The Mlb 2009 offseason thread

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The offseason is about to began and the free agent list is out who do you think fits best where?

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The 2009 Mlb free agent list is as follows

Catchers

Eliezer Alfonzo (31)

Brad Ausmus (41)

Paul Bako (38)

Rod Barajas (34) - Type B

Josh Bard (32)

Michael Barrett (33) - club option

Henry Blanco (38)

Ramon Castro (34)

Sal Fasano (38)

Toby Hall (34)

Michel Hernandez (31)

Ramon Hernandez (34) - $8.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Type B

Jason Kendall (36) - Type B

Jason LaRue (36)

Victor Martinez (31) - $7.7MM club option with a $250K buyout - Type A

Bengie Molina (35) - Type A

Jose Molina (35)

Miguel Olivo (31) - $3.25MM mutual option - Type B

Mike Redmond (39)

Ivan Rodriguez (38) - Type B

Brian Schneider (33)

Yorvit Torrealba (31) - $4MM mutual option with a $500K buyout - Type B

Javier Valentin (34)

Jason Varitek (38) - $5MM club/$3MM player option plus incentives - Type B

Vance Wilson (37)

Gregg Zaun (39) - $2MM club option with a $500K buyout; Zaun can void option

First basemen

Rich Aurilia (38)

Wilson Betemit (28)

Hank Blalock (29)

Russell Branyan (34)

Miguel Cairo (36)

Frank Catalanotto (36)

Tony Clark (38)

Carlos Delgado (38) - Type B

Nomar Garciaparra (36)

Ross Gload (34) - $2.6MM club option

Eric Hinske (32)

Nick Johnson (31) - Type B

Adam LaRoche (30) - Type B

Doug Mientkiewicz (36)

Kevin Millar (38)

Fernando Tatis (35) - Type B

Chad Tracy (30) - $7MM option with a $1MM buyout

Daryle Ward (35)

Dmitri Young (36)

Second basemen

Ronnie Belliard (35) - Type B

Jamey Carroll (36)

Alex Cora (34)

Craig Counsell (39)

Mark DeRosa (35) - Type B

Jerry Hairston Jr. (34) - Type B

Orlando Hudson (32) - Type A

Akinori Iwamura (31) - $4.25MM club option with a $250K buyout

Adam Kennedy (34)

Felipe Lopez (30) - Type B

Mark Loretta (38)

Pablo Ozuna (35)

Placido Polanco (34) - Type A

Luis Rodriguez (30)

Freddy Sanchez (32) - $8MM club option with a $600K buyout - Type B

Juan Uribe (31)

Shortstops

Orlando Cabrera (35) - Type A, can't be offered arbitration

Alex Cora (34)

Craig Counsell (39)

Bobby Crosby (30)

Adam Everett (33)

Chris Gomez (39)

Alex Gonzalez (32) - $6MM mutual option with a $500K buyout

Khalil Greene (30)

Jerry Hairston Jr. (34) - Type B

John McDonald (35)

Luis Rodriguez (30)

Marco Scutaro (34) - Type A

Miguel Tejada (36) - Type A

Omar Vizquel (43)

Jack Wilson (32) - $8.4MM club option with a $600K buyout

Third basemen

Rich Aurilia (38)

Brian Barden (29)

Adrian Beltre (31) - Type B

Wilson Betemit (28)

Geoff Blum (37)

Aaron Boone (37)

Craig Counsell (39)

Joe Crede (32)

Bobby Crosby (30)

Mark DeRosa (35) - Type B

Pedro Feliz (35) - $5MM club option with a $500K buyout

Chone Figgins (32) - Type B

Nomar Garciaparra (36)

Troy Glaus (33) - Type B

Adam Kennedy (34)

Mike Lamb (34)

Mark Loretta (38)

Melvin Mora (38) - $8MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Type B

Pablo Ozuna (35)

Robb Quinlan (33)

