With the tender deadline now passed by, the team had 15 arbitration eligible players for a projected cost of $54M. The team has non-tendered 2 of them, saving roughly $2.6M from a projected Opening Day payroll of around $118.8M. The team will be looking to add to their bullpen, where the 2 non-tendered players. Given both players were not on the postseason roster, it’s not surprising to see them non-tendered two months later.
J.J. Hoover: Hoover had an up and down season with more downs than ups overall. The 3.92 ERA masks a very ugly middle of the season where Hoover was ineffective and battled shoulder trouble.