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Matt Holliday and Jason Bay have signed, but the free agent market is still littered with former All-Stars. Most of these players won't make another All-Star team, but lots of them can still be useful contributors. Take John Smoltz, for example. He lost his first All-Star Game to Nolan Ryan two decades ago, in 1989. Like many players below, Smoltz is past his prime but could help teams win. 

They're not the best players around, or even the best free agents, but here's the complete list of free agents who have been selected to at least one All-Star Game. These 37 players have been chosen for the Midsummer Classic 92 times in total:

A couple of well-regarded prospect lists came out today: Keith Law's Top 100 for ESPN and Jonathan Mayo's Top 50 for MLB.com.  Atlanta's Jason Heyward and Washington's Stephen Strasburg rank #1-2 on both lists.  Full access to Law's list requires an ESPN Insider subscription, which is well worth the annual fee.

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Tigers righty Justin Verlander told John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press he's yet to receive a long-term contract offer from the club.  Still, interest appears mutual.

Verlander would prefer to work out his 2010 salary before entering long-term discussions.  With Joe Blanton locked up, Verlander's $2.6MM gap with the Tigers is second only to Tim Lincecum's $5MM divide among those exchanging arbitration figures.  I mentioned yesterday on Twitter that I found Verlander's $9.5MM request to be high.  My comparison to Felix Hernandez's second arbitration year salary was flawed, since that wouldn't factor into an arbitration hearing.  A better match might be Andy Pettitte.  Here's how the two stack up after four seasons, keeping in mind arbitration panels focus on simple stats like wins:

• Verlander:  840 IP, 132 GS, 65 wins, 3.92 ERA, 746 Ks
• Pettitte: 852.6 IP, 127 GS, 67 wins, 3.75 ERA,  588 Ks

Pettitte received a 56.6% raise heading into the 1999 season.  Verlander had a better platform year, more strikeouts, and better award finishes, Pettitte the superior ERA.  Even a 70% raise would put Verlander at $6.25MM in 2010, though the Tigers would only have to convince the panel he deserves less than $8.2MM to win.

This may all be moot, as the Tigers will probably want to avoid a hearing given their desire to lock Verlander up long-term.  If they settle near the midpoint, Verlander's aggressive filing will pay off.  As for a multiyear contract, Verlander acknowledged he's "closely mirrored" to Felix, whose five-year, $78MM pact will be made official today.  Verlander does not want to negotiate during the season.

ESPN's Jerry Crasnick looks at the prominent remaining free agents in his column today.  He goes position-by-position, outlining who's out there and which teams might be looking.  If you enjoy playing free agent matchmaker, it's a must-read.  Crasnick's main point: "Roster spots are like gold, and dozens of players with legitimate aspirations are being forced to downsize their expectations."

Here’s a page to bookmark – Maury Brown’s chart of 2010 arbitration filings over at The Biz of Baseball.  The biggest gaps: Tim Lincecum at $5MM, Joe Blanton at $2.75MM, Justin Verlander at $2.6MM, and Wandy Rodriguez at $2MM.  Obviously there is some disagreement on the appropriate salary for a top-tier starter.

With the bigger free agent names off the board, many MLBTR readers are already looking ahead and trying to predict which big names will be available for trade during the summer.  Here's our take.

Anything's possible, but I'd consider the Indians, Pirates, and Padres three clubs unlikely to contend in 2010.  I also get the impression Mark Shapiro, Neal Huntington, and Jed Hoyer will be realistic and ready to deal if things aren't looking good come June.  With that in mind, some of the more available players this summer might include Kerry Wood, Jake Westbrook, Jhonny Peralta, Paul Maholm, Zach Duke, Ryan Doumit, Akinori Iwamura, Chris Young, Heath Bell, Kevin Correia, and Adrian Gonzalez.  Obviously Gonzalez would be the one dominating MLBTR.

I'm sure surprises will emerge, but other possible sellers include the Nationals, Orioles, Blue Jays, Reds, Royals, and A's.  Those clubs might make the following players available: Adam Dunn, Cristian Guzman, Kevin Millwood, Lyle Overbay, Scott Downs, Jason Frasor, Bronson Arroyo, Aaron Harang, Gil Meche, David DeJesus, Kyle Farnsworth, Juan Cruz, and Coco Crisp.  It's far from a complete list.

