MLB Hotstove
 

now that the world series is over teams only have five days to sign their freeagents or risk losing them to other teams. This was shortened from the 15 days through the collective bargining agreement. Below is a list of potential Free Agents for 2011 either through contracts expiring or six years allowing them to declear free agency. So I'm hoping this thread to becomea discussion of baseball's offseason season.

* - player whose current contract includes 2011 option

Player Club
First Basemen
Lance Berkman NYY *
Russell Branyan SEA
Adam Dunn WAS
Jason Giambi COL
Troy Glaus ATL
Aubrey Huff SF
Nick Johnson NYY *
Paul Konerko CWS
Mark Kotsay CWS
Derrek Lee ATL
Adam LaRoche ARZ
Mike Lowell BOS
David Ortiz BOS *
Lyle Overbay TOR
Carlos Pena TB
Mike Sweeney PHI
Jim Thome MIN
Ty Wigginton BAL

Second Basemen
Willie Bloomquist CIN
David Eckstein SD
Mark Ellis OAK *
Orlando Hudson MIN
Adam Kennedy WAS
Akinori Iwamura OAK
Jose Lopez SEA *
Julio Lugo BAL
Kaz Matsui COL
Aaron Miles STL

Shortstops
Orlando Cabrera CIN *
Craig Counsell MIL
Alex Gonzalez ATL *
Cristian Guzman TEX
J.J. Hardy MIN
Jerry Hairston Jr. SD
Omar Infante ATL *
Cesar Izturis BAL
Derek Jeter NYY
Jhonny Peralta DET *
Edgar Renteria SF *
Jose Reyes NYM *
Jimmy Rollins PHI *
Juan Uribe SF
Ramon Vazquez HOU
Chris Woodward SEA

Third Basemen
Garrett Atkins FA
Adrian Beltre BOS *
Geoff Blum HOU
Miguel Cairo CIN
Jorge Cantu TEX
Eric Chavez OAK *
Pedro Feliz STL
Bill Hall BOS *
Brandon Inge DET
Maicer Izturis LAA
Melvin Mora COL
Nick Punto MIN *
Aramis Ramirez CHC *
Miguel Tejada SD
Chad Tracy FLA
Omar Vizquel CWS

Catchers
Brad Ausmus LAD
Rod Barajas LAD
Josh Bard SEA
Henry Blanco NYM
John Buck TOR
Ramon Castro CWS
Ramon Hernandez CIN
Reed Johnson LAD
Gerald Laird DET
Jason LaRue STL
Victor Martinez BOS
Chad Moeller NYY
Jose Molina TOR
Miguel Olivo COL *
A.J. Pierzynski CWS
David Ross ATL
Yorvit Torrealba SD *
Matt Treanor TEX
Jason Varitek BOS
Gregg Zaun MIL *

Outfielders
Alfredo Amezaga LAD
Rick Ankiel ATL *
Rocco Baldelli TB
Pat Burrell SF
Frank Catalanotto FA
Carl Crawford TB
Coco Crisp OAK *
Michael Cuddyer MIN *
Johnny Damon DET
Jim Edmonds CIN
Jody Gerut SD
Jay Gibbons LAD
Vladimir Guerrero TEX *
Jose Guillen SF
Bill Hall BOS
Willie Harris WAS
Brad Hawpe TB
Eric Hinske ATL
Brad Hawpe TB
Andruw Jones CWS
Gabe Kapler TB
Austin Kearns NYY
Jason Kubel MIN *
Hideki Matsui LAA
Kevin Mench WAS
Xavier Nady CHC
Magglio Ordonez DET *
Corey Patterson BAL
Jay Payton COL
Scott Podsednik LAD
Manny Ramirez CWS
Matt Stairs SD
Fernando Tatis NYM
Marcus Thames NYY
Jayson Werth PHI
Randy Winn STL

Starting Pitchers
Bronson Arroyo CIN *
Erik Bedard SEA *
Kris Benson ARZ
Jeremy Bonderman DET
David Bush MIL
Chris Capuano MIL
Bruce Chen KC
Kevin Correia SD
Doug Davis MIL
Jorge De La Rosa COL
Justin Duchscherer OAK
Jeff Francis COL *
Freddy Garcia CWS
Jon Garland SD *
Aaron Harang CIN *
Rich Harden TEX *
Hiroki Kuroda LAD
Cliff Lee TEX
Ted Lilly LAD
Braden Looper MIL
Rodrigo Lopez ARZ
Noah Lowry SF
Kevin Millwood BAL
Brian Moehler HOU
Jamie Moyer PHI
Vicente Padilla LAD
Carl Pavano MIN
Brad Penny STL
Andy Pettitte NYY
Nate Robertson PHI
Ben Sheets OAK
Ian Snell SEA *
Jeff Suppan STL
Hisanori Takahashi NYM
Javier Vazquez NYY
Brandon Webb ARI
Jake Westbrook STL
Dontrelle Willis SF
Chris Young SD *

