MLBTR Originals

A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR the past seven days as the San Francisco Giants celebrated their third World Championship in the last five years:

• Tim Dierkes unveiled the ninth annual MLBTR Top 50 Free Agents list and he included his predictions as to where each player will land.
• Where do you think these top 50 free agents will sign? Match your insight against the MLBTR staff and fellow MLBTR readers by entering the fourth annual MLBTR Free Agent Prediction Contest. You must have a Facebook account to register and the deadline to save your final picks is this Friday (November 7) at 11:59 PM (CT).
• MLB Trade Rumors Podcast featured host Jeff Todd recapping the week’s notable transactions and guests reliever Burke Badenhop discussing his upcoming free agency and Charlie Wilmoth of MLBTR and Bucs Dugout previewing the Pirates’ offseason. A new edition of MLB Trade Rumors Podcast will drop every Thursday and can be accessed on iTunes, SoundCloud, and Stitcher.
• Tim was the first to report the Brewers exercised Yovani Gallardo’s $13MM club option and the White Sox declined the $4MM option on Felipe Paulino.
• There were six installments of MLBTR’s Free Agent Profile series this week.
• Prior to agreeing to a two-year, $18MM deal to remain with the Red Sox, Steve Adams predicted Koji Uehara would sign a one year, $11MM contract.
• On the subject of right-handed relievers, Steve feels the market for Pat Neshek is two years and $10MM.
• Zach Links estimates a two-year pact for Edinson Volquez worth $18MM.
• Jeff expects Jake Peavy will garner $28MM over two years and paydays of three years and $30MM for both Jason Hammel and Jed Lowrie.
• The Offseason Outlook series continued with the forecast for the Tigers (by Zach) and A’s (by Steve).
• Zach learned left-hander Brad Mills decided to sign a minor league deal with the A’s, after drawing interest from a number of clubs, because he felt Oakland presented the best opportunity to make a MLB roster.
• Jeff asked MLBTR readers which team will spend the most in free agency. You believe the Cubs (30%), Red Sox (22%), and the Yankees (16%) will be the market’s most active.
• Steve hosted the weekly live chat.
• Mark Polishuk gathered the best the baseball corner of the web had to offer in Baseball Blogs Weigh In.