Here’s a look at the current free agent class, and here’s my 2008 Top 50 Free Agents predictions. Let’s go through each position briefly as a review before things kick into high gear tomorrow.
Catchers
Big Fish: Jorge Posada
Possible Bargains: Michael Barrett, Ramon Castro
First basemen
Big Fish: None
Possible Bargains: Tony Clark
Second basemen
Big Fish: Luis Castillo
Possible Bargains: Tadahito Iguchi
Shortstops
Big Fish: None
Possible Bargains: Alexei Ramirez
Third basemen
Big Fish: Alex Rodriguez, Mike Lowell
Possible Bargains: Mike Lamb, Corey Koskie
Left fielders
Big Fish: Barry Bonds
Possible Bargains: Milton Bradley, Brad Wilkerson
Center fielders
Big Fish: Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Aaron Rowand
Possible Bargains: Milton Bradley, Alexei Ramirez
Right fielders
Big Fish: Kosuke Fukudome
Possible Bargains: Jose Guillen, Milton Bradley
DHs
Big Fish: Barry Bonds
Possible Bargains: Mike Piazza
Starting pitchers
Big Fish: Carlos Silva, Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte
Possible Bargains: Kris Benson, Matt Clement, Bartolo Colon, Jon Lieber, Kazumi Saito, Randy Wolf
Closers
Big Fish: Francisco Cordero, Mariano Rivera, Eric Gagne
Possible Bargains: Keith Foulke, Masahide Kobayashi
Middle Relievers
Big Fish: Jeremy Affeldt, Ron Mahay, Scott Linebrink, David Riske
Possible Bargains: Troy Percival, Kerry Wood