Lee, Palma, Castro and Castillo were minor league free agent signings prior to the planned campaign. Castillo even had a minor league camp invitation for February. But none saw action during the 2020 "season".

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Julio Mendez' tale has been shared often. You'll recall Mendez was the player who was hit in the chest with a pitch back in 2017 and nearly died on the field due to a resulting cardiac incident. Here's the chilling Link Report with our coverage that August night, along with subsequent updates and photos.

The Brewers have included Mendez in their media guide and as "active" ever since. I do think it would make for an inspiring feature story to track down Mendez, learn how he's doing now, and find out from the Brewers about his status, help with medical bills, etc. This is the first year he qualifies as a minor league free agent.

You are correct. I will adjust.

Unless the Brewers have plans to resign him, their comments about glad he cleared waivers and such are a bit hollow.

RHP's Anthony Bender and Dylan Prohoroff were moved from the Rule 5 protection list to this free agent list. Apparently when signed by the Crew, the organization did not pick up the normal remaining years of control, or have the opportunity to do so.