{"id":642862,"date":"2017-03-16T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=642862"},"modified":"2017-03-16T09:00:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:00:42","slug":"indians-options-heading-into-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/indians-options-heading-into-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Full List of Indians Players MiLB Options Heading into 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minor league options are extremely important and often cited, yet remain one of the least understood aspects of baseball. While the rules are fairly simple, exceptions and uncertainty confuse them and there is no great reference to see a list of how many options any particular player has left. They aren’t on baseball-reference, fangraphs or Indians.com. They are, however, in the Indians 2017 Information & Record Book so, in lieu of a Burning River Bookclub entry for March of 2017, I bring you a list of how many options each Indians player has left, according to the media guide.<\/p>\n

First, however, a primer. All players are granted three minor league options once they are added to the 40 man roster. These options are used if they spend 20 or more days in a season in the minors while on the 40 man. For example, Erik Gonzalez<\/a><\/strong> was added to the Indians 40 man roster in 2014 so his first option year was spent in Carolina and Akron, his second in Akron and Columbus (2015) and his third in Columbus (2016 prior to his MLB call-up in July), so he should be out of options heading into 2017. This would mean in order to be sent to AAA, Gonzalez would have to clear waivers, something unlikely to happen. However, Gonzalez was granted a fourth option during the off-season this year, meaning he has one remaining and could be sent to AAA. This is all part of the confusion surrounding options.<\/p>\n

To begin, Andrew Miller<\/a><\/strong>, Boone Logan<\/a><\/strong>, Bryan Shaw<\/a><\/strong>, Carlos Carrasco<\/a><\/strong>, Cody Allen<\/a><\/strong>, Corey Kluber<\/a><\/strong>, Dan Otero<\/a><\/strong>, Danny Salazar<\/a><\/strong>, Josh Tomlin<\/a><\/strong>, Trevor Bauer<\/a><\/strong>, Zach McAllister<\/a><\/strong>, Brandon Guyer<\/a><\/strong>, Carlos Santana<\/a><\/strong>, Edwin Encarnacion<\/a><\/strong>, Jason Kipnis<\/a><\/strong>, Lonnie Chisenhall<\/a><\/strong> and Michael Brantley<\/a><\/strong> are all beyond their option seasons. As a Rule 5 draft pick, Hoby Milner doesn’t have any options either as he would need to be offered back to Philadelphia should he not make the 25 man roster. Those players on the 40 man roster with options are listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nOptions<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adam Plutko<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Francisco Lindor<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Francisco Mejia<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perci Garner<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberto Perez<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dylan Baker<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joe Colon<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Clevinger<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ryan Merritt<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shawn Morimando<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tyler Naquin<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yan Gomes<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abraham Almonte<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlos Frias<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cody Anderson<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erik Gonzalez<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giovanny Urshela<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jose Ramirez<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyle Crockett<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Goody<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shawn Armstrong<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tim Cooney<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Notes:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n