Right-hander Kameron Loe and outfielder Nyjer Morgan have elected free agency after declining outright assignments to Triple-A, the Brewers announced. Milwaukee had outrighted Morgan off of the 40-man roster yesterday.
Both players would have been arbitration eligible this coming offseason, but with projected salaries of $2.6MM each, they were considered non-tender candidates. Loe, 31, appeared in 70 games this past season, posting a 4.61 ERA with 7.2 K/9 and 2.6 BB/9. The 32-year-old Morgan had his offensive numbers decline in 2012. He hit .239/.302/.308 in 322 plate appearances while playing all three outfield positions.
Manfrenjensen
Sure, Morgan had a rough year. But what were Tony Plush’s numbers?
Raymond Robert Koenig
Loe might help the Cubs’ ‘pen.
doyers
maybe the dodgers can sign Morgan for outfield depth
toddcoffeytime
Kam Loe is actually pretty good as a situational righty/double play specialist.
deewitt92
Mets should look at Morgan relatively cheap outfield depth. Can even fight for a spot plus good speed and defense
crystomint
Hopefully Morgan gets signed by an AL Central team. Baseball needs Morgan vs. Volstad II.
Chris Metcalf 2
I actually hope he stays in the NL Central. I wanna see Gaby Sanchez clothesline him again.