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Whom might you like?

batmagadanleadoff Dec 05 2010 10:07 PM

Potential Free Agents for 2012 The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2011 season. * - player whose current contract includes 2012 option [a few of the players listed below have signed extensions beyond 2011 since this article was posted] Player Club First Basemen Prince Fielder MIL Ross Gload PHI Adrian Gonzalez SD Todd Helton COL * Ryan Howard PHI Casey Kotchman SEA Albert Pujols STL Second Basemen Clint Barmes COL Robinson Cano NYY * Jamey Carroll LAD Luis Castillo NYM Aaron Hill TOR * Kelly Johnson ARZ Brandon Phillips CIN * Freddy Sanchez SF Dan Uggla FLA Rickie Weeks MIL Shortstops Jason Bartlett TB Yuniesky Betancourt KC * Rafael Furcal LAD J.J. Hardy MIN John McDonald TOR Augie Ojeda ARZ Ramon Santiago DET Marco Scutaro BOS * Jack Wilson SEA Third Basemen Casey Blake LAD * Mark DeRosa SF Greg Dobbs PHI Edwin Encarnacion TOR Aramis Ramirez CHC Catchers Jason Kendall KC Yadier Molina STL * Dionar Navarro TB Jorge Posada NYY Ivan Rodriguez WAS Brian Schneider PHI Kelly Shoppach TB * Chris Snyder PIT * Outfielders Bobby Abreu LAA * Jose Bautista TOR Carlos Beltran NYM Milton Bradley SEA Mike Cameron BOS Ronny Cedeno PIT Ryan Church PIT Jack Cust OAK David DeJesus KC Matt Diaz ATL J.D. Drew BOS Jeff Francoeur TEX Jonny Gomes CIN Gabe Gross OAK Carlos Guillen DET Corey Hart MIL Raul Ibanez PHI Conor Jackson ARZ Ryan Ludwick SD Nate McLouth ATL * Juan Pierre CWS Juan Rivera LAA Cody Ross SF Grady Sizemore CLE * Nick Swisher NYY * Josh Willingham WAS Starting Pitchers Mark Buehrle CWS Chris Carpenter STL * Aaron Cook COL * Kyle Davies KC Zach Duke PIT Edwin Jackson CWS Scott Kazmir LAA * Brandon McCarthy TEX John Maine NYM Paul Maholm PIT Jason Marquis WAS Gil Meche KC Scott Olsen WAS Roy Oswalt PHI * Oliver Perez NYM Joel Pineiro LAA Wandy Rodriguez HOU Brian Tallet TOR Tim Wakefield BOS Chien-Ming Wang WAS C.J. Wilson TEX Relief Pitchers Danys Baez PHI Matt Belisle COL Heath Bell SD Rafael Betancourt COL Jonathan Broxton LAD Brian Bruney WAS Tim Byrdak HOU Shawn Camp TOR Matt Capps MIN Todd Coffey MIL Clay Condrey MIN Francisco Cordero CIN * Lance Cormier TB Ryan Franklin STL Mike Gonzalez BAL John Grabow CHC LaTroy Hawkins MIL Bobby Jenks CWS Brad Lidge PHI * Scott Linebrink CWS Javier Lopez PIT Ryan Madson PHI Damaso Marte NYY * Sergio Mitre NYY Joe Nathan MIN * Jonathan Papelbon BOS Chris Ray TEX Francisco Rodriguez NYM * Takashi Saito ATL George Sherrill LAD Carlos Silva CHC * Jose Valverde DET Tyler Walker WAS Michael Wuertz OAK Joel Zumaya DET http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2001/0 ... -2012.html

The Second Spitter Dec 06 2010 12:01 AM Re: Whom might you like?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Potential Free Agents for 2012 The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2011 season. * - player whose current contract includes 2012 option [a few of the players listed below have signed extensions beyond 2011 since this article was posted] Player Club Second Basemen Luis Castillo NYM Catchers Brian Schneider PHI Outfielders Jeff Francoeur TEX Starting Pitchers Oliver Perez NYM Relief Pitchers Francisco Rodriguez NYM * Cheers!

seawolf17 Dec 06 2010 08:07 AM Re: Whom might you like?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Potential Free Agents for 2012 First Basemen Albert Pujols STL Sorry, Ike.

