Post by Vroom14 on Nov 4, 2015 15:17:53 GMT -5
With the World Series over (congrats Royals!), it's time for the MLB offseason. There are several big-name players that will be swapping uniforms this winter, and I want to see where you guys think they'll go! Here are about 60 of the top free agents this winter. I'm sure I forgot some and feel free to add more to your list if you remember some. So, copy and past (and add) the list and predict all or some of where these free agents will land!
I'll be updating and adding free agents to the list if they sign a deal worth more than $5 M in AAV or in total.
1. Zack Greinke - Diamondbacks (6 years: $206.5 M)
2. David Price - Red Sox (7 years: $217 M)
3. Jason Heyward - Cubs (8 years: $184 M)
4. Alex Gordon - Royals (4 years: $72 M)
5. Jordan Zimmermann - Tigers (5-years: $110 M)
6. Johnny Cueto - Giants (6 years: $130 M)
7. Justin Upton - Tigers (6 years: $132.75 M)
8. Yoenis Cespedes - Mets (3 years: $75 M)
9. Kenta Maeda - Dodgers (8 years: $25 M)
10. Chris Davis - Orioles (7 years: $161 M)
11. Ben Zobrist - Cubs (4 years: $56 M)
12. John Lackey - Cubs (2 years: $32 M)
13. Hisashi Iwakuma - Mariners (1 year)
14. Scott Kazmir - Dodgers (3 years: $48 M)
15. Howie Kendrick -
16. Ian Desmond -
17. Daniel Murphy - Nationals (3 years: $37.5 M)
18. Yovani Gallardo -
19. Matt Wieters - Orioles (Qualifying Offer)
20. Colby Rasmus - Astros (Qualifying Offer)
21. Mike Leake - Cardinals (5 years: $80 M)
22. Marco Estrada - Blue Jays (2 years: $26 M)
23. Jeff Samardzija - Giants (5 years: $90 M)
24. Wei-Yen Chen - Marlins (5 years: $80 M)
25. Doug Fister -
26. Darren O'Day - Orioles (4 years: $31 M)
27. Asdrubal Cabrera - Mets (2 years: $18.5 M)
28. Mike Napoli - Indians (1 year: $7 M)
29. Byung-ho Park - Twins (4 years: $12 M)
30. Ah-seop Son - Returns to KBO (No bids were made)
31. Dexter Fowler -
32. Denard Span - Giants (3 years: $31 M)
33. J.A. Happ - Blue Jays (3 years: $36 M)
34. Chris Young (SP) - Royals (2 years: $11.75 M)
35. Ryan Madson - Athletics (3 years: $22 M)
36. Brett Anderson - Dodgers (Qualifying Offer)
37. Ian Kennedy - Royals (4 years: $70 M)
38. Mat Latos -
39. Doug Fister -
40. David Freese -
41. Juan Uribe -
42. Justin Morneau -
43. Alexei Ramirez - Padres (1 year: $4 M)
44. Jimmy Rollins -
45. Chase Utley - Dodgers (1 year: $7 M)
46. Gerardo Parra - Rockies (3 years: $27.5 M)
47. Austin Jackson -
48. Alex Rios -
49. Shane Victorino -
50. John Jaso - Pirates (2 years: $8 M)
51. Alfredo Simon -
52. Joakim Soria - Royals (3 years: $22 M)
53. Antonio Bastardo - Pirates (2 years: $12 M)
54. Oliver Perez - Nationals (2 years: $7 M)
55. Mike Pelfrey - Tigers (2 years: $16 M)
56. Chris Young (OF) - Red Sox (2 years: $13 M)
57. Mark Lowe - Tigers (2 years: $11 M)
58. Shawn Kelley - Nationals (3 years: $15 M)
59. Jason Motte - Rockies (2 years: $10 M)
60. Chad Qualls - Rockies (2 years: $6 M)
61. Tyler Flowers - Braves (2 years: $5.3 M)
62. John Axford - Athletics (2 years: $10 M)
63. Tony Sipp - Astros (3 years: $18 M)
64. Jonathan Broxton - Cardinals (2 years: $7.5 M)
65. Steve Cishek - Mariners (2 years: $10 M)
66. John Jaso - Pirates (2 years: $8 M)
67. Bartolo Colon - Mets (1 year: $7.25 M)
68. Rajai Davis - Indians (1 year: $5.25 M)
69. Hyun-soo Kim - Orioles (2 years: $7 M)
Recap of Trades:
11/5-Mariners trade Danny Farquhar, Logan Morrison, and Brad Miller to the Rays for Nathan Karns, Boog Powell, and C.J. Riefenhauser
11/10-Twins trade Chris Herrmann to the Diamondbacks for Daniel Palka
11/11-Yankees trade Jose Pirela to the Padres for Ronald Herrera
11/11-Twins trade Aaron Hicks to the Yankees for John Ryan Murphy
11/12-Padres trade Joaquin Benoit to the Mariners for Nelson Ward & Enyel De Los Santos
11/12-Braves trade 2x Gold Glove winner Andrelton Simmons & Jose Briceno to the Angels for All-Star Erick Aybar and top prospects Sean Newcomb (#19 in MLB) and Chris Ellis
