Friday, December 2, 2016

Seth Maness Becomes A Free Agent After Cardinals Non-Tender A Contract To Him; Tender Contracts To Trevor Rosenthal, Matt Adams, Kevin Siegrist, Carlos Martinez, & Michael Wacha

Jenifer Langosch Twitter

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they did not tender a 2017 contract to Seth Maness, making the right-handed relief pitcher a free agent. The Cardinals Major League roster currently stands at 39 players as the team prepares for next week's Winter Meetings.
St. Louis Official Site

Though there was uncertainty about whether Seth Maness would recover from elbow surgery in time for the start of the 2017 season, the Cardinals' decision to not tender Maness a contract on Friday had more to do with a roster crunch than it did concerns about future performance, general manager John Mozeliak said.
St. Louis Official Site

Righthander Seth Maness, who underwent right elbow surgery in August, was let go by the Cardinals on Friday when the club did not offer him a 2017 contract.
Cardinal Beat

The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they did not tender a 2017 contract to Seth Maness, making the right-handed relief pitcher a free agent. The Cardinals Major League roster currently stands at 39 players as the team prepares for next week’s Winter Meetings.
KMOX

Right-hander Seth Maness, the king of the double-play ball for much of his young St. Louis Cardinals career, will be looking for a new team with which to ply that trade.
Fox Sports Midwest

The Cardinals announced Friday the team has non-tendered right-handed reliever Seth Maness, making him a free agent. Considering Maness’ uneven summer – with both health and performance – and the emergence of Rule-5 selection Matt Bowman in a similar role, the Cardinals likely viewed Maness as redundant to the 2017 bullpen.
KMOV

The off-season roster shuffle for the St. Louis Cardinals continued as the team non-tendered pitcher Seth Maness before today’s deadline. He now becomes a free agent.
STL Baseball Weekly

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