2014 MLB Free Agency Predictions

The 2013 Major League Baseball season is over and now the Hot Stove season begins for all the teams in the MLB. This can be a very interesting and fun time for teams or it could be a pretty boring and frustrating time for teams, see the Yankees 2013 off season hot stove for example. Annually I take my best shot, which has never been a good shot mind you, at predicting where every single free agent will go before the 2014 season starts and this year will be no different. This will be kept updated and then reviewed right before spring training is over so bookmark this and keep checking back to see just how little I really know about baseball, GM's, free agency, and baseball in general.

BOLDED names denote an accurate pick
If the team name is crossed out, like this, then I was wrong and put the correct team out beside it

Catchers

Henry Blanco (42) - Retirement
John Buck (33) - Oakland Athletics

Jesus Flores (29) - Tampa Bay Rays
Hector Gimenez (31) - New York Yankees
Ramon Hernandez (38) - Retirement
Brian McCann (30) - Texas Rangers
Jose Molina (38) - Baltimore Orioles
Dioner Navarro (30) - Kansas City Royals
Wil Nieves (36) Miami Marlins
Miguel Olivo (35) - New York Mets
Brayan Pena (32) - Chicago Cubs
A.J. Pierzynski (37) - Philadelphia Phillies
Humberto Quintero (34) - Chicago White Sox

Ronny Paulino (33) - Detroit Tigers
Guillermo Quiroz (32) - Washington Nationals
Carlos Ruiz (35) - Philadelphia Phillies
Jarrod Saltalamacchia (29) - Boston Red Sox
Kelly Shoppach (34) - Cleveland Indians
Geovany Soto (31) - Seattle Mariners
Kurt Suzuki (30) - $8.5MM club option with a $650K buyout - Oakland Athletics
Taylor Teagarden (30) - New York Yankees
Yorvit Torrealba (35) - Cincinnati Reds

First Basemen

Jose Dariel Abreu - Chicago White Sox

Todd Helton (40) - Retirement

Jeff Baker (33) - New York Yankees

Mike Morse (32) - Texas Rangers

Eric Hinske (36) - Kansas City Royals

Xavier Nady (35) - Miami Marlins

Yuniesky Betancourt (32) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Corey Hart (32) - Milwaukee Brewers
Paul Konerko (38) - Chicago White Sox
Casey Kotchman (31) - Baltimore Orioles
Brandon Laird (26) - Houston Astros
Adam Lind (30) - $7MM club option with a $2MM buyout - Toronto Blue Jays
James Loney (30) - James Loney
Casey McGehee (31) - Milwaukee Brewers
Kendrys Morales (30) - New York Yankees
Justin Morneau (33) - Baltimore Orioles
Mike Napoli (32) - Boston Red Sox
Lyle Overbay (37) - New York Mets
Carlos Pena (36) - Seattle Mariners
Mark Reynolds (30) - Tampa Bay Rays
Kevin Youkilis (35) - Cleveland Indians

Second Basemen

Robinson Cano (31) - New York Yankees
Alexi Casilla (29) - Toronto Blue Jays
Jamey Carroll (40) - Retirement
Alberto Gonzalez (31) - New York Yankees
Alexander Guerrero (27) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Mike Fontenot (34) - Miami Marlins
Mark Ellis (37) - $5.75MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Arizona Diamondbacks
Omar Infante (32) - Detroit Tigers
Kelly Johnson (32) - Baltimore Orioles
Nick Punto (36) - Minnesota Twins
Brian Roberts (36) - Tampa Bay Rays
Ryan Roberts (33) - Atlanta Braves
Ramon Santiago (34) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Skip Schumaker (34) - Miami Marlins
Chris Valaika (28) - New York Mets
Josh Wilson (33) - San Diego Padres
Ben Zobrist (33) - $7MM club option with a $2.5MM buyout - Tampa Bay Rays

