Plenty of attention is paid each offseason to all the big major league free agent signings. But minor league free agent signees can often end up playing critical roles for many major league teams over the course of a 162-game season.
One shining example of that is outfielder Nick Martini, who was a minor league free agent signee last season and ended up posting an impressive .397 on-base percentage for Oakland while spending plenty of time serving as the A’s leadoff hitter down the stretch as the team surged to a wild-card berth.
So, with that in mind, last week I took a look at this season’s minor league free agent signees on my Athletics Farm site.