Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Players who may be eligible for fourth option in 2021

(Revised on March 3, 2021)

  Major league players usually have three option years, but some players, who have already used three options within four "full seasons", are given fourth option year.

It is unclear if the 2020 season, major league games were much reduced and minor league games were cancelled, will be counted as "full season".

 In 2020 season, 62 players were used their third option. Among them, 40 players have already spent five "full seasons" by 2019, so they will be out of options.

Among the remaining 22 players, 9 players have spent only three "full seasons" by 2019, so they will be eligible for fourth option in 2021 regardless of the treatment of the 2020 season.


        Micker Adolfo

        Jose De Leon

        Brent Honeywell Jr.

        Franklyn Kilome

        Julian Merryweather

        Cionel Perez

        Dillon Peters

        Meibrys Viloria


2 players also will be eligible for fourth option in 2021. They have already been eligible for fourth option by 2019 season, and sat out 2020 season (placed on restricted list).


        Domingo German

        Fernando Romero


A player also will be eligible for fourth option in 2021. They have already been eligible for fourth option by 2019 season, and had spent only three "full seasons" by 2019.


        Lourdes Gurriel Jr.


25 players will be eligible for fourth option in 2021 if the 2020 season not counted as "full season".

(* already been eligible by 2019)


        Albert Abreu

        Adbert Alzolay

        Aristides Aquino

        Sandy Baez *

        Jaime Barria

        Luis Alexander Basabe

        Jimmy Cordero *

        Erick Fedde *

        Stephen Gonsalves

        Chi Chi Gonzalez *

        Michael Hermosillo

        Domingo Leyba *

        Jesus Liranzo *

        Yohander Mendez *

       Andrew Moore *

        Thomas Pannone

         Evan Phillips

        Yefry Ramirez *

        Ricardo Sanchez

        Burch Smith *

        Andrew Stevenson

        Lewis Thorpe

        Luis Torrens

        Justin Williams

        Kyle Zimmer *


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