Read: Free Agents and Rankings
MetsBlog.com —
... be offered arbitration, and who is not likely to be offered arbitration.
Among those that he feels will be offered arbitration are John Lackey, Matt Holliday, and Jason Bay.
…those are safe bets, considering that if each ends up signing somewhere else, their respective teams will receive the compensatory draft pick in return from the team that signs that player…
In addition, Dierkes has posted here rankings for pending free agents.
Flawed Elias Rankings set to play key role this winter
Circling The Bases —
... and the results get updated throughout the year on MLB Trade Rumors , I'm hopeful the league will finally get around to reevaluating them. In the meantime, I have some thoughts on the projected rankings this year. - First, a quick primer. A team that signs a Type A free agent, has to give up its first pick, unless that pick is in the top 15 in the draft. In that case, the team surrenders a second-round pick. Teams can lose multiple picks. The Yankees lost first-, second- and third-round picks last year for signing Mark Teixieira, CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett. Type B free ...
Free Agent Arbitration
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew —
... Another important link can be found at MLB Trade Rumors. This link provides up to date projections of Type A and Type B players based on their play this past season. In these projections you’ll find that just three of the four 2010 Brewers free agents make the list. ...
Dodger Roster Breakdown
True Blue LA —
... has done a great job of figuring out the Elias Rankings, and has posted them at MLB Trade Rumors. In order to receive compensation for Type A or Type B free agents, the club must offer them arbitration. Type A free agents net a first round pick from the team that signs them, provided the pick isn't in the top 15, in addition to a supplemental pick in between the first and second rounds. ...
What can the Tigers do about second base?
Detroit Tigers blog —
... This is an interesting idea. On the surface, it's a good idea. If Polanco declines, you've still got Sizemore waiting in the wings, as well as Ramon Santiago backing him up. And as he's likely to be a Type A free agent, per MLB Trade Rumors, you've got some nice draft picks coming too. If Polanco accepts, you've got a popular player, both in the clubhouse and in the stands, around another year. And Sizemore can see time on the field still before taking over fulltime in 2011. ...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Tuesday
A League of Her Own —
... Guerrero also admitted the importance of showing he can play the outfield, since he spent the vast majority of this season at DH. Vlad turns 35 in February, and he's expected to take a pay cut from this year's $15MM salary. He projects as a Type A free agent, though an arbitration offer from the Angels seems unlikely." ...
Buster Olney thinks Andy Pettitte is a good fit for the 2010 Yankees
River Avenue Blues —
... Pettitte projects as a Type-B free agent, but he may creep up into Type-A status when the official rankings come out because he’s right at the cutoff. I thought the Yanks ...
Wolf, Hudson are Type A Free Agents
True Blue LA —
... The Elias free agent rankings have been released and, as expected, the Dodgers have two Type A free agents -- Randy Wolf and Orlando Hudson. Ken Gurnick dropped the news today, which confirms the projections from Eddie Bajek, who has been tracking these rankings all year. ...
Matsui noticeably absent from Elias Rankings
River Avenue Blues —
Elias Sports Bureau’s free agent rankings were released earlier this afternoon, and they contain a few surprises. Despite numerous projections placing him firmly in the Type B bracket, Yanks’ DH Hideki Matsui is an unranked free agent. Although Matsui missed much of 2008 with injuries, he rebounded to have a stellar 2009 regular season campaign, and over the last two years — the period considered by the rankings — he hit .282/.368/.473 with 37 home runs and 135 RBI. Meanwhile, Xavier Nady, who played in just seven games this year, is a Type B ...
Smile, Desmond DeChone Figgins: You're a 'Type-A' free agent!
Big League Stew —
... turned out to be a Type A free agent. Eddie Bajek of Detroit Tigers Thoughts (via MLB Trade Rumors) figured he had cracked the Elias Code and pegged Figgins as a probable Type B. ...
