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03-13-2014, 10:45 PM
Out Of Options Players: AL West
The following 40-man roster players have less than five years service time and are out of mi**r league options. *That means they must clear waivers before being sent to the mi**rs, so the team would be at risk of losing them in attempting to do so. *I've included players on multiyear deals. *This list was compiled through MLBTR's sources. *Our ****** (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/out-of-options-2014/) concludes with the AL West.
Angels: Ernesto Frieri (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frierer01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Kevin Jepsen (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jepseke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Andrew Romine (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rominan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
Frieri is the team's closer, and Jepsen has a spot in the pen as well. *About a week ago, Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports**w/la-sp-sn-angels-rotation-bullpen-20140305,0,3551656.story#axzz2vrQuvvXf) **ted that Angels manager Mike Scioscia said the team could open the season with an eight-man bullpen. DiGiovanna further explained, "Carrying an extra reliever and a five-man rotation would limit the Angels to a three-man bench consisting of a backup catcher, utility infielder and outfielder."
Romine is battling **n-roster invitee John McDonald (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcdonjo03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) for that utility infielder job, though as MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez (http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140305&content_id=68761484&**tebook_id=68761820&vkey=**tebook_ana&c_id=ana) **ted earlier this month, Grant Green (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greengr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) appears to have joined the mix.
Astros: Chris Carter (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=cartech01,cartech02&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Lucas Harrell (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrelu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Raul Valdes (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valdera02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
Carter will serve as the team's designated hitter. *Harrell is looking to reclaim a spot in the Astros' rotation, which is something of an open competition behind Scott Feldman (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/feldmsc01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com). *Valdes, a lefty reliever, is the oldest player in Astros camp at age 36, according to Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle (http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/02/26/raul-valdes-throws-a-bullpen-session/). *He's competing for a lefty relief spot with Darin Downs (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/downsda02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Kevin Chapman (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chapmke02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), wrote Drellich a week ago (http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/03/06/alex-white-continues-way-back-from-tommy-john-surgery/).
Athletics: Daric Barton (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bartoda02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Josh Donaldson (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donaljo02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Brandon Moss (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mossbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Fernando Abad (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/abadfe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Jesse Chavez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chaveje01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Chris Gimenez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gimench01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Michael Taylor (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=taylomi01,taylor011mic&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2014/03/10/as-daric-barton-derek-**rris-craig-gentry-still-sidelined/) wrote about Taylor on Monday and Tuesday (http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/A-s-prospect-Michael-Taylor-relaxed-playing-5305118.php), **ting that a scout told her a change of scenery might do some good for the 28-year-old outfielder. *Slusser says **n-roster invitee Sam Fuld (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuldsa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) is ahead of Taylor to potentially fill in for Craig Gentry (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gentrcr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) if Gentry needs to start the season on the DL. *Slusser wrote Monday that Barton will need at least a few more days to recover from a hamstring strain. *Barton doesn't fit well at first base in a potential platoon with Moss, wrote John Hickey of the Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_25194379/could-brandon-moss-lose-first-base-job-daric) in February, so it could be difficult for him to find a roster spot. *Moss seems assured of semi-regular first base duty after hitting 51 home runs for the A's over the past two years. *Donaldson is the team's starting third baseman after a breakout 2013.
Gimenez is seemingly fourth on the A's depth chart at catcher, so he has an uphill battle for a roster spot out of camp.
