It’s that time of year where MLB teams need to make a decision on their arbitration-eligible players in regards to tendering or not tendering a contract to them.
For the Boston Red Sox, they had three players in Juan Francisco, Daniel Nava and Junichi Tazawa.
Unfortunately for Francisco, he was non-tendered by the Red Sox making him a free agent. Francisco had been designated for assignment when the Red Sox signed Hanley Ramirez last week.
Tazawa should get around $2 million while Nava should get around $1.9 million according to MLB Trade Rumors.
The Red Sox also tendered contracts to 26 other players, basically the guys on the 40-man who aren’t arbitration-eligible or have long-term contracts. Their salaries will be determined by the Red Sox.
Here’s the full release from the Red Sox:
BOSTON, MA-The Boston Red Sox today announced that the club will not tender a 2015 contract to infielder Juan Francisco. As a result, he will become a free agent. Boston tendered 2015 contracts to the other 28 unsigned players on its major league roster.
Executive Vice President/General Manager Ben Cherington made the announcement.
Francisco, 27, was designated for assignment on November 25 when the Red Sox and left fielder Hanley Ramirez agreed on a four-year contract. The left-handed batter had been claimed off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on November 19. In 106 major league games in 2014, all for Toronto, Francisco hit .220 (63-for-287) with 16 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, and 43 RBI. Over his big league career, the Dominican native has hit .236 (235-for-996) with 50 doubles, four triples, 48 home runs, and 152 RBI in 404 games for the Cincinnati Reds (2009-11), Atlanta Braves (2012-13), Milwaukee Brewers (2013), and Blue Jays (2014) between third base (197 games, 161 starts) and first base (87 games, 77 starts).
With this move, Boston’s 40-man roster remains at 40.
