2014 Off-Season Thread

[AZ_]

2014 Cleveland Indians Off-Season Information

Indians Potential Free Agents (2013 Salary):

RHP Matt Albers ($1.75M)
DH Jason Giambi ($750K)
LHP Rich Hill ($1M)
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez ($5.7M) - Mutual Option
LHP Scott Kazmir ($1M)
RHP Brett Myers ($7M) - Team Option
CA Kelly Shoppach ($1.5M)
RHP Joe Smith - ($3.15M)

Indians Arbitration Eligible Players (2013 Salary):

Michael Brantley ($526.9K) - First Year
Carlos Carrasco ($490K) - First Year
Frank Herrmann ($495.5) - First Year
Lou Marson ($1M) - Second Year
Justin Masterson ($5.687M) - Third Year
Chris Perez ($7.3M) - Third Year
Vinnie Pestano ($501K) - First Year
Mark Rzepczynski ($1.1M) - Second Year
Drew Stubbs ($2.825M) - Second Year
Josh Tomlin ($501.8K) - First Year
Blake Wood ($560K) - Second Year

2014 MLB Free Agents:

* Denotes Team/Mutual Option Year

First Basemen
Lance Berkman *
Jason Giambi
Travis Hafner
Todd Helton
Eric Hinske
Paul Konerko
Casey Kotchman
Adam Lind *
James Loney
Kendrys Morales
Justin Morneau
Mike Morse
Mike Napoli
Lyle Overbay
Carlos Pena
Mark Reynolds
Juan Rivera
Kevin Youkilis

Second Basemen
Robinson Cano
Alexi Casilla
Mark Ellis *
Mike Fontenot
Omar Infante
Kelly Johnson
Nick Punto
Ryan Raburn
Brian Roberts
Ramon Santiago
Skip Schumaker
Chase Utley
Ben Zobrist *


Shortstops
Alfredo Amezaga
Clint Barmes
Willie Bloomquist
Jamey Carroll *
Alexi Casilla *
Stephen Drew
Yunel Escobar *
Rafael Furcal
Alex Gonzalez
Cesar Izturis
Derek Jeter *
John McDonald
Jhonny Peralta
Brendan Ryan


Third Basemen
Wilson Betemit *
Eric Chavez
Mark DeRosa
Mike Fontenot
Jerry Hairston Jr.
Brandon Inge
Placido Polanco
Mark Reynolds
Juan Uribe
Kevin Youkilis
Michael Young


Catchers
Rod Barajas
Henry Blanco
John Buck
Jesus Flores
Ramon Hernandez
Gerald Laird
Brian McCann
Jose Molina
Dioner Navarro
Wil Nieves
Miguel Olivo
Ronny Paulino
Brayan Pena
A.J. Pierzynski
Humberto Quintero
Carlos Ruiz
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Kelly Shoppach
Chris Snyder
Geovany Soto
Kurt Suzuki *
Yorvit Torrealba


Outfielders
Alfredo Amezaga
Rick Ankiel
Norichika Aoki *
Jeff Baker
Jason Bay
Carlos Beltran
Shin-Soo Choo
Coco Crisp *
Nelson Cruz
Rajai Davis
David DeJesus
Mark DeRosa
Matt Diaz
Jacoby Ellsbury
Jeff Francoeur
Curtis Granderson
Franklin Gutierrez
Tony Gwynn Jr.
Corey Hart
Raul Ibanez
Reed Johnson *
Austin Kearns
Jason Kubel *
Nate McLouth
Nyjer Morgan
Mike Morse
David Murphy
Xavier Nady
Laynce Nix
Hunter Pence
Juan Rivera
Luke Scott
Ryan Sweeney
Andres Torres
Chris Young *
Delmon Young