Relief Pitchers
Jeremy Affeldt SF
Grant Balfour TB
Miguel Batista WAS
Joe Beimel COL
Joaquin Benoit TB
Randy Choate TB
Jose Contreras PHI
Jesse Crain MIN
Elmer Dessens NYM
Octavio Dotel COL *
Scott Downs TOR
Chad Durbin PHI
Kelvim Escobar NYM
Kyle Farnsworth ATL
Pedro Feliciano NYM
Randy Flores MIN
Frank Francisco TEX
Jason Frasor TOR
Brian Fuentes MIN
Chad Gaudin NYY
Kevin Gregg TOR
Matt Guerrier MIN
Mike Hampton ARZ
Aaron Heilman ARZ
Mark Hendrickson BAL *
Trevor Hoffman MIL *
Mike Lincoln CIN
Mike MacDougal STL
Ron Mahay MIN
Guillermo Mota SF
Will Ohman FLA
Darren Oliver TEX *
Chan Ho Park PIT
J.J. Putz CWS
Chad Qualls TB
Jon Rauch MIN
Dennys Reyes STL
Arthur Rhodes CIN
David Riske FA
Mariano Rivera NYY
J.C. Romero PHI *
Bobby Seay DET
Scot Shields LAA
Brian Shouse TB
Rafael Soriano TB
Jorge Sosa FLA
Russ Springer CIN
Matt Thornton CWS *
Koji Uehara BAL
Jeff Weaver LAD
Dan Wheeler TB
Kerry Wood NYY *
Jamey Wright SEA

Lance Berkman, Nick Johnson, Chad Gaudin & Kerry Wood are gone. Hope the Yankees can keep Andy Petite, Mariano Rivera, Jeter, get a good DH/1st Baseman and sign some good pitching prospects. I think NYY are keeping Austin Kearns and Marcus Thames.

On a side note they need to get rid off AJ and Vazquez in the offseason.

I think the Yankees will try to sign Paul Konerko or Carlos Peña. :dunno:

Good luck getting Jeter, suckas. You can have Vasquez and Nick Johnson, though :tiphat:

Anything can happen, however I don't see Jeter playing for anyone else. I would said Jeter has two or three more yrs if so of playing because his offesive number are showing that, but his defense is still there.

Nick Johnson is gone! Read the news. :tiphat:

Red Sox took the option on Papi. Good deal if he just matches this years stats. The Sox still need a HR threat behind Ortiz to get him better pitches.

Looks like Tampa Bay and the NYM are going to have almost brand new teams.

WOW!!! The Red Sox traded for Adrian Gonzalez a power hitting 1B and turned around and signed Carl Crawford from TB. Looks like Boston is making a statement to the rest of the East.

Who is the Evil Empire now? :stirthepot:

Sucka, Jeter and Mariano are staying. Vazquez and Nick Johnson are gone. Now AJ needs to go. We need an outfielder and pitchers. I don't think trying to get Lee is a godd idea, look at freaking AJ, he have done $hit in the past two yrs.

Making a trade and signing one middle career player isn't anything like signing half a billion dollars in contracts in 1 off season.

Yeah, ok.....:stirthepot:

Cliff lee gave The Yankees and their huge contract the bird and went back to the Phillies.

Not only did they offer less money and years but The Philles traded Lee away. You would think that he wouldn't even consider the team tha got ride of him.

So heres to Cliff Lee for showing every pro athlete that money isn't everything.

If you read the News he did that because he felt it was the best for him and hs family. Anyway I didn't agree with Lee going to the Yankees when they need a lot more than a pitcher with a good playoff history that felt of the Cliff this season. :roflpuke2:

Because he does not impress anyone during the regular season!

The Yankees are doing terrible deals. Why we need a wash out Mark Prior for a Minor League contract and Martin Rusell from the Dodgers for catcher?

