2010-11 MLB Offseason FA/Trade Thread.

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wounded mullet

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Alot of interesting names on the free agent market this year. Lee and Crawford and Werth to name a few.
Will Greinke find a new home? Whats your wish list for the offseason?

FA list.


Catchers
Rod Barajas (35) - Type B
Josh Bard (33)
Henry Blanco (39)
John Buck (30) - Type B
Ramon Hernandez (35) - Type A
Gerald Laird (31) - Type B
Victor Martinez (32) - Type A
Bengie Molina (36) - Type B
Miguel Olivo (32) - $2.7MM mutual option with a $500K buyout - Type B
A.J. Pierzynski (34) - Type A
Yorvit Torrealba (32) - Type B
Matt Treanor (35)
Jason Varitek (39) - Type B
Gregg Zaun (40)
First basemen
Garrett Atkins (31)
Lance Berkman (35) - Type B
Russell Branyan (35) - $5MM mutual option
Jorge Cantu (29)
Adam Dunn (31) - Type A
Troy Glaus (34)
Eric Hinske (33)
Aubrey Huff (34) - Type B
Nick Johnson (32)
Paul Konerko (35) - Type A
Mark Kotsay (35)
Adam LaRoche (31) - Type B
Derrek Lee (35) - Type A
Melvin Mora (39)
Xavier Nady (32)
Lyle Overbay (34)
Carlos Pena (33) - Type B
Robb Quinlan (34)
Fernando Tatis (36)
Mike Sweeney (37)
Ty Wigginton (33)
Second basemen
Ronnie Belliard (36)
Willie Bloomquist (33)
Alex Cora (35)
Craig Counsell (40)
David Eckstein (36) - Type B
Mark Grudzielanek (41)
Cristian Guzman (33)
Jerry Hairston Jr. (35)
Bill Hall (31) - $9.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Anderson Hernandez (28)
Orlando Hudson (33) - Type B
Akinori Iwamura (32)
Adam Kennedy (35) - $2MM club option with a $500K buyout
Felipe Lopez (31) - option - Type B
Julio Lugo (35)
Kaz Matsui (35)
Aaron Miles (34)
Scott Moore (27)
Melvin Mora (39)
Nick Punto (33)
Juan Uribe (31) - Type B
Shortstops
Geoff Blum (38)
Orlando Cabrera (36) - $4MM mutual option with a $500K-$1MM buyout - Type B
Juan Castro (39)
Craig Counsell (40)
Bobby Crosby (31)
Adam Everett (34)
Cristian Guzman (33)
Jerry Hairston Jr. (35)
Cesar Izturis (31)
Derek Jeter (37) - Type A
Julio Lugo (35)
Jhonny Peralta (29) - Type B
Nick Punto (33)
Edgar Renteria (35) - $10.5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Jose Reyes (28) - $11MM club option with a $500K buyout - Type B
Miguel Tejada (37) - Type A
Juan Uribe (31) - Type B
Third basemen
Adrian Beltre (32) - Type A
Geoff Blum (38)
Miguel Cairo (37)
Jorge Cantu (29)
Eric Chavez (33)
Craig Counsell (40)
Joe Crede (33)
Greg Dobbs (32)
Pedro Feliz (36)
Jerry Hairston Jr. (35)
Jeff Larish (28)
Felipe Lopez (31) - option - Type B
Melvin Mora (39)
Jhonny Peralta (29) - Type B
Aramis Ramirez (33) - $14.6MM player option - Type B
Miguel Tejada (37) - Type A
Chad Tracy (31)
Juan Uribe (31) -Type B
Ty Wigginton (33)
Left fielders
Garret Anderson (39)
Pat Burrell (34)
Carl Crawford (29) - Type A
Johnny Damon (37) - Type B
Jonny Gomes (30) - $1.75MM club option with a $200K buyout
Gabe Gross (31)
Bill Hall (31) - $9.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Willie Harris (33)
Jeremy Hermida (27)
Eric Hinske (33)
Reed Johnson (34)
Austin Kearns (31)
Jeff Larish (28)
Corey Patterson (31)
Scott Podsednik (35) - $2MM mutual option with a $100K buyout - Type B
Manny Ramirez (39) - Type A
Matt Stairs (43)
Cory Sullivan (31)
Marcus Thames (34)
Randy Winn (37)
Center fielders
Rick Ankiel (31)
Willie Bloomquist (33)
Melky Cabrera (26)
