2009 MLB Free Agents

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White Sox Holiday shopping list
Published 12/21/2007 by thewizardsofoz <info@southsidesox.com> at South Side Sox: Front Page Posts
... Can Tony G do it? BTW, as most of you know too well, my ideal CF choice would be Brian Anderson but the odds of an Ozzie-Brian reunion don't look good. How does your Sox Holiday shopping list look like? ***** In other news, David Eckstein's ZiPS projection: .277/.334/.344 (80 OPS+). Hot Stove: The Flubs are considering signing So Taguchi. That could lead to Matt Murton being traded for less than he's worth. BTW, here are the 2009 MLB Free Agents from MLBTR. UZRs from 2003 to mid-2007. THT: ...

Willis extension the right move for Detroit
Published 12/21/2007 by Eric Jackson at D-Town Baseball
... , which Detroit needs to do unless they want to go after some more big names on the ‘09 free agent market, and Detroit could have two more major signings this off season. ...

2009 Free Agents List
Published 12/21/2007 by R.J. Anderson <info@draysbay.com> at DRaysBay: Front Page Posts
It's a bit nuts to start looking this far ahead, but Tim Dierkes over at MLBTR posted the preliminary list, and frankly it's fun to form meaningless wishlists. ...

List: Next Season’s Free Agent Pitchers
Published 12/21/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... According to MLB Trade Rumors, in addition to Orlando Hernandez, Pedro Martinez and Oliver Perez, the following noteworthy pitchers are currently able to be free agents after next season… ...

Sunday Morning Webtopia
Published 12/23/2007 at The View From The Bleachers
... MLB Trade Rumors takes a look at the 2009 MLB Free Agent List. Obviously it's not set in stone because a good amount of these players will negotiate a contract with their team. Still, it's fun to look ahead and see what is out there. - (View Story) ...

Little Glaus Houses
Published 1/14/2008 by ryan vb at Cardinals Diaspora
... infield corners are set. Second base certainty relies on an Adam Kennedy, who’ll be 33 that season, rebound and Jarret Hoffpauir taking command of his future this season in Memphis. Mozeliak will again have to go short stop shopping, finding the 2009 version of Cesar Izturis (who might be Cesar Izturis himself) to fill in for a veteran loving manager in the last year of his contract and keep the dirt warm for 2007 first round pick Rick Porcello, oops, Pete Kozma. Here’s a list of free agents for 2009, only TLR could love that list of short stops. ...

Mets Keep Waiting for the World to Change
Published 1/23/2008 by Matthew Artus at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... Steve Hubbell's sentiment that "failure to pull the trigger on Santana-for-prospects, I fear, may doom the Mets to a non-playoff season in 2008 and possibly in 2009, as well." And, while a bit brash, it did make me think: What about 2009? Here's who the Mets have coming off the books in '09: 1B - Carlos Delgado, OF - Moises Alou, SP - Pedro, El Duque, Ollie Perez They'll need to be replaced, too - if not resigned (hopefully, in the case of Ollie at least). There is no way to know what the next offseason will look like after all of this season's trades, injuries, retirements, ...

Looking ahead–Next year’s free agents.
Published 2/26/2008 by Mike Sommer at The Sommer Frieze
As Yankee fans know (and can’t wait for), some $$$ is freed up after 2008 when Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi and Carl Pavano come off of the books. Maybe even Abreu and Pettitte. So who do the Yanks look at in next year’s free agent market? Thanks to MLBTR, here is a list: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/12/2009-mlb-free-a.html There are a lot of interesting names, even the “B” level names. If available, you figure Teixeira, C.C. and K-Rod (gotta replace and ease out Mo sometime) are right ...

BA Top-100 List, Kazmir and 2009 Free Agents
Published 2/26/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... MLBTR has posted their 2009 FA list by position. It’s never too early to take a look at who might be available next year. We already know C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixeira should hit the market unless they reach deal with their current teams or are dealt at the end of July. ...

2009 Free Agents
Published 2/28/2008 by James at YanksBlog.com
Never to early to think about it...and might give you some names to keep an eye (for Yankee signing and fantasy purposes of course!) on as they head into their contract years so here's MLB Trade Rumor's list of 2009 free agents . Good job to them for putting together the players eligible for free agency after the 2008 season (and noting their ages and buyout numbers).

Rangers Rally Late To Beat Padres, 12-7
Published 3/27/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... I know, I know, the “40-man rules all.” But Davis seems to be a rather unique talent in the Rangers’ minor league hierarchy, one who has a more legitimate shot than most of establishing himself as an everyday regular by Opening Day 2009. And with next winter’s free agent market at first base appearing rather lackluster, and with Davis ...

