic 0.78 ERA, 38 saves, and finished sixth in AL Cy Young voting. His ERA jumped more than four runs to 4.91 last season and lost his closer role to Liam Hendriks.

15

Taijuan Walker (Diamondbacks)

There was a time when Walker looked like he could be a frontline starter, but injuries have limited him to just three starts over the past two years. In his last full season (2017), he finished with a 3.49 ERA in 28 starts.

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