The Orioles have decided not to tender 2019 contracts to infielder Tim Beckham and catcher Caleb Joseph, the team announced at Friday night’s deadline to issue deals to arbitration-eligible players.
All other players on the 40-man roster, including infielder Jonathan Villar, starter Dylan Bundy and reliever Mychal Givens, were tendered contracts for next season.
Beckham, who was acquired at the 2017 nonwaiver trade deadline for minor league pitcher Tobias Myers, was a comet in his first month with the Orioles. He hit .394 with a 1.062 OPS and 18 extra-base hits in August 2017, but hit .