One of the ways that new Orioles general manager Mike Elias can start to make his mark on the O’s roster over this offseason is to decide who he doesn’t want around any more. On Friday night, facing the deadline for teams to offer 2019 contracts to their arbitration-eligible players, Elias made that decision about a pair of Orioles. Caleb Joseph and Tim Beckham were each non-tendered and are now free agents.
The three other arbitration-eligible players with the O’s were Dylan Bundy, Mychal Givens, and Jonathan Villar. They were all offered 2019 contracts as expected, with the exact arbitration numbers to be negotiated or argued at a later date.