Aside from a handful of star players, this year's free
agent class is hardly exciting. Sure,
Carl Crawford, Jayson Werth, and Adam Dunn are certainly some impact bats, but
no position other than first base displays any real depth. On the pitching side, all signs are pointing
toward Cliff Lee playing for his fifth different team in three years. Although he is a dominant game-changing free
agent, there's a pretty large drop off since most teams consider Jorge De La Rosa
and his 4.22 ERA and 1.32 WHIP as the second-best option.
Here’s a rundown on the top-10 free agents by position.
KEY
(A) - Type A free agent
(B) - Type B free agent
Other Positions: 10 game minimum (excluding DH)
CATCHER
1. Victor Martinez
(A) - Other Positions: 1B
2. John Buck
3. Miguel Olivo (B)
4. A.J. Pierzynski
(A)
5. Yorvit Torrealba
(B)
6. Jason Varitek (B)
7. Rod Barajas (B)
8. Bengie Molina (B)
9. Gerald Laird (B)
10. Gregg Zaun
FIRST BASE
1. Adam Dunn (A)
2. Paul Konerko (A)
3. Aubrey Huff (B) -
Other Positions: OF
4. Adam LaRoche (B)
5. Carlos Pena (B)
6. Lance Berkman (B)
7. Derrek Lee (A)
8. Russell Branyan
9. Nick Johnson
10. Lyle Overbay
SECOND BASE
1. Bill Hall - Other
Positions: 3B, OF
2. Orlando Hudson
(B)
3. Jerry Hairston
Jr. - Other Positions: OF, 3B, SS
4. Felipe Lopez (B)
- Other Positions: 3B, OF
5. Aaron Miles
6. David Eckstein
(B)
7. Alex Cora - Other
Positions: SS
8. Nick Punto -
Other Positions: 3B, SS
9. Miguel Cairo -
Other Positions: 1B, 3B
10. Kaz Matsui
SHORTSTOP
1. Derek Jeter (A)
2. Juan Uribe (B) -
Other Positions: 2B, 3B
3. Jhonny Peralta -
Other Positions: 3B
4. Orlando Cabrera
(B)
5. Cristian Guzman -
Other Positions: 2B
6. Adam Everett
7. Cesar Izturis
8. Julio Lugo -
Other Positions: 2B
9. Edgar Renteria
10. Craig Counsell - Other Positions: 2B, 3B
THIRD BASE
1. Adrian Beltre (A)
2. Ty Wigginton -
Other Positions: 1B, 2B
3. Jorge Cantu -
Other Positions: 1B
4. Miguel Tejada (A)
- Other Positions: SS
5. Melvin Mora -
Other Positions: 2B
6. Pedro Feliz
7. Willie Bloomquist
- Other Positions: SS, OF
8. Andy Marte
9. Greg Dobbs
10. Eric Chavez
OUTFIELD
1. Carl Crawford (A)
2. Jayson Werth (A)
3. Magglio Ordonez
(A)
4. Pat Burrell
5. Manny Ramirez (A)
6. Scott Podsednik
(B)
7. Rick Ankiel
8. Johnny Damon (B)
9. Melky Cabrera
10. Jeff Francoeur
DESIGNATED HITTERS
1. Vladimir Guerrero
(A)
2. Hideki Matsui (B)
3. Jim Thome
4. Marcus Thames
5. Jermaine Dye
6. Brad Hawpe (B)
7. Mike Sweeney
8. Hank Blalock
9. Mark Kotsay
10. Jason Giambi
STARTING PITCHERS
1. Cliff Lee (32)
(A)
2. Andy Pettitte (A)
3. Carl Pavano (A)
4. Jorge De La Rosa
(A)
5. Jon Garland (B)
6. Javier Vazquez
(B)
7. Vicente Padilla
8. Chris Young
9. Kevin Millwood
(B)
10. Aaron Harang
CLOSERS
1. Mariano Rivera
(A)
2. Rafael Soriano
(A)
3. Brian Fuentes (B)
4. Kevin Gregg (B)
5. Octavio Dotel (B)
6. Trevor Hoffman
(B)
7. Jon Rauch
8. Frank Francisco
(A)
9. Kerry Wood (B)
10. Chad Qualls (B)