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2010 MLB Free Agents: Key Players
I'm not going to roll out a comprehensive list quite yet, but let's take a look at some of the bigger names who will be eligible for free agency after the 2009 season. Some of these players may be trade candidates this winter. Reminder: these players can be free agents after the 2009 season, not this winter.
Catchers
Ramon Hernandez - $8.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Victor Martinez - $7MM club option with a $250K buyout
Bengie Molina
First basemen
Carlos Delgado
Adam LaRoche
Second basemen
Mark DeRosa
Placido Polanco
Brian Roberts
Freddy Sanchez - $8MM club option with a $600K buyout
Shortstops
Bobby Crosby
Khalil Greene
Miguel Tejada
Jack Wilson
Third basemen
Adrian Beltre
Chone Figgins
Chipper Jones
Melvin Mora
Ty Wigginton
Left fielders
Jason Bay
Carl Crawford - $10MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Johnny Damon
Matt Holliday
Hideki Matsui
Center fielders
Rick Ankiel
Coco Crisp - $8MM club option with a $500K buyout
Right fielders
Jermaine Dye - $12MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout
Brian Giles
Ken Griffey Jr.
Vladimir Guerrero
Xavier Nady
Magglio Ordonez - $15MM club/vesting option with a $3MM buyout
DHs
Jason Giambi
Aubrey Huff
Gary Sheffield
Starting pitchers
Josh Beckett - $12MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Erik Bedard
Justin Duchscherer
Rich Harden
Tim Hudson - $12MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout
John Lackey
Cliff Lee - $8MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Brett Myers
Brandon Webb - $8.5MM club option with a $500K+ buyout
Todd Wellemeyer
Closers
Mike Gonzalez
Kevin Gregg
Troy Percival
J.J. Putz - $8.6MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Fernando Rodney
Rafael Soriano
Salomon Torres
Jose Valverde
Billy Wagner - $8MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Obviously it's tough to say who will hit the market. Sluggers like Bay, Holliday, and Ankiel stand a good chance. Among starters, Bedard, Myers, and Harden are possibilities.
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