Major League Baseball’s tender deadline was on Friday evening, just a few days before the Winter Meetings. And in somewhat of a surprise, the Baltimore Orioles decided to non-tender Vance Worley, making him a free agent.
The other nine players, stemming from Manny Machado to Ryan Flaherty, were all tendered contracts by the Orioles. That means the other nine will exchange figures with the Orioles in an effort to avoid arbitration.
Players that are usually non-tendered are ones that either don’t have a set role on the team, or who can easily replaced by players who are younger and cheaper.