The love me tender, don't love me non-tender team -

The non-tender deadline provided a few shocks as teams finally ran out of patience waiting for breakouts, or they just decided to cut ties with significant arbitration figures looming.

You could build a half-decent team from the non-tendered players. When I say half-decent, they would probably beat the Detroit Tigers.

Catcher: Luke Maile
28-year-old released by the Blue Jays offers nothing with the bat but was 16th out of 113 catchers according to defensive metrics. He possesses an in-demand skillset, so will likely get another job fairly quickly.

First base: C.J. Cron
Over the last two seasons, the 29-year-old has averaged 27 home runs with .799 OPS despite being hampered by a thumb injury. By comparison, the Tigers best slugger last season was Brandon Dixon with 15 homers and .725 OPS. Just saying.

Second base: Cesar Hernandez
His career .352 OBP, solid middle infield defence and speed on the basepaths works for all 30 teams … well, all except the Phillies.

Third base: Maikel Franco
More than 100 home runs and an impressively low 15% career-strikeout rate. Franco is still only 27 years old, but is there any player who has flattered to deceive as frequently over the last six years?

Shortstop: Addison Russell
Former first-rounder with a good glove but you probably wouldn’t want to go out for a beer with him. Fingers-crossed my team doesn’t sign him.

Outfield: Domingo Santana
Defensively-suspect but a dominating slugger with 112 OPS+ since the Astros dumped him in 2015. Plus he is only expected to earn $3.7 million.

Outfield: Steven Souza Jr.
Hit 30 home runs with .810 OPS with the Rays in 2017, but injury restricted his two-year stint in Arizona to just 72 games.

Outfield: Kevin Pillar
One-man centrefield highlight reel. Led the Giants in all four categories of home runs (21), runs (82), RBI (87) and stolen bases (14).

Bench

Travis Shaw (Averaged 32 homers with 94 RBI with the Brewers before capitulating last season)
Yolmer Sanchez (No-one has played more games for the White Sox over the last three years)
Jose Peraza (Multi-positional, 25-year-old who still has bags of potential)
Kevin Plawecki (Ranks as one of the top 20 defensive catchers)

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Starting pitcher: Aaron Sanchez
Cy Young Award contender in 2016 with strikeout weapons but struggles with control – still a potential superstar.

Starting pitcher: Kevin Gausman
Career 10.2 WAR and coming off a 3.17 FIP stint with the Reds.

Starting pitcher: Jimmy Nelson
Injury has restricted him to just three starts since receiving Cy Young Award consideration in 2017.

Starting pitcher: Taijuan Walker
Missed most of the last two seasons recovering from Tommy John surgery, but leaves Arizona with an impressive 3.47 ERA.

Closer: Blake Treinen
68 appearances with 38 saves and 0.78 ERA in 2018. Enough said.

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