Players with Zero Minor League Options (2021)

Players with no options are much less likely to be removed from the active roster since this requires them to be exposed to waivers in order to be moved to the minor leagues. Some players have enough service time that allow them to rescue the placement. Both are listed here:

Diamondbacks

Kole Calhoun
Christian Walker
David Peralta
Eduardo Escobar
Nick Ahmed
Stephen Vogt

Madison Bumgarner
Stefan Crichton
Keury Mella

Braves

Freddie Freeman
Travis D’Arnaud
Ender Inciarte
Abraham Almonte

Charlie Morton
Drew Smyly
Will Smith
Tyler Matzek
Grant Dayton
Luke Jackson
Josh Tomlin

Blue Jays

George Springer
Randal Grichuk
Reese McGuire
Derek Fisher

Hyun-Jin Ryu
Robbie Ray
Tanner Roark
Rafael Dolis
Tyler Chatwood

Orioles

Yolmer Sanchez
Pedro Severino
Chris Davis

Alex Cobb
Cesar Valdez
Shawn Armstrong

Red Sox

Xander Bogaerts
J.D. Martinez
Christain Vazquez
Enrique Hernandez
Kevin Plawecki
Christian Arroyo

Nathan Eovaldi
Eduardo Rodriguez
Garrett Richards
Martin Perez
Nick Pivetta
Matt Barnes
Matt Andriese
Austin Brice

Cubs

Anthony Rizzo
Kris Bryant
Javier Baez
Jason Heyward
Austin Romine
Ildemaro Vargas
Phillip Ervin

Kyle Hendricks
Zach Davies
Alec Mills
Adbert Azlolay
Craig Kimbrel
Duane Underwood Jr.
Dan Winkler

White Sox

Adam Eaton
Yasmani Grandal
Jose Abreu
Leury Garcia
Micker Adolfo

Dallas Keuchel
Lance Lynn
Liam Hendriks
Evan Marshall

Reds

Nick Castellanos
Joey Votto
Eugenio Suarez
Mike Moustakas
Tucker Barnhart
Aristedes Aquino

Sonny Gray
Wade Miley
Michael Lorenzen
Amir Garrett
Lucas Sims
Jeff Hoffman
Noe Ramirez
Sal Romano
Jose De Leon

Indians

Jose Ramirez
Jake Bauers
Roberto Perez

Adam Plutko

Rockies

Ramiel Tapia
Trevor Story
Charlie Blackmon
Nolan Arenado
Elias Diaz
Ian Desmond
Yonathan Daza

Antonio Senzatela
Jon Gray
Mychal Givens
Yency Almonte
Robert Stephenson
Carlos Estevez
Jairo Diaz

Tigers

Robbie Grossman
Miguel Cabrera
Jeimer Candelario
Sergio Alcantara

Matthew Boyd
Jose Urena
Buck Farmer
Daniel Norris

Astros

Jose Altuve
Michael Brantley
Carlos Correa
Jason Castro
Martin Maldonado
Aledmys Diaz

Zack Greinke
Lance McCullers Jr.
Ryan Pressly
Pedro Baez
Joe Smith
Brooks Raley

Royals

Adalberto Mondesi
Salvador Perez
Carlos Santana
Jorge Soler
Michael A. Taylor

Danny Duffy
Mike Minor
Greg Holland
Jesse Hahn
Wade Davis

Angels

Mike Trout
Anthony Rendon
Justin Upton
Albert Pujols
Jose Iglesias
Max Stassi
Kurt Suzuki
Franklin Barreto

Andrew Heaney
Dylan Bundy
Jose Quintana
Jaime Barria
Raisel Iglesias
Mike Mayers
Alex Claudio
Dillon Peters

Dodgers/h2>

Mookie Betts
Corey Seager
AJ Pollock
Chris Taylor
Austin Barnes

Clayton Kershaw
David Price
Kenley Jansen
Blake Treinen
Joe Kelly
Corey Knebel

Marlins

Corey Dickerson
Starling Marte
Jesus Aguilar
Miguel Rojas
Jorge Alfaro
Magneuris Sierra

Yimi Garcia
Anthony Bass
Ross Detwiler

Brewers

Lorenzo Cain
Christian Yelich
Daniel Vogelbach
Avisail Garcia
Jacob Nottingham
Manny Pina
Daniel Robertson
Billy McKinney

Josh Lindblom
Adrian Houser
Ray Black

Mets

Francisco Lindor
Michael Conforto
James McCann
Tomas Nido

Jacob deGrom
Carlos Carrasco
Marcus Stroman
Steven Matz
Trevor May
Miguel Castro
Dellin Betances
Jeurys Familia
Brad Brach
Jacob Barnes

Yankees

DJ LeMahieu
Aaron Hicks
Giancarlo Stanton
Gio Urshela
Gary Sanchez
Kyle Higashioka
Mike Tauchman

Athletics

Mark Canha
Khris Davis
Stephen Piscotty
Tony Kemp

Chris Bassitt
Frankie Montas
Jake Diekman
J.B. Wendelken
Nik Turley
Paul Blackburn

Phillies

Andrew McCutchen
Bryce Harper
Jean Segura
Roman Quinn

Aaron Nola
Zack Wheeler
Vince Velasquez
Hector Neris
Archie Bradley
David Hale

Pirates

Gregory Polanco
Anthony Alford
Jacob Stallings
Erik Gonzalez

Chris Stratton
Michael Feliz
Carson Fulmer

Padres

Manny Machado
Eric Hosmer
Tommy Pham
Wil Myers
Jurickson Profar
Jorge Mateo

Yu Darvish
Drew Pomeranz
Pierce Johnson
Austin Adams
Craig Stammen
Javy Guerra

GiantsDo

Donovan Solano
Buster Posey
Brandon Belt
Evan Longoria
Brandon Crawford
Curt Casali
Darin Ruf
Wilmer Flores

Kevin Gausman
Johnny Cueto
Anthony DeSclafani
Alex Wood
Jarlin Garcia
Matt Wisler
Trevor Gott

Mariners

Kyle Seager
Jose Marmolejos
Luis Torrens
Tom Murphy

Marco Gonzales
Chris Flexen
Rafael Montero
Kendall Graveman
Casey Sadler

Cardinals

Paul Goldschmidt
Dexter Fowler
Matt Carpenter
Edmundo Sosa
Justin Williams

Carlos Martinez
Mike Mikolas
Andrew Miller
John Gant
Tyler Webb
Daniel Ponce de Leon

Rays

Ji-Man Choi
Kevin Kiermaier
Mike Zunino

Michael Wacha
Trevor Richards
Cody Reed

Rangers

Rougned Odor
Elvis Andrus
Charle Culberson

Kyle Gibson
Jordan Lyles
Joely Rodriguez

Blue Jays

George Springer
Marcus Semien
Reese McGuire
Derek Fisher
Randall Grichuk

Hyun-jin Ryu
Robbie Ray
Tanner Roark
Kirby Yates
Rafael Dolis
Tyler Chatwood

Nationals

Kyle Schwarber
Starlin Castro
Yan Gomes
Ryan Zimmerman
Josh Harrison
Ander Stevenson

Max Scherzer
Patrick Corbin
Stephen Strasburg
Jon Lester

Brad Hand
Daniel Hudson
Will Harris
Luis Avilan
Austin Voth