The non-tender deadline provides myriad teams with optimal solutions to their biggest weaknesses. The sheer volume of new free agents should have teams like the Angels licking their lips, as they could cheaply acquire bona fide MLB players to round out their less-than-ideal rosters. The Angels needs are quite clear -- they need left-handed hitting, outfielders and both starting and relief pitching.
It just so happens that the Pittsburgh Pirates semi-shockingly non-tendered a pitcher who could be a great come-back story for the Angels next year.
Pirates non-tendered an optimal reclamation project for the Angels' bullpen
There's nothing better than adding a player on the margins who is a clear change-of-scenery candidate, and Colin Holderman is a prime example of that.