Starting Pitchers
Bronson Arroyo
Scott Baker
Erik Bedard
Nick Blackburn *
A.J. Burnett
Chris Capuano *
Chris Carpenter
Bruce Chen
Bartolo Colon
Aaron Cook
Jorge De La Rosa
Scott Feldman
Gavin Floyd
Jeff Francis
Armando Galarraga
Jon Garland
Matt Garza
Roy Halladay *
Jason Hammel
Aaron Harang *
Rich Harden
Dan Haren
Roberto Hernandez
Tim Hudson
Phil Hughes
Ubaldo Jimenez *
Josh Johnson
Jeff Karstens
Hiroki Kuroda
John Lannan
Jon Lester *
Colby Lewis
Ted Lilly
Tim Lincecum
Derek Lowe
Paul Maholm
Shaun Marcum
Jason Marquis
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Brett Myers *
Ricky Nolasco
Mike Pelfrey
Andy Pettitte
Wandy Rodriguez *
Jonathan Sanchez
Ervin Santana
Johan Santana *
Joe Saunders *
James Shields *
Tim Stauffer
Jason Vargas
Ryan Vogelsong *
Edinson Volquez
Tsuyoshi Wada *
Chien-Ming Wang
Chris Young
Barry Zito


Relief Pitchers
David Aardsma
Jeremy Accardo
Manny Acosta
Matt Albers
Scott Atchison
Luis Ayala
Grant Balfour
Matt Belisle *
Joaquin Benoit
Rafael Betancourt *
Bill Bray
Craig Breslow
Tim Byrdak
Shawn Camp
Matt Capps
Joba Chamberlain
Jose Contreras
Manny Corpas
Jesse Crain
Joey Devine
Octavio Dotel
Scott Downs
Chad Durbin *
Kyle Farnsworth
Pedro Feliciano
Frank Francisco
Jason Frasor
Chad Gaudin
Mike Gonzalez
Kevin Gregg
Matt Guerrier
Joel Hanrahan
LaTroy Hawkins
Clay Hensley
Rich Hill
J.P. Howell
Casey Janssen *
Jesse Litsch
Matt Lindstrom *
Kameron Loe
Boone Logan
Javier Lopez
Mark Lowe
Brandon Lyon
Ryan Madson
Carlos Marmol
Nick Masset
Kyle McClellan
Peter Moylan
Edward Mujica
Joe Nathan *
Pat Neshek
Eric O’Flaherty
Will Ohman
Hideki Okajima
Darren Oliver
Juan Carlos Oviedo
Vicente Padilla
Manny Parra
Oliver Perez
Rafael Perez
Chad Qualls
Jon Rauch
Mariano Rivera
Fernando Rodney
J.C. Romero
George Sherrill
Joe Smith
Matt Thornton *
Koji Uehara
Jose Veras *
Jamey Wright

Off-Season Dates to Remember
Right after WS - Eligible XX(B) players become free agents

4th day after - Last date to request waivers on Draft-excluded players until next spring

5th day after:
Last date to reinstate players from 60-day disabled list
Last date to outright potential Minor League free agent without Major League contract, if permissable
Last date for former club to tender qualifying offer to XX(B) players
Minor League players become free agents at 5 p.m. ET, if applicable

6th day after - XX(B) and Minor League free agents may sign with all clubs

12th day after - Last date for XX(B) players to accept qualifying offer from former club

November 10 - Outright waivers secured on or after September 1 expire at 5 p.m. ET

November 11 - New waiver period begins

November 11-13 - GM/Owners Meetings, Orlando, Fla.

November 18 - Last date to ask outright waivers on an injured player, if permissable

November 20:
Last date to outright an injured player to the Minor Leagues, if permissable
Reserve lists for all Major and Minor League levels filed

December 2 - Tender deadline

December 5 - Last date to request outright waivers to assign player prior to Rule 5 Draft

December 9 - Last date to outright a player prior to Rule 5 Draft

December 9-12 - Winter Meetings

December 12 - Rule 5 Draft

 

[Derek]

How high does your draft have to be to get protected? I forget, is it just top 10?

 

[Huber.]

One note from today, Kendrys Morales will reject the Ms qualifying offer and will be a free agent with first round designation.

If we would sign him but Ubaldo rejects our offer won't we get a first round pick anyway?

 

[AZ_]

If we would sign him but Ubaldo rejects our offer won't we get a first round pick anyway?

Provided it's a team outside the Top 10, yes.

They also have a competitive balance pick which is somewhere in the 30-35 range.

