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Brown’s four relief appearances this month have produced a 3.29 ERA in 13 2/3 innings. He might get another one or two three-inning saves in routs, but there’s probably no fantasy value here unless Daniel Palencia gets hurt.

Hamilton heads back to the open market following a brief six-game late-season cameo for Triple-A Iowa. The 35-year-old speedster was brought in by the Cubs as a potential pinch-running specialist for their postseason run but didn’t end up making Chicago’s playoff roster. His game-changing speed gives him some lingering appeal as a pinch-running threat in the mold of a Terrance Gore for contenders.

Arguably the highest-profile hitter to become a minor league free agent earlier this week, Candelario came to New York shortly after being released by the Reds in late June halfway through his three-year, $45 million contract. The 31-year-old infielder hit just .203/.289/.357 with seven homers in 61 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. His extensive track record should afford him another opportunity somewhere else this offseason.

Thompson never made it to Fenway Park last season after signing a minor league pact with the Red Sox. The 34-year-old journeyman hasn’t appeared in the big leagues since the 2023 season. He should be able to latch on somewhere as emergency outfield depth after hitting .226/.312/.405 with 13 homers and 11 steals in 94 games for Triple-A Worcester this past season.

One of the biggest names to become a minor league free agent earlier this week, Miranda appeared in just 12 games for Minnesota this past season after tumbling down the depth chart after a pedestrian 2024 campaign where he batted .284/.322/.441 with nine homers and 49 RBI across 429 plate appearances in 121 games. At just 27 years old there’s probably another organization out there willing to gamble on the former prospect making swing adjustments and catching lightning in a bottle.

There’s an alternate reality where Antone stays healthy and blossoms into one of the premier high-leverage arms in the game. Unfortunately, the 31-year-old’s promising career has been derailed by an avalanche of elbow issues since undergoing Tommy John surgery back in 2021. Simply put, his fastball velocity hasn’t rebounded following multiple elbow procedures. There’s likely to be an organization out there willing to kick the tires in spring training as a low-risk dice roll after he became a minor league free agent earlier this week.

Gallegos never made it to Los Angeles this past season after latching on as a minor league free agent and his fastball velocity hasn’t bounced back since dealing with shoulder issues during the 2024 campaign. The 34-year-old former high-leverage reliever could wind up getting a look somewhere this offseason after becoming a minor league free agent earlier this week.

Anderson was one of the higher-profile names to hit minor league free agency on Friday as he is just a couple seasons removed from a spectacular 52-start run with the Braves where he posted a 3.97 ERA across 272 1/3 innings from 2020-2022. The 27-year-old former top pitching prospect’s stuff simply hasn’t rebounded after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2023. He posted a calamitous 11.57 ERA across 9 1/3 innings over seven appearances for the Angels this past season.

Bellozo was one of five pitchers jettisoned from Miami’s 40-man roster earlier this week. The 25-year-old right-hander doesn’t miss a ton of bats, but he shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a new opportunity as an innings-eating swingman somewhere this offseason after compiling a serviceable 4.20 ERA across 150 innings over 45 appearances (19 starts) in the big leagues over the past two seasons.

Ragsdale’s removal from Baltimore’s 40-man roster at the outset of the offseason isn’t a total shock after he was lit up in a pair of late-season relief appearances. The 27-year-old former pitching prospect could attract some interest on waivers.

Judge takes home a silver slugger for the fifth time in his career. He joins Byron Buxton and Riley Greene in the outfield in taking home the award. The full list of winners: Cal Raleigh (C), Nick Kurtz (1B), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B), Bobby Witt Jr. (SS), José Ramírez (3B), Judge (OF), Buxton (OF) and Greene (OF) and George Springer (DH).