Friday, March 23, 2018

Season 37 Offseason Free Agency Tracker

Season 37 has kicked off and it appears there will be some big names on the move this offseason. Check back to here see where all the top free agents have signed!

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Rank Player Pos Age Team Team Amount Years
1 Armando Merced SP 33 TRE BOS $82.5 M 5
Comments: The star of this FA class, a sure fire #1 SP with some good years left
2 Calvin Hukata  2B 32 CIN FLA $52.5 M 5
Comments: Elite baserunner, outstanding bat, great in the field, even at age 32
3 Edinson Hernandez RF 30 MNT MNT $100.0 M 5
Comments: One of Cobbfather's best offensive weapons, plus all-around and only 30
4 Don Sparks  RF 31 TRE OK $38.3 M 5
Comments: 3-time former MVP can still mash and at 31 has a chance for a 4th
5 Orval Pfeffer SP 31 HON HOU $23.2 M 4
Comments: Control specialist with nice GB and pitch quality; good career #s
6 Randall Washington  SP 36 FLA TRE $31.2 M 4
Comments: Former Cy Young winner still great at 36, but the age is a slight concern 
7 Kirt Raggio  2B 31 PIT TB $17.8 M 3
Comments: Just a great all-around player, fielding, speed and bat are all very good
8 Mitchell Sweeney RF 30 SYR STL $38.0 M 5
Comments: Tremendous power hitter with nice career totals and some speed too
9 Brett Yarbrough 3B 29 TRE TRE $35.2 M 4
Comments: Plus fielding 3rd baseman, decent with the bat and good on the bases.
10 Ed Flair RP 32 NOR OK $28.0 M 4
Comments: No dominant pitch, but absolutely elite otherwise, great career #s
11 Bernard Gonzales SP 31 HON TB $26.0 M 4
Comments: Shaky career #s, LH split is weak, but great control and pitch command
12 Marcell Johnson 3B 32 MNT OK $19.2 M 3
Comments: Great contact, eye and speed, lacks range, but good fielder, little power
13 Eli Calixte 3B 32 TB SAL $6.2 M 2
Comments: Solid all-around player, yet not elite, but still should help a lineup
14 Troy Hudek RP 37 CHA CHA $9.8 M 2
Comments: He's been one of the best RP's for many seasons, and still can go at 37
15 Steve Morgan RP 33 PIT SAL $9.2 M 2
Comments: Dominant, low stamina RP who appears to be an ideal closer type
16 Pedro Sosa SP 30 CHA SLC $11.2 M 2
Comments: Career #s not great, lacks a dominant pitch, but the rest looks good
17 Louie Bennett  3B 30 BUF LA $9.2 M 2
Comments: Great fielding 3B, his bat is decent, not great, but good enough for the D
18 Bob Berg RP 33 SLC MEM $5.2 M 2
Comments: A quality reliever with great control and pitches, good closer candidate
19 Thomas Lyon SP 36 SYR OK $3.0 M 1
Comments: He's aging, but still has solid stuff.  Has a bit of a mediocre split vs. RH
20 Cyrus Morton  1B 35 SLC PIT $2.8 M 1
Comments: Getting up there in age, but still is a tremendous all-around hitter
21 Albert Nippert RP 31 FLA
Comments: Solid, hard-throwing reliever with great command of his pitches
22 Paulie Gibbs RP 34 TB LA $20.8 M 3
Comments: Great ratings and #s, but low stamina, there's a role for him out there
23 Tony Cabeza DH 32 ATL MEM $7.5 M 3
Comments: Elite batting eye and decent ratings otherwise, probably would be ok at 1B
24 Alex Chen RF 29 HON CHA $26.0 M 4
Comments: Interesting case of a low RH split, but great elsewhere, and decent #s too
25 Edgardo Vazquez C 32 HEL PIT $2.1 M 1
Comments: Outstanding hitter and a serviceable catcher, but low stamina