Jim Edmonds (41)
Jody Gerut (33)
Right fielders
Willie Bloomquist (33)
Jermaine Dye (37)
Gabe Gross (31)
Jose Guillen (35)
Willie Harris (33)
Brad Hawpe (32) - Type B
Jeremy Hermida (27)
Eric Hinske (33)
Andruw Jones (34)
Gabe Kapler (35)
Austin Kearns (31)
Gary Matthews Jr. (36)
Xavier Nady (32)
Magglio Ordonez (37) - Type A
Jayson Werth (32) - Type A
Randy Winn (37)
Designated hitters
Hank Blalock (30)
Johnny Damon (37) - Type B
Jason Giambi (40)
Vladimir Guerrero (36) - $9MM mutual option with possible $1MM buyout - Type A
Jose Guillen (35)
Brad Hawpe (32) - Type B
Mark Kotsay (35)
Hideki Matsui (37) - Type B
David Ortiz (35) - $12.5MM club option - Type B
Manny Ramirez (39) - Type A
Mike Sweeney (37)
Jim Thome (40)
Starting pitchers
Erik Bedard (32) - $8MM mutual option
Jeremy Bonderman (28)
Dave Bush (31)
Bruce Chen (34)
Kevin Correia (30) - Type B
Doug Davis (35)
Jorge De La Rosa (30) - Type A
Justin Duchscherer (33)
Jeff Francis (29) - $7MM club option
Freddy Garcia (35)
Jon Garland (31) - Type B
Rich Harden (29) - $11MM mutual option with $1MM buyout
Aaron Harang (33) - $12.75MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Hiroki Kuroda (36)
Cliff Lee (32) - Type A
Anthony Lerew (28)
Braden Looper (36)
Pedro Martinez (39)
Rodrigo Lopez (35)
Kevin Millwood (36) - Type B
Sergio Mitre (30)
Brian Moehler (39)
Jamie Moyer (48)
Vicente Padilla (33)
Carl Pavano (35) - Type A
Brad Penny (33)
Andy Pettitte (39) - Type A
Nate Robertson (33)
Ian Snell (29)
Jeff Suppan (36)
Hisanori Takahashi (36)
Javier Vazquez (34) - Type B
Jarrod Washburn (36)
Brandon Webb (32)
Todd Wellemeyer (32)
Jake Westbrook (33)
Dontrelle Willis (29)
Chris Young (32)
Closers
Octavio Dotel (37) - $4.5MM mutual option with a $500K buyout - Type B
Frank Francisco (31) -Type A
Brian Fuentes (35) - Type B
Kevin Gregg (33) - $4.5MM club option for '11, $8.75MM for '11-'12 - Type B
Trevor Hoffman (43) - Type B
Chad Qualls (32) - Type B
Jon Rauch (32)
Mariano Rivera (41) - Type A
Rafael Soriano (31) - Type A
Kerry Wood (34) - Type B
Right-handed relievers
Grant Balfour (33) - Type A
Miguel Batista (40)
Denny Bautista (28)
Joaquin Benoit (33) - Type B
Boof Bonser (29)
Jose Contreras (39)
Jesse Crain (29) - Type B
Juan Cruz (30)
Elmer Dessens (40)
Brendan Donnelly (39)
Chad Durbin (33) - Type B
Kelvim Escobar (34)
Kyle Farnsworth (35)
Jason Frasor (33) - Type A
Chad Gaudin (28)
Enrique Gonzalez (28)
Matt Guerrier (32) - Type A
Aaron Heilman (32) - Type B
Bob Howry (37)
Mike Lincoln (36)
Mike MacDougal (34)
Justin Miller (33)
Guillermo Mota (37)
Fernando Nieve (28)
Micah Owings (28)
Chan Ho Park (38)
J.J. Putz (34) - Type B
Jon Rauch (32) - Type B
David Riske (34)
Takashi Saito (41) - Type A
Chris Sampson (33)
Scot Shields (35)
Jeff Suppan (36)
Koji Uehara (36) - Type B
Tyler Walker (35)
Jeff Weaver (34)
Dan Wheeler (33) - $4MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Type A
Jamey Wright (36)
Left-handed relievers
Joe Beimel (34)
Bruce Chen (34)
Randy Choate (35) - Type B
Scott Downs (35) - Type A
Pedro Feliciano (34) - Type B
Mark Hendrickson (37)
Ron Mahay (40)
Will Ohman (32)
Dennys Reyes (34)
Arthur Rhodes (41) - Type A
J.C. Romero (35)
Bobby Seay (33)
Scott Schoeneweis (37)
Hisanori Takahashi (36)
Taylor Tankersley (28)
 
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Cliff Lee - New York Yankees - 5 or 6 years for $20mil per.

