MLB Non-Tender Deadline Adds Notable Players to Free-Agent Market

Several arbitration-eligible players, including Kyle Finnegan and Austin Hays, were non-tendered and are now free agents as teams reshuffle rosters for 2025.

The MLB non-tender deadline saw numerous arbitration-eligible players released, making them free agents for the 2024-25 offseason.
Reliever Kyle Finnegan, despite 38 saves in 2024, was non-tendered after a poor second half and a projected high arbitration salary.
Outfielder Austin Hays, an All-Star in 2023, was released by the Phillies after a lackluster post-trade performance and a $6.4 million projected salary.
Other notable non-tendered players include Ramón Laureano, Jordan Romano, and Brendan Rodgers, each facing uncertain futures but maintaining market appeal.
The Orioles tendered contracts to 12 players, including Adley Rutschman and Cedric Mullins, while parting ways with reliever Jacob Webb due to health concerns.