While several MLB teams cut players loose on Friday, the 8 p.m. ET non-tender deadline came and went with little fanfare for the Red Sox.

Former top pitching prospect Bryan Mata was the exception. After designating the right-hander and lefty Isaiah Campbell for assignment earlier in the week, the Red Sox announced that both were non-tendered, making them free agents.

Mata was once considered a key member of the organization’s next wave of homegrown players, even representing the club at the 2018 All-Star Futures Game. Over the last several years, however, he’s been sidelined by repeated injuries. With a stronger, deeper farm system, the Red Sox are no longer willing to wait for Mata, who’s also out of options, despite never reaching the majors.

The Red Sox tendered contracts to all 29 unsigned players on their big-league roster, including their three arbitration-eligible players:  Kutter Crawford, Jarren Duran, and Tanner Houck. This marks the trio’s first year of arbitration eligibility. Houck will become a free agent in 2027, but Crawford and Duran are among 29 ‘Super Two’ players this year; they have enough service time to qualify for arbitration – the cutoff was two years, 132 days of major league service – but will therefore have an additional year of arbitration before they become free agents in 2028.

After their standout seasons, all three Sox are expected to receive substantial raises. Houck and Duran were each first-time All-Stars. Duran played 160 games, was a finalist for both Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards, and was named All-Star Game MVP and to the All-MLB Second Team. Houck. Crawford, and Brayan Bello became the first Red Sox homegrown trio to make at least 30 starts apiece since 1987.

MLBTradeRumors projects a $4.9 million salary for Duran, $4.5 million for Houck, and $3.5 million for Crawford. Arbitration players and their clubs have until Jan. 9 to come to terms on salary for the upcoming season, or they’ll go to an arbitration hearing.

The Red Sox also announced that the Detroit Tigers claimed left-handed reliever Bailey Horn off waivers. He made his big-league debut with Boston in 2024, pitching to a 6.50 ERA over 18 relief appearances.

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