MLB.com's Chris Gabel (http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140312&content_id=69180830&**tebook_id=69192814&vkey=**tebook_oak&c_id=oak) wrote about Abad yesterday, **ting that he's competing with Drew Pomeranz (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pomerdr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Joe Savery (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saverjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to become the second lefty in Oakland's bullpen. *Despite a rough spring so far for Abad, Gabel quotes A's manager Bob Melvin as praising the 28-year-old, leading the writer to speculate that "he might already have secured a spot in the A's bullpen." *Last week, MLB.com's Jane Lee (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140304&content_id=68684778&**tebook_id=68685184&vkey=**tebook_oak&c_id=oak) wrote that Chavez "appears to be a lock" for the team's pen.*
Mariners: Hector **esi (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/**esihe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
The Mariners have an open rotation competition after Felix Hernandez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hernafe02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) in the wake of injuries to Hisashi Iwakuma (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/iwakuhi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Taijuan Walker (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walketa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), wrote MLB.com's John Schlegel (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/sea/lloyd-mcclendon-**-clearer-picture-on-mariners-starting-rotation?ymd=20140311&content_id=69116996&vkey=news_sea) on Tuesday. *James Paxton (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paxtoja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Scott Baker (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bakersc02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), and Erasmo Ramirez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=ramirer01,ramirer02&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) might be the favorites, though, meaning **esi is really competing for one spot. ***esi could instead be a long reliever out of the bullpen, Bob Dutton of the News Tribune (http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/06/3081699/freshly-bolstered-bullpen-key.html)*suggested a week ago.
Rangers: Engel Beltre (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltren01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Pedro Figueroa (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/figuepe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Adam Rosales (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosalad01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Michael Kirkman (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kirkmmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
In a roster projection from Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/texas-rangers-roster-projection-version-2-0-prime-choice.html/) today, he included both Beltre and Michael Choice (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/choicmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), **ting that the team doesn't want to lose Beltre. *Keeping both Beltre and Choice might mean sending catcher Robinson Chiri**s (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chiriro01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to Triple-A despite an impressive spring. *Grant sees Rosales as the team's best backup infield option over Brent Lillibridge (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lillibr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Kevin Kouzma**ff (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kouzmke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), because Rosales can play second base, shortstop, and third base.
Kirkman is part of Grant's projected seven-man bullpen, while Figueroa is **t. *As a lefty who throws 95 miles per hour, Figueroa was intriguing e**ugh to the Rangers for the club to claim him off waivers from the Rays in late January (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/rangers-claim-pedro-figueroa-designate-chaz-roe.html). *It seems the Rangers will be forced to choose one of the two, barring a trade or injury.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=ei-kO7oTSRI:Bmpy__stYO8:yIl2AUoC8zA)
The following 40-man roster players have less than five years service time and are out of mi**r league options. *That means they must clear waivers before being sent to the mi**rs, so the team would be at risk of losing them in attempting to do so. *I've included players on multiyear deals. *This list was compiled through MLBTR's sources. *Our ****** (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/out-of-options-2014/) concludes with the AL West.
Angels: Ernesto Frieri (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frierer01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Kevin Jepsen (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jepseke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Andrew Romine (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rominan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
Frieri is the team's closer, and Jepsen has a spot in the pen as well. *About a week ago, Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/sports**w/la-sp-sn-angels-rotation-bullpen-20140305,0,3551656.story#axzz2vrQuvvXf) **ted that Angels manager Mike Scioscia said the team could open the season with an eight-man bullpen. DiGiovanna further explained, "Carrying an extra reliever and a five-man rotation would limit the Angels to a three-man bench consisting of a backup catcher, utility infielder and outfielder."
Romine is battling **n-roster invitee John McDonald (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcdonjo03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) for that utility infielder job, though as MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez (http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140305&content_id=68761484&**tebook_id=68761820&vkey=**tebook_ana&c_id=ana) **ted earlier this month, Grant Green (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greengr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) appears to have joined the mix.
Astros: Chris Carter (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=cartech01,cartech02&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Lucas Harrell (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrelu01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Raul Valdes (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valdera02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
Carter will serve as the team's designated hitter. *Harrell is looking to reclaim a spot in the Astros' rotation, which is something of an open competition behind Scott Feldman (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/feldmsc01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com). *Valdes, a lefty reliever, is the oldest player in Astros camp at age 36, according to Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle (http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/02/26/raul-valdes-throws-a-bullpen-session/). *He's competing for a lefty relief spot with Darin Downs (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/downsda02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Kevin Chapman (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chapmke02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), wrote Drellich a week ago (http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2014/03/06/alex-white-continues-way-back-from-tommy-john-surgery/).
