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Possible Type B Free Agents
Yesterday we listed the projected Type A free agents. Today let's take a look at the projected Type B free agents, based on work done by Eddie Bajek for MLB Trade Rumors.
Catchers
- Rod Barajas
- Ivan Rodriguez
- Ramon Hernandez*
- Brian Schneider
- Jason Kendall
First Base/Outfield/DH
- Vladimir Guerrero
- Hideki Matsui
- Carl Crawford*
- Marlon Byrd
- Hank Blalock
- Carlos Delgado
- Brian Giles
- Garret Anderson
- Jerry Hairston Jr.
- Reed Johnson
- Mike Cameron
- Rick Ankiel
- Nick Johnson
Second Base/Third Base/Shortstop
- Placido Polanco
- Adrian Beltre
- Mark DeRosa
- Pedro Feliz*
- Freddy Sanchez*
- Felipe Lopez
Starting Pitchers
- John Lackey
- Andy Pettitte
- Erik Bedard
- Tim Wakefield*
- Justin Duchscherer
- Randy Johnson
- Randy Wolf
- Todd Wellemeyer
- Doug Davis
- Braden Looper*
Relievers
- Darren Oliver
- Brian Shouse*
- Rafael Betancourt
- Luis Ayala
- Troy Percival
- Fernando Rodney
- Russ Springer
- LaTroy Hawkins
- Will Ohman
- Scott Eyre
- J.J. Putz*
- Joe Beimel
- Trever Miller
* denotes a 2010 option.
Keep in mind that there is a lot of time left for these designations to change. Free agents on the border between Type B and nothing: Ramon Castro, Mike Redmond, Gregg Zaun, Jose Molina, John Smoltz, Jamey Wright, Chad Bradford, Brandon Lyon, Eddie Guardado, Fernando Tatis, Jack Wilson, Brett Myers, Jon Garland, Jason Marquis, Ron Villone, Chan Ho Park, and Bob Howry.
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Freddy's a Type B, but Grabow's Type A? Some of these choices don't make sense, like Crawford.
Posted by: Ian Smell | June 17, 2009 at 06:00 PM
"Freddy's a Type B, but Grabow's Type A? Some of these choices don't make sense, like Crawford.
Posted by: Ian Smell | June 17, 2009 at 06:00 PM"
If Crawford was a Type B his contract would get another 10-15 stapled on it.
You get Crawford and do not have to surrender a Draft pick? All 29 GMs would take numbers and wait in line too get him.
Posted by: 661dodgerblue | June 17, 2009 at 06:02 PM
So what about Joe Crede? i know he only played 97 games last year but he still hit 17 hr's and he already has 10 this year.
I guess there's no love for Minnesota...
Posted by: darin617 | June 17, 2009 at 06:05 PM
Crede is not a B and not too close at 45.7 points (lowest B in the group is 59.1).
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | June 17, 2009 at 06:07 PM
Mark De Rosa's pace of late has been torrid. If he keeps this up he's Type A.
Posted by: MickS | June 17, 2009 at 06:08 PM
Tim, where are you getting the points from? Is their a site that shows every players current point total?
Posted by: ChiSoxKilla23 | June 17, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Maybe I am misunderstanding why some guys are Type A and some are Type B, but why would Bedard and Washburn from the Mariners not be Type A free agents right now. Bedard has an ERA of 2.47 and Washburn has a 3.30. If both these guys keep it up, what is stopping them from being Type A free agents?
Also, what about Russel Branyon? The guy is killing it and if he maintains, he will put up simular number as Rual Ibanez did last year, who was a Type A free agent.
What am I missing here?
Oh - and I will pay somebody 15 million dollars to take Silva away from us! PLEASE!
Posted by: Superm8958 | June 17, 2009 at 06:13 PM
@ Superm8958-
Playing time explains Bedard and Branyan. Bedard only pitched 81 innings last year due to injury, and Branyan only played 50 games(152 PA) last year.
Washburn would probably have to do with the fact that Elias takes into account wins and W-L records, and Washburn went 5-14 last year.
The Elias system is just archaic.
Posted by: melonis rex | June 17, 2009 at 06:23 PM
Where is Adam LaRoche? I think he's played and produced more than guys like Blalock, Hairston, Reed Johnson, and Matsui. Granted, he's not a great player but I thought he'd be good for some sort of compensation.
Posted by: bigpat | June 17, 2009 at 06:34 PM
Agreed he's produced more than them bigpat, but he's still a liability in just about every category for the Pirates. I don't like him. :)
Posted by: Ian Smell | June 17, 2009 at 06:51 PM
How determine Type A and Type B FA's? Is it based soley on offensive production?
Posted by: allstarlineup | June 17, 2009 at 07:00 PM
solely*
Posted by: allstarlineup | June 17, 2009 at 07:00 PM
well minus the pitchers lol. i really wish we could edit our posts
Posted by: allstarlineup | June 17, 2009 at 07:06 PM
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/10/stats-used-for.html
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | June 17, 2009 at 07:43 PM
thanks tim
Posted by: allstarlineup | June 17, 2009 at 07:52 PM
did danys baez's injury last year pretty much kill his chances to be worth any compensation?
Posted by: lftyg33 | June 17, 2009 at 08:41 PM
Interesting that the potential B prospects over all are better than the type A? Johnson, Crawford, Blalock, Ankiel,Vlad, Matsui for OF, Vs only Bay and Holliday on the "A" list.
IF has Polanco, Sanchez and DeRosa, not a bad IF huh?
Decent starters with Lackey, Duscherer, Wake, Bedard, Wolf and Davis.
Fair BP guys with Putz, Oliver, Rodney and Ayala.
Overall this potential "B" list rocks over the "A" list by a mile.
Posted by: johns | June 18, 2009 at 01:22 AM
Crawford, Ankiel, Vlad,Cameron,Delgado,Beltre & Lackey.
Absolute bargains as type B's.
Posted by: OhPityMe | June 18, 2009 at 06:23 AM
What would Jack Wilson be? If I'm not mistaken, I believe he has a 2010 club option. So he could be a FA this off season.
Posted by: BoSox | June 18, 2009 at 07:07 AM
Also, I'm interested in Penny's ranking. For obvious reasons.
Posted by: BoSox | June 18, 2009 at 07:08 AM
How on Earth is Mike Redmond a borderline Type B? He plays like 40 games a year!
Posted by: joeiscool12 | June 18, 2009 at 12:52 PM
How on Earth is Mike Redmond a borderline Type B? He plays like 40 games a year!
Posted by: joeiscool12 | June 18, 2009 at 12:52 PM