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Dec. 8th 2021 - Free Agents File!
Dec. 8th
Today marks the beginning of New Major League Baseball's free agent filing period. With it comes the uncertainty of an offseason filled with the potential for blockbuster signings, off-the-wall trades and a mad scramble to improve your club before you get left out in the cold.
General managers have the entire offseason in which to sign free agents. The biggest names on this year's market include:
Starting Pitchers:
RHSP Ramon Ruedas(33, 4*) ex-SJ 11-10 3.14 169K 33GS 3.9WAR – 2017 PotY, 4x All-Star – 6y/$140.8M wrecked body
RHSP Frank Galaz(29, 3.5*) ex-OAK 8-9 4.38 192K 33GS 3.3WAR – 1x All-Star – 8y/$156.6M fragile
RHSP Dave West(30, 3.5*) ex-SJ 11-10 4.11 171K 32GS 3.1WAR – 1x All-Star – 8y/$188.0M
Plus a couple of 3* guys with $15M p.a. demands…
Dave West would be interesting on a 3y deal, but not eight…
Position Players:
2B Tim Aguilar(34, 4*) ex-SF .320/.413/.561 26HR 89RBIs 119G 4.9WAR – 2015 MvP, 5x SS, 8x All-Star – not interested
2B Bruce Locey(30, 3.5*) ex-DEN .265/.396/.445 15HR 65RBIs 123G 3.9WAR – 4x All-Star – 9y/$208.8M fragile
SS John Foley(29, 3.5*) .263/.331/.498 10HR 31RBIs 58G 1.2WAR – 2x SS, 2x All-Star – 7y/$154M wrecked and out with a ruptured ACL
LF Aaron Hilton(31, 3.5*) .318/.353/.440 4HR 40RBIs 130G 3.5WAR – 8y/$159M
RF Brian Ward(28, 3.5*) .311/.367/.561 37HR 123RBI 154G 3.9WAR – 2x SS, 3x All-Star – 7y/$168M fragile
Oof.
Some housekeeping. Before free agency started, we successfully waived RHRP John Martinez(23, 2.5*) and LHSP Rich Nelson(26, 2*) to make some room on the 40-man for others… namely.
LHSP Roland Morris(23, 2.5*, 3-9 5.58 97K 18G AAA)
LHRP Joe Herzer(23, 3*, 3-3 27SV 2.85 67K 47G AA)
RHRP Kevin Cowden(22, 3.5*, 3-7 32SV 4.09 65K 52G AAA)
1B Dave Grochowski(23, 2.5/3*, .262-14-57 .745OPS 125G AA)
SS Julian Hernandez(22, 2/4*, .227-11-+45 .608OPS 107G AAA)
What do we need:
Third Base Backup
Shortstop Backup aside from Julian Hernandez
Center Field Backup
+ We have a ton of 2.5* guys eligible for the Rule 5 draft, it will be interesting to see whether they will be picked or not.
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