The last hurdle in the hot stove league before business really picks up at the winter meetings is the non-tender deadline. That's where teams decide on whether or not to offer a contract to their arbitration eligible players, with those not receiving an offer immediately becoming free agents.
That deadline came and went at 11:59 pm ET on Friday night.
As usual, the final list of non-tenders includes a few surprises, a former all-star or two, and a slew of notable names. We're here to give you a look at just a few of the more significantly notable names, their outlooks, the teams outlook, and we'll even throw in a transaction that came as a direct result of non-tender day.
San Francisco Giants non-tender Brian Wilson
Wilson, without question, is the biggest name among those non-tendered. In his four plus seasons as the Giants closer, he converted 171 save opportunities in the regular season and another six during his dominant and nearly spotless postseason run in 2010.
In 2011, Wilson took a small step back in production while the Giants took a larger step back as a team. Then in 2012, he appeared in only two games before undergoing Tommy John surgery. That opened the door for Sergio Romo to become a similarly dominant closer/interesting personality, and that's exactly what Romo did.Venus Williams
Annika Sorenstam
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Nathan Lane
Mel Brooks
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Nicole Richie
Heidi Klum
Mario Batali
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