A look at five non-tender players who the Boston Red Sox should consider now that they are officially on the free agent market.
Major League Baseball’s non-tender deadline was on Friday, leaving us with a bevy of new free agents hitting the market this weekend. The Boston Red Sox didn’t non-tender anyone, reaching a one-year agreement with Tyler Thornburg and extending an offer to all their other eligible players. However, they may have interest in a few players who were let go by other clubs.
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. There are diamonds in the rough to be found among non-tender players. The Red Sox are no stranger to that, having scooped up David Ortiz after he was released by the Minnesota Twins.
Just because their former team gave up on them or couldn’t find room on their roster doesn’t mean they can’t be useful. There are dozens of players who fall into the non-tender category this year, many of whom will catch on with a big league team in time for next season.
Here are five players who hit free agency after not being tendered a contract by their former team this week who may interest the Red Sox.