Ashie62 Dec 06 2010 08:37 AM Re: Whom might you like?

I'm holding out for a 2010-11 signing.

MFS62 Dec 06 2010 08:40 AM Re: Whom might you like?

The Second Spitter wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Potential Free Agents for 2012 The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2011 season. * - player whose current contract includes 2012 option [a few of the players listed below have signed extensions beyond 2011 since this article was posted] Player Club Second Basemen Luis Castillo NYM Catchers Brian Schneider PHI Outfielders Jeff Francoeur TEX Starting Pitchers Oliver Perez NYM Relief Pitchers Francisco Rodriguez NYM * Cheers! When I read the first (longer) list, my first reaction was that it looks like teams are locking up the really good players with longer term contracts. And then, this shorter list brought me back to reality. Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 06 2010 09:56 AM Re: Whom might you like?

There's a bunch of guys whom I wouldn't kick out of my dugout for spitting tobacky. It bears noting, Trade-Reyesians, that none of them play shortstop. (Or third, really.) Should the Fighting Aldersons deign to spend on a first baseman next offseason, as a decent athlete with a great arm (low-to-mid-90s fastball in college), Ike's a possibility for right. (Possibility, I says.)

Gwreck Dec 06 2010 09:58 AM Re: Whom might you like?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Potential Free Agents for 2012 Call me crazy but I'm not seeing a lot of "impact" players on this list who are going to be available (I don't see Cano or Pujols coming our way).

Edgy DC Dec 06 2010 12:00 PM Re: Whom might you like?

Talk to me after we're done with the 2011 champagne.

Gwreck Dec 06 2010 12:09 PM Re: Whom might you like?

Fair enough, but if the free agent class is so much more valuable this year than next, doesn't it merit at least some basic consideration to spending a little extra $$ now (unless Fred + Jeff really are tapped out) versus not having anything worth spending the $$ on next year? I couldn't think of a better possible replacement for Carlos Beltran than Carl Crawford. Yes, we'd be paying both of them in 2011 but if we don't sign Crawford now, there's no chance he becomes available for the 2012 season. I realize this is not a traditional operating strategy, has no room for Angel Pagan and requires a huge additional influx of cash into the operating budget. But I would at least consider it.

Edgy DC Dec 06 2010 12:45 PM Re: Whom might you like?

No, it's been done before, like when the Mets signed Carlos Beltran. I don't necessarily understand being more aggressive this year because of a thinner market. Values are supposed to depress when the market is flooded, and go up (see Jayson Werth) when a market is thin.

Gwreck Dec 06 2010 02:07 PM Re: Whom might you like?

Except my point is that I see an even thinner market in 2012 than there is in 2011.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 06 2010 02:18 PM Re: Whom might you like?

Gwreck wrote: Except my point is that I see an even thinner market in 2012 than there is in 2011. Well, then... you need your eyes checked. Even if the Canos and Pujolses aren't around, you've got Phillipses and Fielders and Sizemores and Ugglas and Bautistas and Wandys and Oswalts and Carpenters. If a 32-year-old Jayson Werth off a career year is a top-3 prize in your market... you can make brasciole with said market. This is precisely the sort of market in which you DON'T go nuts. It's the reason WHY Werth and Lee and Crawford will make more than they'll likely be worth.

Gwreck Dec 06 2010 02:39 PM Re: Whom might you like?

I see your point, but will note that none (except the aforementioned Pujols or Cano -- or perhaps a healthy Sizemore) of those players are of the same caliber as Crawford or Lee.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 06 2010 03:43 PM Re: Whom might you like?

And neither Crawford nor Lee is as valuable a commodity as Pujols*, Cano, or a healthy Sizemore. *To be fair, you'd be hard pressed putting two players together to equal Pujols.