Miguel Tejada (36)

Juan Uribe (31)

Left fielders

Garret Anderson (38) - Type B

Marlon Anderson (36)

Jason Bay (31) - Type A

Emil Brown (35)

Marlon Byrd (32) - Type B

Carl Crawford (28) - $10MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout - Type B

Johnny Damon (36) - Type A

David Dellucci (36)

Cliff Floyd (37)

Matt Holliday (30) - Type A

Reed Johnson (33)

Jacque Jones (35)

Gabe Kapler (34)

Greg Norton (37)

Wily Mo Pena (28)

Manny Ramirez (38) - $20MM player option - Type A

Dave Roberts (38)

Gary Sheffield (41)

Fernando Tatis (35) - Type B

Randy Winn (36) - Type B

Center fielders

Rick Ankiel (30)

Rocco Baldelli (28)

Marlon Byrd (32) - Type B

Mike Cameron (37) - Type B

Endy Chavez (32)

Coco Crisp (30) - $8MM club option with a $500K buyout

Darin Erstad (36)

Ryan Freel (34)

Jerry Hairston Jr. (34) - Type B

Reed Johnson (33)

Andruw Jones (33)

Gabe Kapler (34)

Mark Kotsay (34)

Corey Patterson (30)

Scott Podsednik (34)

DeWayne Wise (32)

Right fielders

Bobby Abreu (36) - Type A

Jermaine Dye (36) - $12MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout - Type A

Brian Giles (39) - Type B

Vladimir Guerrero (34) - Type A

Eric Hinske (32)

Geoff Jenkins (35) - $7.5MM mutual option with a $1.25MM buyout

Gabe Kapler (34)

Austin Kearns (30) - $10MM club option with a $1MM buyout

Jason Michaels (34)

Xavier Nady (31) - Type B

Randy Winn (36) - Type B

Designated hitters

Hank Blalock (29)

Jason Giambi (39)

Ken Griffey Jr. (40)

Vladimir Guerrero (34) - Type A

Aubrey Huff (33) - Type B

Hideki Matsui (36) - Type B

Gary Sheffield (41)

Matt Stairs (42)

Mike Sweeney (36)

Jim Thome (39)

Starting pitchers

Brandon Backe (32)

Cha Seung Baek (30)

Miguel Batista (39)

Erik Bedard (31) - Type B

Kris Benson (34)

Daniel Cabrera (29)

Chris Capuano (31)

Aroldis Chapman (22)

Bartolo Colon (37)

Jose Contreras (38)

Doug Davis (34) - Type B

Justin Duchscherer (32) - Type B

Adam Eaton (32)

Shawn Estes (37)

Josh Fogg (33)

Jon Garland (30) - $10MM mutual option with $2.5MM or $1MM buyout - Type B

Tom Glavine (44)

Mike Hampton (37)

Rich Harden (28) - Type B

Mark Hendrickson (36)

Livan Hernandez (35)

Shawn Hill (29)

Tim Hudson (34) - $12MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout

Jason Jennings (31)

Jason Johnson (36)

Randy Johnson (46) - Type B

John Lackey (31) - Type A

Cliff Lee (31) - $8MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Type A

Braden Looper (35) - $6.5MM mutual option with possible buyout - Type B

Rodrigo Lopez (34)

Jason Marquis (31) - Type B

Brett Myers (29)

Vicente Padilla (32) - Type B

Carl Pavano (34) - Type B

Brad Penny (32)

Odalis Perez (33)

Andy Pettitte (38) - Type B

Joel Pineiro (31) - Type B

Sidney Ponson (33)

Mark Prior (28)

Horacio Ramirez (30)

Jason Schmidt (37)

Ben Sheets (31)

John Smoltz (43)

Brett Tomko (37)

Tim Wakefield (43) - perpetual $4MM club option - Type B

Jarrod Washburn (35)

Brandon Webb (31) - $8.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout - Type B