Other intriguing midseason trade candidates: Brandon Webb, Carl Crawford, Huston Street, and Brad Hawpe.  The D'Backs would probably have to be out of contention to shop Webb, while the Rays and Rockies wouldn't necessarily be waving the white flag.

There are a few blockbuster-type names, longshots for sure, who could be trade bait if extension attempts fail and the teams are out of contention.  For example, Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, and Joe Mauer.

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Let's take a look back at the hot stove happenings from January 8-14th, 2009.  So much changes in a year…

• The Mets signed Tim Redding and were preparing an offer for Randy Wolf.  I wonder where Oliver Perez would've gone had the Mets signed Wolf. 
• The Braves signed Kenshin Kawakami to a three-year deal and Derek Lowe for four years.  Those moves led to this winter's Javier Vazquez trade.
• Scott Boras got Willie Bloomquist a two-year deal from the Royals.
• Orlando Cabrera, Juan Cruz, Jason Varitek, Ben Sheets, and others languished in compensation-pick purgatory as Type A free agents who had been offered arbitration.  Currently only Jose Valverde still has this problem.
• The Brewers agreed to terms with Trevor Hoffman on a $6MM deal.  Hoffman leaving San Diego was one of the offseason's biggest surprises.  Another one: the Red Sox signing John Smoltz. The Sox also added Takashi Saito.
• Cliff Lee was open to an extension with the Indians.  Instead, he was traded twice in the year that followed.
• A reminder how quickly a surplus can disappear: the Yankees discussed trading Nick Swisher or Xavier Nady.
• Upon being asked to move to third base, Michael Young requested a trade from the Rangers.
• Adam Dunn was still looking for four years and $56MM.  He settled on two years, $20MM from the Nationals in February.
• Paul Byrd decided to sit out the first half of the season.  Pedro Martinez was weighing possibilities, but ultimately sat out as well.  I'm curious to see who this year's midseason mercenaries will be. 
• The Dodgers prepared to release Andruw Jones.

A look at the moves made so far this winter by AL West clubs…

Angels

• Acquired/re-signed: Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui, Fernando Rodney, Michael Rocco, Taylor Wilding, Julio Perez, Travis Chick, Gary Patchett, Cory Aldridge, Camilo Vazquez, Nick Gorneault,
• Lost: Darren Oliver, Chone Figgins, John Lackey, Vladimir Guerrero, Kelvim Escobar, Matt Brown, Bobby Cassevah, David Herndon  

Athletics

• Acquired/re-signed: Coco Crisp, Justin Duchscherer, Jack Cust, Michael Taylor, Dallas McPherson, Aaron Miles, Jake Fox, Bobby Cassevah, Matthew Whitney, Matt Wright, Marcus McBeth, Fernando Hernandez, Cedrick Bowers, Alex Valdez, Trey Webb 
• Lost: Brett Wallace, Chris Denorfia, Bobby Crosby, Jeff Gray, Matthew Spencer, Ronny Morla, Jay Marshall 

Mariners

• Acquired/re-signed: Cliff Lee, Chone Figgins, Milton Bradley, Casey Kotchman, Ken Griffey Jr., Brandon League, Josh Bard, Chad Cordero, Johermyn Chavez, Yusmeiro Petit, Josh Wilson, Corey Patterson, Kanekoa Texeira, Pedro Okuda, Ryan Langerhans, Chris Woodward, Guillermo Quiroz, Rich Dorman, Steve Bray, Steven Shell, Jose Yepez, Levale Speigner, Chris Seddon, Travis Denker, Mike Koplove, David Pauley, Ralph Henriquez 
• Lost: Adrian Beltre, Brandon Morrow, Kenji Johjima, Justin Thomas, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Silva, Bill Hall, Chris Jakubauskas, Robert Manuel, J.C. Ramirez, Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, Roy Corcoran 

Rangers

• Acquired/re-signed: Darren Oliver, Vladimir Guerrero, Rich Harden, Chris Ray, Khalil Greene, Kevin Richardson, Joe Inglett, Clay Rapada, Ben Snyder, Ray Olmedo, Geoff Geary, Matt Brown, Robbie Alcombrack, John Otness  

• Lost: Jason Grilli, Ivan Rodriguez, Eddie Guardado, Marlon Byrd, Omar Vizquel, Andruw Jones, Kevin Millwood