Baseball America: Minor League Free Agents

Baltimore Orioles

RHP: Jesse Beal (Hi A), Matt Bischoff (AAA), Robert Coello (AAA), Oliver Drake (AA), Eddie Gamboa (AA), Steven Hensley (AA), Brock Huntzinger (AAA), Steve Johnson (AAA), Evan Meek (AAA), Ramon Ramirez (AAA)

LHP: Nick Additon (AA), Jason Gurka (AA), Chris Jones (AAA), Jorge Rivera (Lo A), Anthony Vasquez (AA)

1B: Chris Marrero (AA)

2B: Buck Britton (AA), Tom DiBenedetto (AA)

3B: David Adams (AA), Michael Almanzar (AAA)

SS: Niuman Romero (AA), Sharlon Schoop (AA)

OF: Ronald Bermudez (AA), Julio Borbon (AAA), Chih-Hsien Chiang (Hi A), K.D. Kang (AA), Francisco Peguero (AAA)/minors/minor-league-free-agents-2014/

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-free-agents-2014/

No catchers? Thought for sure Zane Chavez and Pedro Perez qualified.

No catchers? Thought for sure Zane Chavez and Pedro Perez qualified.

Perhaps they were resigned with no announcement

No catchers? Thought for sure Zane Chavez and Pedro Perez qualified.

Well, it is Baseball America. They could be wrong.

Zane Chavez was signed out of an Independent league 2 years ago. He's not close to being a 6 year FA. Pedro Perez has been in the system since 2009 but his first two years were in the Dominican Summer League. I am not certain that the Latin summer leagues count against that 6 year clock.

They are not included in MILB listings of actual league play so I am sure you are right.

They are not included in MILB listings of actual league play so I am sure you are right.

I do believe that years spent in the DSL do count toward minor league free agency. Teams are able to renew minor league contracts up to 6 times. Pedro Perez has only had his renewed 5 times (2010-2014) so far. He would not be eligible for minor league free agency until after next year. Players who were picked in the 2008 draft are eligible for the first time this year.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-free-agents-2014/

I do believe that years spent in the DSL do count toward minor league free agency. Teams are able to renew minor league contracts up to 6 times. Pedro Perez has only had his renewed 5 times (2010-2014) so far. He would not be eligible for minor league free agency until after next year. Players who were picked in the 2008 draft are eligible for the first time this year.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-free-agents-2014/

Glad to have the clarification.