2024 MLB Non-Tender Free Agents
2024 MLB Non-Tender Free AgentsNOVEMBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
JOSH ROJAS #4 - THIRD BASEMAN - SEATTLE MARINERS
8 HR •
31 RBI •
.225 AVG
8 HR
31 RBI
.225 AVG
Seattle Mariners Non-Tender Josh Rojas After Gold Glove-Caliber Season Before the in-season 2023 trade-deadline, the Seattle Mariners acquired then-middle infielder Josh Rojas in a deal with the Arizona Diamondb...
NOVEMBER 23 • SI.COM
Non-tendered by Seattle The Mariners non-tendered Rojas on Friday, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
Impact Rojas will enter free agency coming off a 2024 regular season in which he slashed .225/.304/.336 with 10 stolen bases, eight home runs and 31 RBI over 474 plate appearances. The 30-year-old will look to catch on with a team in need of a lefty-hitting infielder.
NOVEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting vs. lefty Rojas is absent from Friday's lineup against the Athletics, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
Impact With the A's sending southpaw JP Sears to the mound Friday, the lefty-hitting Rojas will begin the game on the bench. Luis Urias will start at third base and bat eighth.
SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE
Idle against southpaw Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Impact The left-handed-hitting Rojas will take a seat for the second day in a row while Houston sends another southpaw (Yusei Kikuchi) to the bump. Dylan Moore will spell Rojas at third base.
SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE
Getting rest against southpaw Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Tuesday's game against Houston.
Impact The left-handed-hitting Rojas will step out of the lineup Tuesday while southpaw Framber Valdez starts on the mound for the Astros. Dylan Moore will man the hot corner instead and bat ninth.
SEPTEMBER 24 • ROTOWIRE
Resting against lefty Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Impact After starting in each of the previous three contests, the lefty-hitting Rojas will retreat to the bench while the Rangers send southpaw Andrew Heaney to the hill. Dylan Moore will replace Rojas as the Mariners' third baseman.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Belts eighth homer Friday Rojas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI sacrifice fly in a win over the Rangers on Friday.
Impact Julio Rodriguez stole the show with a two-homer, five-RBI outburst, but Rojas made some noise in own right out of the bottom of the order. Rojas left the yard for the first time in 25 games -- a stretch that dated back to Aug. 18 -- with his 390-foot shot to right center in the third inning that opened the scoring on the night. The veteran infielder has been hitting lightly of late, however, and he'd recorded just a pair of knocks over the 25 plate appearances covering the seven games prior to Friday.
SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE
Julio Rodríguez homers twice for wild card-chasing Seattle and Kirby beats Rangers again in 8-2 win
Julio Rodríguez homered twice to drive in five runs, George Kirby went six innings for his 13th victory and the AL wild card-chasing Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-2SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jacob deGrom strikes out 5 in first Rangers home start since April 2023
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom struck out five over three innings in his first home start for the Texas Rangers in nearly 17 months after his recovery from elbow surge...SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Getting rest against lefty Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup Wednesday against the Yankees.
Impact Rojas and his .342 OPS against southpaws this season will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday as left-hander Nestor Cortes starts for the Pinstripes. Dylan Moore will pick up a start at the hot corner as a result and bat ninth.
SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
On bench versus southpaw Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Impact The Mariners entered Sunday having faced nine straight right-handed starting pitchers, and Rojas posted a .397 OPS while starting all of those games. Luis Urias will take over at the hot corner against Texas lefty Andrew Heaney.
SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE
Reaches double-digit steals Rojas went 0-for-4 with a stolen base in a win over the Cardinals on Friday.
Impact Rojas reached on a throwing error in the sixth inning and then stole second base for his 10th pilfer of the season, marking his third straight campaign reaching double digits in that category. The 30-year-old had come into the game on a brief but encouraging four-game surge during which he'd gone 4-for-11, his .232/.310/.348 slash line still has plenty of room for improvement.
SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE
Getting breather against LHP Rojas isn't in Seattle's lineup for Wednesday's game against Oakland.