Carl Crawford - Boston Red Sox for whatever it takes.

Werth - To me, he is the best FA postion player available. I think it's a toss up at this point but I look for several teams to be in play including but not limited to; St. Louis, Atlanta (longshot), New York Mets, San Fran, Boston, or he could end up back in Philly although I doubt it.

Going to be an interesting offseason.

I have no idea what will happen to Greinke.
 
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I would love for Greinke to sign with the Cardinals. Won't happen, though. I'm pretty sure we are stuck with Westbrook.
 
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The Cardinals need offense more than pitching, IMO. Specifically middle infield. Problem is nobody at those position is worth signing that will be that much of an upgrade. That's why I think they make a serious run a Werth.

No way their 4 and 5 can be remotely as bad as they were this past year.
 
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#5
4th and 5th starters? They were God awful. We need one more pitcher because Jaime hasn't proven he can pitch past the 4th inning.
 
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lylsmorr said:
4th and 5th starters? They were God awful. We need one more pitcher because Jaime hasn't proven he can pitch past the 4th inning.
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Wow that quick to give up on a rookie. Let him build more arm strength this winter and spring and he'll be fine.
 
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VOLinthaATL said:
Wow that quick to give up on a rookie. Let him build more arm strength this winter and spring and he'll be fine.
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I'm not giving up on him at all. After 4 innings it was usually a meltdown and no one knows how long it will take to fix that.
 
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lylsmorr said:
I'm not giving up on him at all. After 4 innings it was usually a meltdown and no one knows how long it will take to fix that.
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Wow. The guy as a rookie mind you, threw 150+ innings with and ERA under 3. How the heck did he manage numbers like that melting down after 4 innings each time?
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#9
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lylsmorr said:
IP H R ER
Sep 8@MILL 8-1 4.0 7 7 7
Aug 10@CINW 8-4 5.1 2 4 4
Aug 3HOUL 18-4 5.0 10 8 4
Jun 27@KCL 10-3 2.0 4 5 5

I didn't say each time now did I? No, I didn't.

And those stats don't include times where he was pulled after loading bases on a walk or was getting hammered and then pulled before any more runs were credited against him. Did he have some great starts? Yeah. Did he have some awful starts? Yeah. The month of June was not his friend.
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I don't disagree with any of that but for a rookie to put up the stat line he did was a great sign for the future. There is no reason he couldn't have won 15-16 games with that ERA if he'd gotten some more run support.

I think all rookies for the most part are inconsistant. It's to be expected really...
 
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I expect Matsuzaka to be moved for a few kids, guys that project as 4th outfielders or utility types, that will be worked towards the 24-5th spots on the roster at some point.

Believe it or not, there is a market there, as long as Boston sends a significant check along with him.

I dont think Crawford ends up in Boston. All signs point that direction, but I can see a crazy offer flying in from left field.
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#12
Adam Dunn is a White Sock. They say they will still be in negotiations with Konerko, as well.

My nationals really screwed the pooch on this one. If they were not willing to extend him, a trade should have been made to get something in return... mainly to protect Zimmerman in the lineup. He won't (and shouldn't) see a pitch to hit next season.
 
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Dbake005 said:
Adam Dunn is a White Sock. They say they will still be in negotiations with Konerko, as well.

My nationals really screwed the pooch on this one. If they were not willing to extend him, a trade should have been made to get something in return... mainly to protect Zimmerman in the lineup. He won't (and shouldn't) see a pitch to hit next season.
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Nats get the 26th overall pick and a sandwich pick in the 2011 draft. Far from nothing.
 
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vols kick balls said:
Nothing to protect Zimmerman though.
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They weren't going to compete anyway, no use in tying up the money. 2012-2013 should be their target years when Stras is healthy and Marrero and Harper are called up. Develop some pitching, sign a couple of bats and they have a legit team.
 
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
They weren't going to compete anyway, no use in tying up the money. 2012-2013 should be their target years when Stras is healthy and Marrero and Harper are called up. Develop some pitching, sign a couple of bats and they have a legit team.
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A lot more than Marrero coming up. But I get what you mean. What I was saying is... They could've potentially had Carlos Quentin and a younger pitcher for him.

I do like that we got a good pick, though. Team could compete in 2012 or so with a couple pitchers.

Zimmerman will struggle some at times. Best 3B in baseball.....
 
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Dbake005 said:
A lot more than Marrero coming up. But I get what you mean. What I was saying is... They could've potentially had Carlos Quentin and a younger pitcher for him.

