Non-tender deadline is this coming week, Wednesday December 2. It’s expected that, with tighter budgets this off-season, a large number of arb-eligible players may be non-tendered.
MLBTR’s non-tender candidate list includes Reds Casali (projected at $1.8 million) and Goodwin (projected at $2.7 million). The other Reds arb-eligible players (not on that list) are Bradley, Castillo, Garrett, Lorenzen, Mahle, Winker.
There could be trades before Wednesday with teams trying to “get something” for non-tender candidates. The Robert Stephenson trade falls into this category.
Of course, non-tenders expand the free agent list. Reds might prefer to shop from this group which, on balance, may be cheaper.
MBTR’s list of non-tender candidates includes some big-name players, including Cubs Kris Bryant (projection $18.6 million) and Kyle Schwarber (projected $7.9 million).