With this list of catchers out there:

Brad Ausmus LAD
Rod Barajas LAD
Josh Bard SEA
Henry Blanco NYM
John Buck TOR
Ramon Castro CWS
Ramon Hernandez CIN
Reed Johnson LAD
Gerald Laird DET
Jason LaRue STL
Victor Martinez BOS
Chad Moeller NYY
Jose Molina TOR
Miguel Olivo COL *
A.J. Pierzynski CWS
David Ross ATL
Yorvit Torrealba SD *
Matt Treanor TEX
Jason Varitek BOS
Gregg Zaun MIL *

Boston already did two good deals and the Filis are set up at least in pitching.

I don't know what the hell the Yankees management is doing during the off season but they have yet to land a good deal, I see them going downhill in the off season.

I Believe Boston has improved their team and changed the AL East. It should be NY and Boston fighting it out for 1st and 2nd. TB lost 2 key players (1 to Boston) so they shouldn't be as strong. Although I'm excited about the deals that boston has made so far I know that if they are plagued by the same season ending injuries again next year they will still be in third place.

I don't see the NYY placing in the playoffs unless they get some good pitching and land some good deals. Even that I'm a Yankee fan I think that Boston if it has a healty team will win the AL East. I would not count TB out yet or Baltimore which played very good at the end of the season.

The giants retained all but two of their players for another run at the title. For you new york guys u can check out the giants world series trophy january 22 at the hilton new york:happydance:

Well Tampa Bay just made a big move in the east. Looks like they signed 2 ex-Red Sox. Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. Even though I believe Damon can help a lot of MLB teams I believe he is past his prime. Now Manny is a great player and future hall of famer, but can he get past his own ego and help the team or will he be a drain on scruple else.
The East is going to be tuff again. Go BoSox!

Great signings just ten years late. Neither of them will make it through a whole season. Overpayed for part time players
Less then a month away till pitchers and catchers report. Febuary 19

Manny would definately be a distration for the team. Damon still has some playing time but not like before. Tampa had a good team last season, even that they did lose Crawford I don't see the need for those signing.

On the other hand they let go Soriano to the NYY and I don't see a reason why NY got him when he is a closer still having Mariano. NY needed pitching, but they need starters and mid game relievers.

They also I not got any outfiled players....:confused:

The NYY management this off season has been terrible signing wash off players to minor leagues contracts and so on. :mad:

Yes NY has been off compared to prior years this off season. Now Soriano maybe not a bad thing. Riveria is getting old and having someone who can step in as a closer at a moments notice is not a bad idea. I think the Yankees still think they can out score every one, so they could get by without trading away the farm for pitching.

As a BoSox fan I will never discount the Yankees.

The NYY signed Bartolo Colon, another wash out pitcher to a minor league contract. :shakes head:

They had to do something I guess. And now jaba isn't going to start either?

This MLB season for the NYY is going to be terrible! :shakes head:

I think it's gonna be great!

Pitcher Freddy García 35 yrs old gets a Minor League contract. :shakes head:

Another minor league contract, supposdely $5.1 millons if they come to an agreement.

About 9 more days for the 1st 2011 MLB game. :tup:

Yankees are grasping at straws with all these washed up players signing minor league contracts.

No need to remind me! :shakes head: Just concretated on the start of the season.

I've got tickets to three games of the four game series in Aug of the Red Sox at Rangers.

Good start for the Yankess 6-3 against Detroit! :tup:

I know is a long season.....

A win in April counts the same as a win in September

Man the red sox have drop the first two against the rangers. I know its a long season and I should worry, but I have ticket for the red sox at rangers in aug. I hope they do better then.

Yanks ftw

Well the Red Sox finally got into the win column against the Yankees. Beckett pitched awesome and the Sox were lucky because they left too many on base. Now they go against the Rays who are also under performing so this series will be a who wants it more.

I feel that the Sox early problems this season should be blamed on the coaching staff. I don't think that the team was prepared to start the season from spring training and now it's gonna be a lot of catch up in the hardest division in the MLB.

O R I O LES

Magic, magic, magic...

Well that to me is no surprise, seeing the way they finish the last year season is was to be expected this year. :ugh2:

Anyway GO NYY!!! :tup:

Sox are still under performing. They need to realize that it's not just gonna be handed to them.

Colorado is playing great, Texas and Cleveland too...

Red Sox have 3 good wins in a row. That's a streak. Hope they keep it up.

lol the O's have lost 7 straight. Things are back to normal. I don't know whether to :crying: or :icon18: