Jon Heyman's Free Agent Predictions

I noticed he didnt mention bradley at all. Tim, what is your prediction for Bradley? Do he and the Rays seem like the best fit, and can they afford him? What kind of deal do you see him getting?

K-Rod to the Rangers is an awful idea.

The Rangers have the best farm system in baseball and seem to be on pace to be serious contenders in a couple years. Considering that, what good does signing a declining, expensive closer to a long term deal do? The Rangers need to continue to compile building blocks for the future, not waste assets.

I have been disappointed with Heyman's work lately but read the column anyway.

If the Astros can sign Sheets 2 years for 28 million I think thats a great deal for them. Its worth a roll of the dice to sign Sheets for two years and have him and Oswalt at the top of the staff.

While it would be nice to have K-Rod on the Rangers, no way they need to be spending that kind of money on a guy that will only pitch one inning when they have so many arms in their system that could fill that spot for a lot less then 5yrs/75 mil

Is calling him Jon Hymen in bad taste?

We cant wait for your list Tim, we will be nicer to you; partly because you are sensible.

Much like everyone else here, I cannot see the Rangers making a real play for K-Rod. If anything, I think that the only higher-profile free agent attempts they will even consider will be towards starters.

If the Rangers hire Mike Maddux, would that open the door to a serious offer to Sheets and maybe a stronger consideration on his part?

I'm not so sure about that. While there have been as many godawful trades to go along with his good trades, Daniels' signings have actually been decent-to-solid in most cases. the one's that haven't worked out were very low risk to begin with.

I say Bradley stays with Texas. I think he should, anyway.

Heyman is a putz. "Pat Burrell can still hit 30HR - in Citizens Joke Yard". Burrel's Home/Away Splits: 12/21. Thats a pace of 42HR on the road, while 24 at home, yet he can only hit 30 in CBP? We can tell Heyman really does his homework.

"I noticed he didnt mention bradley at all. Tim, what is your prediction for Bradley? Do he and the Rays seem like the best fit, and can they afford him? What kind of deal do you see him getting?"

Milton Bradley IMO is an interesting case.

Ben Reiter, another SI author, had Bradley going to the Rays (but then, he also had Pudge going to the A's, and the Padres picking up Anderson, which are outright ridiculous).

I could see something like 2/28, 3/30, with option years, etc.

with the way Madden runs his team i think Bradley could be a good fit. its just a matter of keeping him incident free. hes proven he can be a good hitter.

Great article