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.