Shortstops

Robert Andino (30) - Boston Red Sox

Clint Barmes (35) - St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Bloomquist (36) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Jamey Carroll (40) - Retirement
Alexi Casilla (29) - Toronto Blue Jays
Stephen Drew (31) - St. Louis Cardinals
Yunel Escobar (31) - $5MM club option - Tampa Bay Rays
Rafael Furcal (36) - Boston Red Sox
Alex Gonzalez (36) - Colorado Rockies
Nick Green (35) - Minnesota Twins
Cesar Izturis (34) - Los Angeles Angels
Derek Jeter (40) - $8MM+ player option with a $3MM buyout - New York Yankees
John McDonald (39) - Miami Marlins
Jhonny Peralta (32) - Detroit Tigers
Brendan Ryan (32) - New York Yankees

Third Basemen

Yuniesky Betancourt (32) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Wilson Betemit (32) - $3.2MM vesting option - Los Angeles Dodgers
Jamey Carroll (40) - Retirement
Eric Chavez (36) - New York Mets
Mark DeRosa (39) - $750K club option with a $25K buyout - Toronto Blue Jays
Jerry Hairston Jr. (38) - Baltimore Orioles
Brandon Inge (37) - Retirement
Brent Lillibridge (30) - Oakland Athletics
Casey McGehee (31) - Milwaukee Brewers
Placido Polanco (38) - Retirement
Mark Reynolds (30) - Tampa Bay Rays
Juan Uribe (34) - Chicago White Sox
Kevin Youkilis (35) - Cleveland Indians
Michael Young (37) - Arizona Diamondbacks

Left Fielders

Jeff Baker (33) - New York Yankees
Jason Bay (35) - Chicago White Sox
Mark DeRosa (39) - $750K club option with a $25K buyout - Toronto Blue Jays
Raul Ibanez (42) - Retirement
Reed Johnson (37) - $1.6MM club option with a $150K buyout - Atlanta Braves
Austin Kearns (34) - Miami Marlins
Jason Kubel (32) - $7.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Cleveland Indians
Darnell McDonald (35) - Oakland Athletics
Nate McLouth (32) - Seattle Mariners
Mike Morse (32) - Texas Rangers
David Murphy (32) - Texas Rangers
Laynce Nix (33) - Philadelphia Phillies
Juan Pierre (36) - Minnesota Twins
Grady Sizemore (31) - New York Yankees
Delmon Young (28) - Seattle Mariners

Center Fielders

Rick Ankiel (34) - Milwaukee Brwers
Coco Crisp (34) - $7.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Oakland Athletics
Rajai Davis (33) - Tampa Bay Rays
Jacoby Ellsbury (30) - Seattle Mariners
Curtis Granderson (33) - Chicago Cubs
Franklin Gutierrez (31) - $7.5MM club option with a $500K buyout - Seattle Mariners
Andres Torres (36) - Boston Red Sox
Chris Young (30) - $11MM club option with a $1.5MM buyout - Oakland Athletics

Right Fielders

Jeff Baker (33) - New York Yankees
Carlos Beltran (37) - New York Yankees
Roger Bernadina (30) - Washington Nationals
Marlon Byrd (36) - Cincinnati Reds
Shin-Soo Choo (31) - New York Mets
Tyler Colvin (28) - Chicago Cubs
Nelson Cruz (33) - Texas Rangers
David DeJesus (34) - $6.5MM club option with a $1.5MM buyout - Tampa Bay Rays
Mark DeRosa (39) - $750K club option with a $25K buyout - Toronto Blue Jays
Jeff Francoeur (30) - St. Louis Cardinals
Corey Hart (32) - Milwaukee Brewers
Mike Morse (32) - Texas Rangers
Grady Sizemore (31) - New York Yankees
Casper Wells (29) - New York Mets