I do like that we got a good pick, though. Team could compete in 2012 or so with a couple pitchers.

Zimmerman will struggle some at times. Best 3B in baseball.....
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Bold statement...Evan Longoria disagrees.
 
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GahLee said:
Bold statement...Evan Longoria disagrees.
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Zimmerman is a better defender. The best in baseball. Longoria plays in just an exponentially better offense with Crawford basically on second base every time he hits, while Nyjer Morgan is getting clotheslined.

Shall we check the numbers?

Zimmerman: 2010: .307 BA / .388 OBP / .510 SLG
25 HR 85 RBI 98 Ks/69 BBs

Longoria: 2010: .294 BA / .372 OBP / .507 SLG
60 more PAs 22 HR 104RBI 124Ks/72 BBs


I'll be the first to admit how close it is. And how you cannot go wrong choosing between the two. Longoria gets in modes where I can just tell by his approach the ball is about to be in the gap... he can be scary. Wright is in the discussion too, when he's hot.

Zimmerman is just all kinds of underrated and underappreciated. I make up for that by drooling over him any chance I get.
 
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Dbake005 said:
Zimmerman is a better defender. The best in baseball. Longoria plays in just an exponentially better offense with Crawford basically on second base every time he hits, while Nyjer Morgan is getting clotheslined.

Shall we check the numbers?

Zimmerman: 2010: .307 BA / .388 OBP / .510 SLG
25 HR 85 RBI 98 Ks/69 BBs

Longoria: 2010: .294 BA / .372 OBP / .507 SLG
60 more PAs 22 HR 104RBI 124Ks/72 BBs


I'll be the first to admit how close it is. And how you cannot go wrong choosing between the two. Longoria gets in modes where I can just tell by his approach the ball is about to be in the gap... he can be scary. Wright is in the discussion too, when he's hot.

Zimmerman is just all kinds of underrated and underappreciated. I make up for that by drooling over him any chance I get.
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Evan had a down year and Ryan is peaking/peaked.
Evan is a better player and any GM with a right mind would take the guy who is 5 years from his prime then the guy sitting in his.
 
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#20
Sorry, I was off on their ages...I thoutht Evan was 23 or 24 and Ryan was like 27 or 28...they are only one year apart. That makes them a lot closer in my book. They are both really good. I like Evan better though.
 
#21
#21
REALLY?????

AGE:
Longoria: 24
Zimmerman: 25

Zimmerman's prime is at 25. but Longoria's will be at 29. Alright. I'm just upset that Zimmerman's over the hill...
 
#22
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GahLee said:
Sorry, I was off on their ages...I thoutht Evan was 23 or 24 and Ryan was like 27 or 28...they are only one year apart. That makes them a lot closer in my book. They are both really good. I like Evan better though.
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:):)


Sorry, had a minor freak out. :hi:

:loco::loco: :)

It is really just a preference. It just gets so old when Longoria gets blown dry and Zimmerman never gets mentioned.
 
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#23
On the AL front, my Mariners seem to be doing a solid job of shoring up the pitching staff all-around and building around King Felix. That's all well and good, but they need some damned bats already.

In the NL, my other team, the Cubs... I have no idea what they're doing. They need help everywhere.
 
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milohimself said:
On the AL front, my Mariners seem to be doing a solid job of shoring up the pitching staff all-around and building around King Felix. That's all well and good, but they need some damned bats already.

In the NL, my other team, the Cubs... I have no idea what they're doing. They need help everywhere.
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Do the Cubs ever have any idea of what they're doing?
Freaking Soriano, Zambrano, and Aramis were paid more than the Marlins entire team last year.
 
#25
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Dbake005 said:
Zimmerman is a better defender. The best in baseball. Longoria plays in just an exponentially better offense with Crawford basically on second base every time he hits, while Nyjer Morgan is getting clotheslined.

Shall we check the numbers?

Zimmerman: 2010: .307 BA / .388 OBP / .510 SLG
25 HR 85 RBI 98 Ks/69 BBs

Longoria: 2010: .294 BA / .372 OBP / .507 SLG
60 more PAs 22 HR 104RBI 124Ks/72 BBs


I'll be the first to admit how close it is. And how you cannot go wrong choosing between the two. Longoria gets in modes where I can just tell by his approach the ball is about to be in the gap... he can be scary. Wright is in the discussion too, when he's hot.

Zimmerman is just all kinds of underrated and underappreciated. I make up for that by drooling over him any chance I get.
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Barring injuries, Longo is going to have a much better career, defensively as well. Let's be honest here though, we are just having a homer contest at this point...
 
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