11/13-Padres trade 4x All-Star Craig Kimbrel to the Red Sox for top prospects Manuel Margot (#25 in MLB), Javier Guerra (#76 in MLB), Carlos Asuaje, & Logan Allen
11/14-Diamondbacks trade Gold Glove winning pitcher Jeremy Hellickson to the Phillies for Sam McWilliams
11/16-Rangers trade Leonys Martin and Anthony Bass to the Mariners for Tom Wilhelmson, James Jones, and Patrick Kivlehan
11/18-Brewers trade 6x All-Star Francisco Rodriguez to the Tigers for prospect Javier Betancourt and Manny Piña
11/19-Astros trade Jonathan Villar to the Brewers for Cy Sneed
11/20-Brewers trade Luis Sardinas to the Mariners for Ramon Flores
11/20-Braves trade Cameron Maybin to the Tigers for Ian Krol and Gabe Speier
11/20-Rangers trade Spencer Patton to the Cubs for Frandy De La Rosa
11/20-Athletics trade Jesse Chavez to the Blue Jays for Liam Hendriks
11/24-Rockies trade Tommy Kahnle to the White Sox for Yency Almonte
11/25-Diamondbacks trade Allen Webster to the Pirates for cash considerations
11/25-Astros trade L.J. Hoes to the Orioles
11/25-Astros trade Jed Lowrie to the Athletics for Brendan McCurry
11/25-Brewers trade Kirby Yates to the Indians for cash considerations
11/25-Rockies trade Rex Brothers to the Cubs for Wander Cabrera
12/1-Marines trade All-Star Mark Trumbo and C.J. Riefenhauser to the Orioles for Steve Clevenger
12/2-Cardinals trade Tony Cruz to the Royals for Jose Martinez
12/2-Athletics trade Drew Pomeranz, Jose Torres, and Jabari Balsh to the Padres for Yonder Alonso and Mark Rzepczynski
12/2-Royals trade Francisco Pena to the Orioles for cash considerations
12/2-Angels trade Collin Cowgill to the Indians for cash considerations
12/2-Astros trade Hank Conger to the Rays for cash considerations
12/3-Mariners trade Jose Ramirez to the Braves for Ryne Harper
12/7-Red Sox trade All-Star Wade Miley and Jonathan Aro to the Mariners for Roenis Elias and Carson Smith
12/8-Padres trade Jedd Gyorko to the Cardinals for Jon Jay
12/8-Cubs trade 3x All-Star Starlin Castro to the Yankees for Adam Warren and Brendan Ryan
12/8-Braves trade All-Star Shelby Miller and Gabe Speier to the Diamondbacks for Ender Inciarte and top prospects Dansby Swanson (#10 in MLB) and Aaron Blair (#61 in MLB)
12/8-Athletics trade Evan Scribner to the Mariners for Trey Cochran-Grill
12/9-Brewers trade Silver Slugger Adam Lind to the Mariners for minor-leaguers Carlos Herrera, Freddy Peralta, and Daniel Missaki
12/9-Pirates trade Silver Slugger Neil Walker to the Mets for Jon Niese
12/9-Yankees trade Justin Wilson to the Tigers for prospects Luis Cessa and Chad Green
12/9-Phillies trade Ken Giles and Jonathan Arauz to the Astros for Vincent Velasquez, Mark Appel (#43 in MLB), Brett Oberholtzer, Thomas Eshelman and Harold Arauz
12/9-Athletics trade Brett Lawrie to the White Sox for Zachary Erwin and J.B. Wendelken
12/10-Rockies trade Luis Perdomo to the Padres for cash considerations
12/10-Red Sox trade Garin Cecchini to the Brewers for cash considerations
12/10-Nationals trade Yunel Escobar to the Angels for Trevor Gott and Michael Brady
12/10-Braves trade Christian Bethancourt to the Padres for Casey Kelly and Ricardo Rodriguez
12/12-Pirates trade Charlie Morton to the Phillies for David Whitehead
12/16-Reds trade 2x All-Star Todd Frazier to the White Sox, White Sox send prospects Francelis Montas (#54 in MLB), Micah Johnson, and Trayce Thompson to the Dodgers, and Dodgers send prospects Jose Peraza (#24 in MLB), Scott Schebler, and Brandon Dixon to the Reds
12/17-Brewers trade Jason Rogers to the Pirates for Keon Broxton and Trey Supak
12/30-Reds trade 4x All-Star Aroldis Chapman to the Yankees for Rookie Davis, Eric Jagielo, Tony Renda, and Caleb Cotham
I'll be updating and adding free agents to the list if they sign a deal worth more than $5 M in AAV or in total.