Athletics: Daric Barton (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bartoda02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Josh Donaldson (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donaljo02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Brandon Moss (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mossbr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Fernando Abad (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/abadfe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Jesse Chavez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chaveje01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Chris Gimenez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gimench01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Michael Taylor (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=taylomi01,taylor011mic&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (http://blog.sfgate.com/athletics/2014/03/10/as-daric-barton-derek-**rris-craig-gentry-still-sidelined/) wrote about Taylor on Monday and Tuesday (http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/A-s-prospect-Michael-Taylor-relaxed-playing-5305118.php), **ting that a scout told her a change of scenery might do some good for the 28-year-old outfielder. *Slusser says **n-roster invitee Sam Fuld (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fuldsa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) is ahead of Taylor to potentially fill in for Craig Gentry (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gentrcr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) if Gentry needs to start the season on the DL. *Slusser wrote Monday that Barton will need at least a few more days to recover from a hamstring strain. *Barton doesn't fit well at first base in a potential platoon with Moss, wrote John Hickey of the Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_25194379/could-brandon-moss-lose-first-base-job-daric) in February, so it could be difficult for him to find a roster spot. *Moss seems assured of semi-regular first base duty after hitting 51 home runs for the A's over the past two years. *Donaldson is the team's starting third baseman after a breakout 2013.
Gimenez is seemingly fourth on the A's depth chart at catcher, so he has an uphill battle for a roster spot out of camp.
MLB.com's Chris Gabel (http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140312&content_id=69180830&**tebook_id=69192814&vkey=**tebook_oak&c_id=oak) wrote about Abad yesterday, **ting that he's competing with Drew Pomeranz (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pomerdr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Joe Savery (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saverjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to become the second lefty in Oakland's bullpen. *Despite a rough spring so far for Abad, Gabel quotes A's manager Bob Melvin as praising the 28-year-old, leading the writer to speculate that "he might already have secured a spot in the A's bullpen." *Last week, MLB.com's Jane Lee (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140304&content_id=68684778&**tebook_id=68685184&vkey=**tebook_oak&c_id=oak) wrote that Chavez "appears to be a lock" for the team's pen.*
Mariners: Hector **esi (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/**esihe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
The Mariners have an open rotation competition after Felix Hernandez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hernafe02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) in the wake of injuries to Hisashi Iwakuma (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/iwakuhi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Taijuan Walker (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walketa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), wrote MLB.com's John Schlegel (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/sea/lloyd-mcclendon-**-clearer-picture-on-mariners-starting-rotation?ymd=20140311&content_id=69116996&vkey=news_sea) on Tuesday. *James Paxton (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paxtoja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Scott Baker (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bakersc02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), and Erasmo Ramirez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?results=ramirer01,ramirer02&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) might be the favorites, though, meaning **esi is really competing for one spot. ***esi could instead be a long reliever out of the bullpen, Bob Dutton of the News Tribune (http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/03/06/3081699/freshly-bolstered-bullpen-key.html)*suggested a week ago.
Rangers: Engel Beltre (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beltren01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Pedro Figueroa (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/figuepe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Adam Rosales (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosalad01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Michael Kirkman (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kirkmmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)
In a roster projection from Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/texas-rangers-roster-projection-version-2-0-prime-choice.html/) today, he included both Beltre and Michael Choice (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/choicmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), **ting that the team doesn't want to lose Beltre. *Keeping both Beltre and Choice might mean sending catcher Robinson Chiri**s (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chiriro01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to Triple-A despite an impressive spring. *Grant sees Rosales as the team's best backup infield option over Brent Lillibridge (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lillibr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Kevin Kouzma**ff (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kouzmke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), because Rosales can play second base, shortstop, and third base.
Kirkman is part of Grant's projected seven-man bullpen, while Figueroa is **t. *As a lefty who throws 95 miles per hour, Figueroa was intriguing e**ugh to the Rangers for the club to claim him off waivers from the Rays in late January (http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/rangers-claim-pedro-figueroa-designate-chaz-roe.html). *It seems the Rangers will be forced to choose one of the two, barring a trade or injury.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=ei-kO7oTSRI:Bmpy__stYO8:yIl2AUoC8zA)