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

I know nothing about baseball off seasons, but I want to learn, so ill be gleaning what i can from this thread. thanks for making it/posting updates

 

[AZ_]

I know nothing about baseball off seasons, but I want to learn, so ill be gleaning what i can from this thread. thanks for making it/posting updates

There are plenty of good posters in here who have a firm understanding of some of the rules and practices, as baseball is pretty unique in many ways as it relates to offseason moves.

Hope to see you post more and join the discussion.

 

[shoes22]

Provided it's a team outside the Top 10, yes.

They also have a competitive balance pick which is somewhere in the 30-35 range.

Small but important clarification point: As long as we offer the qualifying offer and Ubaldo doesn't sign, we get a compensatory draft pick no matter what.

The MLB draft is unique in that we don't get the receiving team's draft pick (If a team outside the top 10 picks signs a QO Free Agent, their 1st round draft slot disappears altogether, and the round becomes smaller.), and instead we receive a pick sandwiched in-between the 1st and 2nd rounds.

Like b00bie said we also have a competitive balance pick, and those are slotted immediately after the FA compensation picks.

 

[Steve_424]

The Tigers could reportedly trade Scherzer - that'd sure be nice

 

[MoFlo]

I know nothing about baseball off seasons, but I want to learn, so ill be gleaning what i can from this thread. thanks for making it/posting updates

Some notes for you & what they mean:

Right after World Series: Those eligible for free agency become free agents.

Three days after World Series: Option decisions due

(I.E Team Options, Player Options, Mutual Options)

Five days after World Series: Qualifying offers due

-If it is offered by the team & accepted by the player, it's a 1 year deal estimated to be around $12-$13 M this off-season.

-If it is offered by the team & declined by the player before he signs with a new team, his new team surrenders a top draft pick [Top 10 protected - they'd surrender their 2nd pick] and his former team gets a compensatory pick at the end of the 1st round.

-If it is not offered by the team, any team can sign the player without surrendering a draft pick.

Six days after World Series: Free agents can sign contracts with teams other than their former clubs

12 days after World Series: Players must accept or reject qualifying offers

November 11th - 13th: GM Meetings

November 20th: Deadline for setting 40-man roster in advance of Rule 5 Draft

-A minor league player is eligible for the Rule 5 Draft if they are not on the 40 man roster and have:

1.) 5+ years of service if they signed while 18 or younger.

2.) 4+ years of service if they signed while 19 or older.

December 2nd: Deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players

December 9th - 12th: Winter Meetings

-This is typically where you'll see the most rumors & rumblings during the off-season, mostly trade talk.

December 12th: Rule 5 Draft

January: Teams, players exchange arbitration figures

February: Arbitration hearings take place

If anyone else can think of anything to add, feel free to add to it, but just thought I'd give him a certain timeline to go by.

 

[AMC]

I expect to see an Indians blockbuster trade at some point in this thread.

 

[Steve_424]

I expect to see an Indians blockbuster trade at some point in this thread.

Asdrubal for Mike Trout. Get it done Antonetti!

 

[shoes22]

Ubaldo still hasn't voided his option year, correct? What's he waiting for?

 

[Derek]

Ubaldo still hasn't voided his option year, correct? What's he waiting for?

He's waiting for the Indians to make their move I would assume. It's a long shot that the Indians would void their end, but if they did then Ubaldo would receive a $1M buyout.

 

[mofire]

He's waiting for the Indians to make their move I would assume. It's a long shot that the Indians would void their end, but if they did then Ubaldo would receive a $1M buyout.

Indians picked up his option last week. Now we just wait and see what Ubaldo does. He has no time limit to make his decision either.

 

[MoFlo]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The qualifying offer for free agents to get 1st round draft pick compensation will be 1 year, $14.1 million.</p>&mdash; Tony Lastoria (@TonyIBI) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyIBI/statuses/389864409041866752">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I have heard that Indians &quot;very likely&quot; offer qualifying offer to Jimenez and that it &quot;doesn't appear likely&quot; they do so with Kazmir.</p>&mdash; Tony Lastoria (@TonyIBI) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyIBI/statuses/389864644132605953">October 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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