Contract Year Players List

Many fantasy baseball league participants believe that they can gain an edge on their competition by selecting players who are in the final year of their current contracts (i.e.- players entering their "contract year").

Here is a list, separated by league, of some prominent players for whom 2014 is a contract year (includes those with options for 2015):

National League

Player	Team	Position
Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	Starting Pitcher
Jonathan Lucroy	Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher
Jay Bruce	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder
Kenley Jansen	Los Angeles Dodgers	Relief Pitcher
Andrew Cashner	San Diego Padres	Starting Pitcher
Jaime Garcia	St. Louis Cardinals	Starting Pitcher
Neil Walker	New York Mets	Second Baseman
Mark Melancon	Pittsburgh Pirates	Relief Pitcher
Jonathan Papelbon	Washington Nationals	Relief Pitcher
Justin Turner	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third Baseman
Francisco Cervelli	Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher
Nick Hundley	Colorado Rockies	Catcher
Santiago Casilla	San Francisco Giants	Relief Pitcher

American League

Player	Team	Position
Jose Bautista	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder
Edwin Encarnacion	Toronto Blue Jays	First Baseman
Aroldis Chapman	New York Yankees	Relief Pitcher
Adrian Beltre	Texas Rangers	Third Baseman
Matt Wieters	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher
Carlos Gomez	Houston Astros	Outfielder
Wade Davis	Kansas City Royals	Relief Pitcher
Josh Reddick	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder
Mark Trumbo	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder
Francisco Rodriguez	Detroit Tigers	Relief Pitcher
Drew Storen	Toronto Blue Jays	Relief Pitcher
Mark Teixeira	New York Yankees	First Baseman
Carlos Beltran	New York Yankees	Outfielder