Wright to First ?
Published 4/17/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
... that he believed Wright's future was at first base but wasn't sure when he'd be ready to change positions. Co-Host Chris Russo countered by saying that Wright has said in the past that he would move, of course that was in reference to Alex Rodriguez. The debate went on that at this early stage in Wright's career it would have to be a very good first baseman for him to willingly move to 1B. There's not much available in regards to free agent 3B or SS that could be converted to 3B ( 2008 free agent list). Is 2009 too early to move Wright or with the probable departure of Delgado ...

How's he doing it?
Published 5/29/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Jason) at It is about the money, stupid
... Remember, too, that this is a guy likely playing for another contract, somewhere, as the Yanks will most likely not exercise his $22M option (paying a $5M buyout). ...

Reading Renteria’s Palm
Published 30 days ago by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... Conclusion? The system is weak at short. If there’s a position the Tigers would benefit at filling externally, it’s probably that one. So I’ll just make a glance at the list of shortstops available after this season, via MLBTradeRumors.com and ...

Ten Reasons Why It’s Still Good to Be a Mets Fan
Published 30 days ago by Jeff Mathews at Mets Geek
... But let’s not get greedy. 7) So Long, David Sloane Yes, the Mets farm system is bare. But at the end of this year the Mets will have more than $50 million in payroll coming off the books, including: Delgado ($16 mil), Alou ($7.5 mil), Pedro Martinez ($11.8 mil), El Duque ($7 mil) and Oliver Perez ($6.5 mil). Also going away: Carlos Delgado’s batshit-crazy agent. Anyway, that’s a lot of scratch for whoever’s GM next year to pick up free agents. 8) Only One More Year at the Big Purple Dump Look, we all ...

Posada Starting at First Base
Published 13 days ago by Tom Gaffney at The Bronx Block
... for a bat at catcher. We simply cannot persist with Moeller wasting a spot on the roster and being forced to go with Wilson Betemit as our only bat on the bench. I suggested Gerald Laird, Max Ramirez, or Jarod Saltilamochachino as the there is only room for two of them at Texas (though Laird is currently DLed and due back w/in a week or so). These are the 2009 free agents at catcher, according to MLBTradeRumors.com (great site, btw). Maybe we could spin a deal for one of them? I wonder if this points to Jorge moving to first base full time next year and no Texeira after ...

Chicago Cubs Trade Rumors - July 18th
Published 6 days ago by noreply@blogger.com (jumbo) at Towel Drills: A Chicago Cubs Blog
... My question: if we dump Pie, who the hell is going to play CF for the Cubs next year and into the future? In my opinion Reed Johnson, Jim Edmonds, and Kosuke Fukudome are not, in any combination, sufficient options in CF for this team this year, let alone long term. The upcoming free agent class heading in to '09 is garbage, containing such HOFers like Corey Patterson, Former Cardinal Jim Edmonds, Rocco Baldelli, and Jacque Jones. Yeah. Other than Mark Kotsay, who's 33, and Mike Cameron, who has a club option for '09, that's it. So what exactly is the plan here? Why jump ship on ...

All-Star Breather: The Giants Catchers
Published 6 days ago by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
... Over the winter, when short-term solutions to losing Molina are more plentiful, is a better time to explore a trade. The problem is, if a starting catcher doesn’t come back, the list of free agents doesn’t hold much promise. I could imagine the team ending up with a platoon of Gregg Zaun and Rod Barajas, or something to that effect. Grabbing a power bat for the middle of the lineup would give the Giants more options, however, as they wouldn’t need their catcher to hit cleanup anymore and could opt for a defensive specialist on a one-year contract. ...

Hump Day Reading: Hallucinatory X-Files Edition
Published 25 hours ago by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... on the incredibly tangled web that is free agent compensation; good stuff to think about as the trade deadline approaches. Here’s the list of players who’ll be free agents after the season. And finally, a ...

Mark Shapiro should go nuts.... GO GET K-ROD
Published 4 hours ago by noreply@blogger.com (npc29) at The Tribe Time Report
... people we have down there now for us to not go out and get somebody," Wedge said. "Somebody would have to grab the role, really lock into it and prove that we can count on them. That's a lot to happen in two and a half months." (Indians.com) That is Eric Wedge talking about the closers role. Now when he says "Go Out and Get Somebody, he means some lower level jerky. Someone like Brian Fuentes(which isn't at all bad), or Brandon Lyon. Well there is a free agent out there that talks to the sky.. I think his name is Francisco Rodriguez. ...