1. Zack Greinke - Diamondbacks (6 years: $206.5 M)
2. David Price - Red Sox (7 years: $217 M)
3. Jason Heyward - Cubs (8 years: $184 M)
4. Alex Gordon - Royals (4 years: $72 M)
5. Jordan Zimmermann - Tigers (5-years: $110 M)
6. Johnny Cueto - Giants (6 years: $130 M)
7. Justin Upton - Tigers (6 years: $132.75 M)
8. Yoenis Cespedes - Mets (3 years: $75 M)
9. Kenta Maeda - Dodgers (8 years: $25 M)
10. Chris Davis - Orioles (7 years: $161 M)
11. Ben Zobrist - Cubs (4 years: $56 M)
12. John Lackey - Cubs (2 years: $32 M)
13. Hisashi Iwakuma - Mariners (1 year)
14. Scott Kazmir - Dodgers (3 years: $48 M)
15. Howie Kendrick -
16. Ian Desmond -
17. Daniel Murphy - Nationals (3 years: $37.5 M)
18. Yovani Gallardo -
19. Matt Wieters - Orioles (Qualifying Offer)
20. Colby Rasmus - Astros (Qualifying Offer)
21. Mike Leake - Cardinals (5 years: $80 M)
22. Marco Estrada - Blue Jays (2 years: $26 M)
23. Jeff Samardzija - Giants (5 years: $90 M)
24. Wei-Yen Chen - Marlins (5 years: $80 M)
25. Doug Fister -
26. Darren O'Day - Orioles (4 years: $31 M)
27. Asdrubal Cabrera - Mets (2 years: $18.5 M)
28. Mike Napoli - Indians (1 year: $7 M)
29. Byung-ho Park - Twins (4 years: $12 M)
30. Ah-seop Son - Returns to KBO (No bids were made)
31. Dexter Fowler -
32. Denard Span - Giants (3 years: $31 M)
33. J.A. Happ - Blue Jays (3 years: $36 M)
34. Chris Young (SP) - Royals (2 years: $11.75 M)
35. Ryan Madson - Athletics (3 years: $22 M)
36. Brett Anderson - Dodgers (Qualifying Offer)
37. Ian Kennedy - Royals (4 years: $70 M)
38. Mat Latos -
39. Doug Fister -
40. David Freese -
41. Juan Uribe -
42. Justin Morneau -
43. Alexei Ramirez - Padres (1 year: $4 M)
44. Jimmy Rollins -
45. Chase Utley - Dodgers (1 year: $7 M)
46. Gerardo Parra - Rockies (3 years: $27.5 M)
47. Austin Jackson -
48. Alex Rios -
49. Shane Victorino -
50. John Jaso - Pirates (2 years: $8 M)
51. Alfredo Simon -
52. Joakim Soria - Royals (3 years: $22 M)
53. Antonio Bastardo - Pirates (2 years: $12 M)
54. Oliver Perez - Nationals (2 years: $7 M)
55. Mike Pelfrey - Tigers (2 years: $16 M)
56. Chris Young (OF) - Red Sox (2 years: $13 M)
57. Mark Lowe - Tigers (2 years: $11 M)
58. Shawn Kelley - Nationals (3 years: $15 M)
59. Jason Motte - Rockies (2 years: $10 M)
60. Chad Qualls - Rockies (2 years: $6 M)
61. Tyler Flowers - Braves (2 years: $5.3 M)
62. John Axford - Athletics (2 years: $10 M)
63. Tony Sipp - Astros (3 years: $18 M)
64. Jonathan Broxton - Cardinals (2 years: $7.5 M)
65. Steve Cishek - Mariners (2 years: $10 M)
66. John Jaso - Pirates (2 years: $8 M)
67. Bartolo Colon - Mets (1 year: $7.25 M)
68. Rajai Davis - Indians (1 year: $5.25 M)
69. Hyun-soo Kim - Orioles (2 years: $7 M)
Recap of Trades:
11/5-Mariners trade Danny Farquhar, Logan Morrison, and Brad Miller to the Rays for Nathan Karns, Boog Powell, and C.J. Riefenhauser
11/10-Twins trade Chris Herrmann to the Diamondbacks for Daniel Palka
11/11-Yankees trade Jose Pirela to the Padres for Ronald Herrera
11/11-Twins trade Aaron Hicks to the Yankees for John Ryan Murphy
11/12-Padres trade Joaquin Benoit to the Mariners for Nelson Ward & Enyel De Los Santos
11/12-Braves trade 2x Gold Glove winner Andrelton Simmons & Jose Briceno to the Angels for All-Star Erick Aybar and top prospects Sean Newcomb (#19 in MLB) and Chris Ellis
11/13-Padres trade 4x All-Star Craig Kimbrel to the Red Sox for top prospects Manuel Margot (#25 in MLB), Javier Guerra (#76 in MLB), Carlos Asuaje, & Logan Allen
