The Detroit Tigers tendered contracts to 35 players prior to Friday’s 8:00 p.m. deadline, but the bigger story is who did not receive a contract. James McCann, the team’s starting catcher since 2015, was not tendered a contract on Friday, and will become a free agent. Alex Wilson was also non-tendered by the club, according to Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press.
This news may or may not come as a surprise, depending on who you ask. McCann had one of the worst seasons in his career in 2018, hitting .