Atlanta Braves right-hander Brandon McCarthy, who missed the second half of the season with a knee injury, is eligible to become a free agent if he chooses to continue his career. Major League Baseball and the players' union have determined McCarthy's conditional team option was not triggered. McCarthy agreed to a $48 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers before the 2015 season, and the deal included a $5 conditional team option for 2019 if he spent more than 179 days on the disabled list from 2015-18 due to a specific injury.