11/14-Diamondbacks trade Gold Glove winning pitcher Jeremy Hellickson to the Phillies for Sam McWilliams
11/16-Rangers trade Leonys Martin and Anthony Bass to the Mariners for Tom Wilhelmson, James Jones, and Patrick Kivlehan
11/18-Brewers trade 6x All-Star Francisco Rodriguez to the Tigers for prospect Javier Betancourt and Manny Piña
11/19-Astros trade Jonathan Villar to the Brewers for Cy Sneed
11/20-Brewers trade Luis Sardinas to the Mariners for Ramon Flores
11/20-Braves trade Cameron Maybin to the Tigers for Ian Krol and Gabe Speier
11/20-Rangers trade Spencer Patton to the Cubs for Frandy De La Rosa
11/20-Athletics trade Jesse Chavez to the Blue Jays for Liam Hendriks
11/24-Rockies trade Tommy Kahnle to the White Sox for Yency Almonte
11/25-Diamondbacks trade Allen Webster to the Pirates for cash considerations
11/25-Astros trade L.J. Hoes to the Orioles
11/25-Astros trade Jed Lowrie to the Athletics for Brendan McCurry
11/25-Brewers trade Kirby Yates to the Indians for cash considerations
11/25-Rockies trade Rex Brothers to the Cubs for Wander Cabrera
12/1-Marines trade All-Star Mark Trumbo and C.J. Riefenhauser to the Orioles for Steve Clevenger
12/2-Cardinals trade Tony Cruz to the Royals for Jose Martinez
12/2-Athletics trade Drew Pomeranz, Jose Torres, and Jabari Balsh to the Padres for Yonder Alonso and Mark Rzepczynski
12/2-Royals trade Francisco Pena to the Orioles for cash considerations
12/2-Angels trade Collin Cowgill to the Indians for cash considerations
12/2-Astros trade Hank Conger to the Rays for cash considerations
12/3-Mariners trade Jose Ramirez to the Braves for Ryne Harper
12/7-Red Sox trade All-Star Wade Miley and Jonathan Aro to the Mariners for Roenis Elias and Carson Smith
12/8-Padres trade Jedd Gyorko to the Cardinals for Jon Jay
12/8-Cubs trade 3x All-Star Starlin Castro to the Yankees for Adam Warren and Brendan Ryan
12/8-Braves trade All-Star Shelby Miller and Gabe Speier to the Diamondbacks for Ender Inciarte and top prospects Dansby Swanson (#10 in MLB) and Aaron Blair (#61 in MLB)
12/8-Athletics trade Evan Scribner to the Mariners for Trey Cochran-Grill
12/9-Brewers trade Silver Slugger Adam Lind to the Mariners for minor-leaguers Carlos Herrera, Freddy Peralta, and Daniel Missaki
12/9-Pirates trade Silver Slugger Neil Walker to the Mets for Jon Niese
12/9-Yankees trade Justin Wilson to the Tigers for prospects Luis Cessa and Chad Green
12/9-Phillies trade Ken Giles and Jonathan Arauz to the Astros for Vincent Velasquez, Mark Appel (#43 in MLB), Brett Oberholtzer, Thomas Eshelman and Harold Arauz
12/9-Athletics trade Brett Lawrie to the White Sox for Zachary Erwin and J.B. Wendelken
12/10-Rockies trade Luis Perdomo to the Padres for cash considerations
12/10-Red Sox trade Garin Cecchini to the Brewers for cash considerations
12/10-Nationals trade Yunel Escobar to the Angels for Trevor Gott and Michael Brady
12/10-Braves trade Christian Bethancourt to the Padres for Casey Kelly and Ricardo Rodriguez
12/12-Pirates trade Charlie Morton to the Phillies for David Whitehead
12/16-Reds trade 2x All-Star Todd Frazier to the White Sox, White Sox send prospects Francelis Montas (#54 in MLB), Micah Johnson, and Trayce Thompson to the Dodgers, and Dodgers send prospects Jose Peraza (#24 in MLB), Scott Schebler, and Brandon Dixon to the Reds
12/17-Brewers trade Jason Rogers to the Pirates for Keon Broxton and Trey Supak
12/30-Reds trade 4x All-Star Aroldis Chapman to the Yankees for Rookie Davis, Eric Jagielo, Tony Renda, and Caleb Cotham
(Probably Not so Yankees)