FREE AGENT ACTIVITY

Nobody wants to sign Sean Casey??

I WILL!!

swiss_tiger wrote:

Nobody wants to sign Sean Casey??

I know, it shocks me too that nobody has signed him.

Then again, Pudge was not originally signed by the Tigers until just before ST...

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Friday, February 13, 2009
Tony Paul: Covering the Bases

Hot-stove scoreboard

213: Total free agents

54: Free agents remaining (approximately)

Free-agent movement from the past week:

OF Bobby Abreu, Yankees to Angels, one year, $5 million

1B Rich Aurilia, re-signed with Giants, one year, minor league contract

1B Ben Broussard, Rangers to White Sox, one year, minor league contract

RP Brendan Donnelly, Indians to Rangers, one year, minor league contract

1B Adam Dunn, Diamondbacks to Nationals, two years, $20 million

3B Morgan Ensberg, Indians to Rays, one year, minor league contract

C Sal Fasano, Indians to Rockies, one year, minor league contract

RP Randy Flores, Cardinals to Rockies, one year, minor league contract

RP Tom Gordon, Phillies to Diamondbacks, one year, $500,000

SP Jason Jennings, re-signed with Rangers, one year, minor league contract

OF Andruw Jones, Dodgers to Rangers, one year, minor league contract

SP Ken Takahashi, Japan League to Blue Jays, one year, minor league contract

SP Braden Looper, Cardinals to Brewers, one year, $4.75 million

1B Kevin Millar, Orioles to Blue Jays, one year, minor league contract

SP Eric Milton, Yankees to Dodgers, one year, minor league contract

SP Ramon Ortiz, Rockies to Giants, one year, minor league

C Jason Varitek, re-signed with Red Sox, one year, $5 million

SP Jeff Weaver, Indians to Dodgers, one year, minor league contract

SP Randy Wolf, Astros to Dodgers, one year, $5 million

RP Jamey Wright, Rangers to Royals, one year, minor league contract

Trade movement from the past week:

RP Matt Bush from Padres to Blue Jays for player to be named.
Tony's best available

The top free agents remaining at each position and a guess at where they might be headed:

* C: Pudge Rodriguez, Yankees (projected: Marlins)

* 1B: Nomar Garciaparra, Dodgers (projected: Phillies)

* 2B: Orlando Hudson, Diamondbacks (projected: Dodgers)

* SS: Orlando Cabrera, White Sox (projected: A's)

* 3B: Joe Crede, White Sox (projected: Giants)

* LF: Manny Ramirez, Dodgers (projected: Dodgers)

* CF: Jim Edmonds, Cubs (projected: Orioles)

* RF: Ken Griffey Jr., White Sox (projected: Mariners)

* DH: Garret Anderson, Angels (projected: Braves)

* SP: Tom Glavine, Braves (projected: Braves)

* RP: Juan Cruz, Diamondbacks (projected: Yankees)

Note: Hudson, Cabrera, Ramirez and Cruz all are Type A free agents who were offered salary arbitration, which they rejected, meaning any team they sign with must forfeit an early round draft pick to the player's former team.