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2010 MLB free agents - MLBTR's up-to-date list is below. These are players who are eligible for free agency after the 2009 season. The player's 2010 age is in parentheses and Scott Boras clients are bolded. I've included projected Type A or B status. Current free agents who have not yet signed are not on this list.

Updated 10-20-09

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)
Jeff Bailey (31)
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) - TypeA

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
Buddy Carlyle (32)
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
Tony Pena Jr. (29)
Troy Percival (40)
Scott Proctor (33)
J.J. Putz (33) - $9.15MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Juan Rincon (31)
Takashi Saito (40)
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
Ken Takahashi (41)
Ron Villone (40)
Jamie Walker (38)
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wow great thread
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hope i dont have to look into this thread after tomorrow night
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Reds named Bryan Price new pitching coach...i like the hire, he'll have some nice young arms to work with.

Jaramillo...don't know too much about him, but Texas hits...so...
 
Originally Posted by wildKYcat

Jaramillo...don't know too much about him, but Texas hits...so...
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They hit fine in 2008 with Gerald Perry and quickly booted him in 2009 once the team went south.

So the Cubs are about to find out just how important a hitting coach really is...too bad they're gonna spend 2.4 million dollars to find out
 
Originally Posted by dland24

Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32

Aroldis Chapman (22)
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Let the bidding war begin
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Could you imagine if Chapman and Darvish came over the same offseason?
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Darvish is
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Chapman i don't know though, i mean you can't deny his attributes...but will he be able to put it all together?

And C'mon Rays let Crawford walk...Pads need to be ALL OVER him if he is a FA. perfect for Petco Park...
 
Logged out of the backup....

The Padres will probably continue to dump some salary. I doubt they will even pursue going after a player like Crawford, who is going to command a raisethis off season.
 
Originally Posted by PJ and Bompton

And C'mon Rays let Crawford walk...Pads Sox need to be ALL OVER him if he is a FA. perfect for Petco Park... along side Quentin and Rios
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You make a good point

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Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo


Logged out of the backup....

The Padres will probably continue to dump some salary. I doubt they will even pursue going after a player like Crawford, who is going to command a raise this off season.
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With the new ownership and a new GM coming in, I expect them to try and make some moves to get the fans behind them, pulling someone like Crawfordwould be huge, but like you said, he is gonna have a HUGE deal this year if TB doesn't bring him back...
 
Originally Posted by ooIRON MANoo

I could actually see the Padres going after the much cheaper, but more raw, BJ Upton.
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Could see that as well, i'd definitely be alright with that happening...his speed would definitely be given a showcase in this ballpark + SF andColorado...plus brother in the division
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And I might be the only one but it wouldn't surprise me to see Wily Mo Pena have a breakout year this year...
 
its gonna be interesting what the Tigers do

Rodney
Polanco
Lyon
Washburn
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It looks like Polly is gonna be gone and Scott Sizemore is ther starting 2nd
 
Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32

its gonna be interesting what the Tigers do

Rodney
Polanco
Lyon
Washburn
Huff


It looks like Polly is gonna be gone and Scott Sizemore is ther starting 2nd
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Polanco is definitely gone. He's a type A so the Tigers get a supplemental pick from him...
 
Mariners, Cubs, Dodgers and Rangers gogin after Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi apparently a top 5 pitcher. 88-95 MPH fast ball, curve ball, slider, screw ball.compared too Clayton Kershaw, Mechanics are solid, doesn't throw as hard as Yu Darvish but I am more confident in his long term arm health.
 
Yeah OKB, I was going through pics and was just about to ask who the hell is this runt.

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Japanese schoolboy Yusei Kikuchi speaks during a news conference in Hanamaki, northern Japan October 20, 2009, after completing meetings with eight MajorLeague Baseball clubs and all 12 Japanese domestic teams. Kikuchi may leave his decision on whether to sign a multi-million dollar deal with a MLB club up tohis parents.
 
Rangers don't have a shot in hell. And damn the Pads need to make a big run at one of these Japanese starters sometime, big group of Asian-Americans herein SD, Aki was HIGHLY LOVED by everyone, and the WBC always draws big crowds when the Asian teams play.
 
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