The SF Giants non-tendered pitcher Rico Garcia alongside catcher Chadwick Tromp, Melvin Adon, and two others. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
While everyone was focused on the SF Giants decisions at the non-tender deadline with arbitration-eligible players, they ended up non-tendering Chadwick Tromp, Melvin Adon, and Rico Garcia as well.
In a bit of a surprising move, the SF Giants waived three pre-arbitration players at the non-tender deadline on Wednesday. Catcher Chadwick Tromp, right-handed pitcher Rico Garcia, and right-handed pitcher Melvin Adon all could have been retained on non-guaranteed contracts at the league minimum, but the team instead decided to make them free agents.