Todd Wellemeyer (31)

Kip Wells (33)

Randy Wolf (33) - Type A

Closers

Mike Gonzalez (32) - Type A

Kevin Gregg (32) - Type A

Fernando Rodney (33) - Type B

Rafael Soriano (30) - Type A

Jose Valverde (32) - Type A

Billy Wagner (38) - $8MM club option with a $1MM buyout (Red Sox agreed not to exercise) - Type A

Right-handed relievers

Luis Ayala (32)

Danys Baez (32)

Joaquin Benoit (32)

Rafael Betancourt (35) - $5.4MM club option - Type A

Chad Bradford (35)

Doug Brocail (43) - $2.85MM club option with a $250K buyout - Type B

Kiko Calero (35) - Type B

Chad Cordero (28)

Elmer Dessens (38)

R.A. Dickey (35)

Brendan Donnelly (38)

Octavio Dotel (36) - Type A

Kelvim Escobar (33)

Eric Gagne (34)

Geoff Geary (33)

Tom Gordon (42)

LaTroy Hawkins (37) - Type A

Matt Herges (40)

Bob Howry (36) - Type B

Jason Isringhausen (37)

Jorge Julio (31)

Masahide Kobayashi (36)

Shane Loux (30)

Brandon Lyon (30) - Type B

Gary Majewski (30)

Guillermo Mota (36) - Type B

Joe Nelson (35)

Chan Ho Park (37) - Type B

Troy Percival (40)

Scott Proctor (33)

J.J. Putz (33) - $9.15MM club option with a $1MM buyout

Juan Rincon (31)

Takashi Saito (40) - $6MM club option, no buyout

Duaner Sanchez (30)

Rudy Seanez (41)

Justin Speier (36)

Russ Springer (41) - Type B

Julian Tavarez (37)

Luis Vizcaino (35)

David Weathers (40) - $3.7MM club option with a $400K buyout - Type B

Jamey Wright (35)

Yasuhiko Yabuta (37) - $4MM club option with a $500K buyout

Left-handed relievers

Joe Beimel (32) - Type B

Alan Embree (40) - $3MM club option with a $250K buyout

Scott Eyre (38) - Type B

Casey Fossum (32)

John Grabow (31) - Type A

Eddie Guardado (39)

Mark Hendrickson (36)

Ron Mahay (39)

Will Ohman (31) - $2.2MM club option with a $200K buyout - Type B

Darren Oliver (39) - Type A

Horacio Ramirez (30)

Glendon Rusch (35)

Scott Schoeneweis (36)

Brian Shouse (41) - $1.9MM club option with a $200K buyout - Type B

Ron Villone (40)

Jamie Walker (38)

I will try to keep it as up to date as i can

[Kryptowhite 9]

Perhaps this should just go with the old thread? It was moving slowly as it was, no need for a second one.

[Metsrule865 0]

You can just go ahead and cross Holliday off the list.

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Originally posted by: Kryptowhite

Perhaps this should just go with the old thread? It was moving slowly as it was, no need for a second one.quote>

This thread will focus only on the free agent market which is entirely a different subject.

[Sim shady 12]

Wow Erik Bedard is a free agent? I know he bombed for Seattle, but he is still a tremendously talented pitcher that suffered a run of bad luck. Maybe the Rangers could sign him to an incentive laden contract on par with the Milton Bradley, Eddie Guardado, and Andrew Jones deals of the past few years.

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Originally posted by: Sim shady

Wow Erik Bedard is a free agent? I know he bombed for Seattle, but he is still a tremendously talented pitcher that suffered a run of bad luck. Maybe the Rangers could sign him to an incentive laden contract on par with the Milton Bradley, Eddie Guardado, and Andrew Jones deals of the past few years.quote>

He has to be one of the best starters on the market i think he would do well with the rangers as they need more experience in the clubhouse, after seeing how they fell apart at the end of the season. Good call