Impact The left-handed bat of Rojas will step out of the starting nine Wednesday while southpaw JP Sears starts on the bump for the A's. Luis Urias will pick up a start at third base as a result while batting eighth.
SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
On base three times in loss Rojas went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Angels.
Impact Rojas has four multi-hit efforts over his last 12 games, going 9-for-32 (.281) with three extra-base hits and three steals in that span. The infielder hasn't been a big threat on the basepaths this year, going 9-for-13 on stolen-base attempts. Rojas has added a .234/.315/.351 slash line, seven home runs, 26 RBI, 44 runs scored, 18 doubles and two triples over 410 plate appearances, mainly serving as a strong-side platoon option at third base.
SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Not in starting lineup Rojas is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Angels.
Impact Rojas will avoid matching up against Halos southpaw Tyler Anderson. Luis Urias will start at third base and bat sixth.
AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE
Heading to bench Wednesday Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
Impact The Rays are sending right-hander Drew Rasmussen to the mound to open the game, but with lefty Tyler Alexander likely to enter the contest after him as a bulk reliever, the lefty-hitting Rojas will hit the bench. Dylan Moore will cover third base in Rojas' stead.
AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE
Idle versus LHP Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
Impact With Jeffrey Springs set to begin Tuesday's contest for the Rays, the left-handed-hitting Rojas will step out of the starting nine. In his place, Dylan Moore will cover the hot corner while batting eighth.
AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE
Keeps rolling Monday Rojas went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Rays on Monday.
Impact After delivering a two-hit effort that also included a steal as a late addition to Sunday's lineup, Rojas drew another start at the hot corner and kept up the hot hitting. The 30-year-old's two-bagger was only his second extra-base hit of August, but after a dreadful start to the month, he's now sporting a .269 average and .745 OPS across the 28 plate appearances covering his last eight games.
AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE
Busy afternoon in Sunday's win Rojas went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Giants on Sunday.
Impact Rojas was a late addition to the lineup after Luke Raley (undisclosed) was scratched shortly before the first pitch. Rojas ended up being a key contributor, as his sixth-inning RBI single provided Seattle with a key insurance run. Despite Sunday's success, August has mostly been a washout for Rojas, however, as he's still sporting just a .167 average and .460 OPS this month across 59 plate appearances while recording just a sole extra-base hit in that span.
AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE
Woo pitches seven strong innings, Mariners score twice in sixth and beat the Giants 4-3
Bryan Woo pitched seven strong innings, and the Seattle Mariners capitalized on two hit batters in the sixth to score twice and beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on SundayAUGUST 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Late addition to lineup Rojas is starting at third base and batting eighth Sunday against the Giants.
Impact The 30-year-old was scheduled to sit against San Francisco lefty Robbie Ray on Sunday, but Luke Raley (undisclosed) ended up being a late scratch. Rojas has struggled through most of August and is in the midst of a 5-for-44 slump.
AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE
On bench against lefty Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Impact Rojas has a .345 OPS in his past 10 games and will sit Sunday against San Francisco lefty Robbie Ray. Dylan Moore will step in at the hot corner and bat eighth in the series finale.
AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE
Resting versus LHP Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.
Impact Southpaw Blake Snell will start on the mound for the Giants on Saturday, so the left-handed bat of Rojas will take a seat to begin the game. Dylan Moore will step in to start at third base while batting seventh.
AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE
Belts seventh homer Rojas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in a win over the Pirates on Sunday.
Impact Rojas delivered his first home run of August in the fourth inning to extend the Mariners' lead to 5-0 at the time. The multi-hit effort was Rojas' first since the last time he'd left the yard, July 31, and it snapped an 0-for-12 slump that had encompassed his previous four games. Despite the productive day Sunday, Rojas' bat has lost almost all of its early-season sizzle, as he's carrying a .198 average and .599 OPS over the 62 games he's played since June 1.
AUGUST 19 • ROTOWIRE
