Could The Astros Non-Tender Three Players?

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY SportsThe Astros have a decision to make before the Monday deadline to non-tender a player or two on the 40-man roster. Each year, any player with less than six years of service time must be tendered a contract. Before you are arbitration-eligible, the team typically controls how much that player’s contract will be for that season. During the arbitration process, the player and team must agree on a contract or go before an arbitration panel.

For this reason, teams have the right to non-tender a contract to a player. The most famous Astros player to be non-tendered has to be Mike Fiers. Fiers was non-tendered after the 2017 season by the Astros for reasons coming to…