HOUSTON (SportsRadio 610) Former Houston Astros All-Star Dallas Keuchel and Former Boston Red Sox Craig Kimbrel could finally sign with new teams.
Before Monday, a new team to sign either play would forfeit 1-2 draft picks as compensation and lose the slot money from their pool of bonus money attached to each pick.
Both Keuchel and Kimbrel turned down $17.9 million qualifying offers in November, Keuchel from Houston and Kimbrel from the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. Under baseball's labor contract, compensation is eliminated for free agents once the amateur draft begins.
