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Possible Type A Free Agents

By Tim Dierkes | September 14, 2011 at 9:44am CDT

Our latest Elias Rankings projections are up, and 26 free agents are in line for Type A status:

Heath Bell
Carlos Beltran
Lance Berkman
Robinson Cano
Matt Capps
Francisco Cordero
Michael Cuddyer
Ryan Dempster
Kyle Farnsworth
Prince Fielder
Ramon Hernandez
Ryan Madson
Yadier Molina
Darren Oliver
David Ortiz
Roy Oswalt
Jonathan Papelbon
Brandon Phillips
Albert Pujols
Jose Reyes
Francisco Rodriguez
C.C. Sabathia
Rafael Soriano
Nick Swisher
Jose Valverde
Josh Willingham

In addition, Vladimir Guerrero, Kelly Johnson, Jimmy Rollins, Omar Infante, Adam Wainwright, Takashi Saito, and Octavio Dotel are near the Type A/B borderline.

The current list of 26 should shrink quite a bit. Options for Cano, Dempster, Farnsworth, Molina, Phillips, Soriano, Swisher, and Valverde are likely to take them off the free agent market.

Of the 18 remaining, not everyone will get an arbitration offer.  Beltran contractually can't be offered, and there's a chance players such as Bell and Hernandez won't receive offers.  It's likely that Capps, Cordero, Oswalt, and Rodriguez will not receive offers either.  That drops the pool to about 11 free agents who would carry the cost of a draft pick.  To sign a star like Fielder, Pujols, Reyes, or Sabathia, that's typically a minor factor.  For the others, it reduces their bargaining power a bit.

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  1. John W

    11 years ago

    Of the “leftovers” none is worth giving up a 1st round pick for.

    Reply
    • Matt Moore

      11 years ago

      Yea, they will all go unsigned.

      Reply
  2. rfffr

    11 years ago

    I thought Beltran’s clause went away if Traded. The Padres may offer Bell arbitration because they know he’ll accept which would give them exclusive negotiating rights with him. I know Bell wants to remain a Padre but if someone offered Soriano money would he say no?

    Reply
    • Leland Steva

      11 years ago

      “Beltran contractually can’t be offered…”

      Says it right in the article…

      Reply
      • rfffr

        11 years ago

        But there was speculation during trade season that it went away if traded. If you don’t know anything about the contract don’t reply

        Reply
        • Jeffy25

          11 years ago

          No, no compensation for him

  3. Gale Lewis

    11 years ago

    Daren Olivier is a Type A and CJ Wilson isn’t??????  

    Reply
    • John W

      11 years ago

      There appear to be some errors in the list.

      Reply
      • nictonjr

        11 years ago

        There appears to be some errors in the rating system…

        Reply
    • Jeffy25

      11 years ago

      Starter vs relievers. Either way the compensory system needs to be foxed

      Reply
  4. Kendall Adkins

    11 years ago

    Umm, how is Wainwright borderline?

    Reply
    • stl_cards16

      11 years ago

      Go read about how the ranking are figured. It’s off thaw past two years, so when you don’t pitch one it’s going to lower your number.

      Reply
  5. notsureifsrs

    11 years ago

    type A status for david ortiz is going to help boston bigtime in negotiations

    Reply
    • EarlyMorningBoxscore

      11 years ago

      It may also help with the Papelbon negotiations.

      Reply
    • 0bsessions

      11 years ago

      I am very pumped at the season he’s having in conjunction with his status. He’s having the kind of season where there’s no hesitation in offering arbitration and if he actually walks, look at all those draft picks.

      Apply statement to Jonathan Papelbon, rinse, repeat.

      Reply
      • notsureifsrs

        11 years ago

        our bullpen will need some help if papelbon walks, but our farm system won’t

        Reply
  6. Jeffy25

    11 years ago

    And wainwrights option

    Reply
  7. edtheranger

    11 years ago

    Where is C J Wilson?

    Reply
  8. Dylan

    11 years ago

    Jimmy will be a Type A…he’ll finish strong. It’ll be a shame if he doesn’t for the Phillies sake.

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