Five more players who played in MLB this year have elected minor league free agency, according to the transaction tracker at MiLB.com. These players were all outrighted off teams’ 40-man rosters and have played seven-plus seasons in the minors, so the elections are mostly formalities.
Infielders
Vidal Bruján (Mets)
The Mets acquired Bruján from Minnesota in a cash trade over the offseason. The out-of-options infielder failed to break camp and cleared waivers on Opening Day. New York called him up in early May while Francisco Lindor was injured. Bruján spent six weeks on the active roster but only started three games, going 1-11 in 13 plate appearances. The former top prospect batted .278/.385/.421 over 258 plate appearances with Triple-A Syracuse.
Miles Mastrobuoni (Mariners)
Mastrobuoni missed the first two months of the season due to a right calf strain. The Mariners waived him in June, called him up briefly in July, then sent him through waivers again. He batted .192 in 13 MLB games and hit .245/.338/.375 over 222 trips to the plate with Triple-A Tacoma.
Luis Vázquez (Orioles)
Vázquez, a 27-year-old shortstop, spent virtually the entire season with Triple-A Norfolk. He had a mediocre .226/.271/.371 batting line in 52 games around a few injuries. Vázquez got a two-day stint on Baltimore’s big league roster in late August, making a lone appearance as a pinch-runner and scoring the game-winning run against the Cardinals.
Outfielders
Tyler Freeman (Rockies)
Freeman spent the majority of the season on Colorado’s big league roster. He played in nearly half their games and hit .247/.317/.314 with three homers over 288 trips to the plate. Freeman came up as an infielder and has posted well below-average defensive grades since the Rox moved him mostly to right field. Freeman has elite contact skills and a big arm but rarely walks and hits a lot of ground-balls, limiting the offensive ceiling. Colorado waived him in early September.
MJ Melendez (Mets)
The Mets signed Melendez, who’d previously spent a few seasons in Kansas City, to a split contract on the eve of Spring Training. He came up in mid-April and had a couple big hits, including a walk-off homer to beat the Marlins on May 29. His longstanding strikeout woes persisted, however, and he batted .192/.315/.350 over 144 plate appearances. New York designated him for assignment around the trade deadline.
Melendez had a huge year in Triple-A, hitting 22 homers in a half-season while batting .264/.361/.604 in 75 games. Speculatively speaking, he could be a target for a KBO or NPB team rather than settling for a minor league deal.
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