Designated Hitters

Lance Berkman (37) - $12MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Houston Astros
Shelley Duncan (34) - Cleveland Indians
Jason Giambi (43) - Retirement Cleveland Indians
Travis Hafner (37) - Retirement
Raul Ibanez (42) - Retirement
Kendrys Morales (30) - New York Yankees
Luke Scott (36) - Tampa Bay Rays
Delmon Young (28) - Seattle Mariners
Michael Young (37) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Jose Dariel Abreu (26) - Chicago White Sox

Starting Pitchers

Alfredo Aceves (31) - Cleveland Indians
Bronson Arroyo (37) - San Diego Padres
Scott Baker (32) - Chicago Cubs
Erik Bedard (35) - Cincinnati Reds
Jorge De La Rosa (33) - Colorado Rockies
A.J. Burnett (37) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Chris Capuano (35) - $8MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout - Los Angeles Dodgers
Chris Carpenter (39) - St. Louis Cardinals
Bruce Chen (37) - Kansas City Royals
Bartolo Colon (41) - Oakland Athletics
Scott Feldman (30) - Baltimore Orioles
Gavin Floyd (31) - Chicago Cubs
Jeff Francis (33) - Houston Astros
Freddy Garcia (37) - Miami Marlins
Jon Garland (34) - Chicago White Sox
Matt Garza (30) - Texas Rangers
Chad Gaudin (31) - San Diego Padres
Roy Halladay (37) - Toronto Blue Jays
Jason Hammel (31) - Kansas City Royals
Aaron Harang (36) - $7MM+ mutual option with a $2MM buyout - New York Mets
Dan Haren (33) - Kansas City Royals
Roberto Hernandez (33) - Minnesota Twins
Tim Hudson (38) - Atlanta Braves
Phil Hughes (28) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Philip Humber (31) - Colorado Rockies
Ubaldo Jimenez (30) - may void $8MM option for 2014 - Cleveland Indians
Josh Johnson (30) - New York Yankees
Jeff Karstens (31) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Scott Kazmir (30) - Toronto Blue Jays
Hiroki Kuroda (39) - Japan/Retirement
John Lannan (29) - Milwaukee Brewers
Wade LeBlanc (29) - San Francisco Giants
Jon Lester (30) - $13MM club option with a $250K buyout - Boston Red Sox
Colby Lewis (34) - Texas Rangers
Ted Lilly (38) - Retirement
Tim Lincecum (30) - San Francisco Giants
Paul Maholm (32) - Atlanta Braves
Shaun Marcum (32) - Atlanta Braves
Jason Marquis (35) - Colorado Rockies
Daisuke Matsuzaka (33) - Seattle Mariners
Randy Messenger (32) - Houston Astros
Ricky Nolasco (31) - Atlanta Braves
Sean O'Sullivan (26) - Chicago Cubs
Roy Oswalt (35) - Retirement
Mike Pelfrey (30) - Minnesota Twins
Wandy Rodriguez (35) - $13MM player option with a $2.5MM buyout - Pittsburgh Pirates
Ervin Santana (31) - Toronto Blue Jays
Johan Santana (34) - $25MM club option with a $5.5MM buyout - Washington Nationals
Joe Saunders (33) - mutual option - Seattle Mariners
James Shields (32) - $12MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Kansas City Royals
Masahiro Tanaka (25) - acquired via posting system for Japanese players - New York Yankees
Jason Vargas (31)  - Philadelphia Phillies
Ryan Vogelsong (36) - $6.5MM club option with a $300K buyout - San Francisco Giants
Edinson Volquez (30) - San Diego Padres
Tsuyoshi Wada (33) - $5MM club option - Baltimore Orioles
P.J. Walters (29) - Minnesota Twins
Jake Westbrook (36) -- $9.5MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout - St. Louis Cardinals 
Chien-Ming Wang (34) - Tampa Bay Rays
Suk-Min Yoon (27) - Minnesota Twins
Barry Zito (36) - $18MM club option with a $7MM buyout - Washington Nationals

Closers

Grant Balfour (36) - Oakland Athletics
Joaquin Benoit (36) - Boston Red Sox
Rafael Betancourt (39) - $4.25MM mutual option with a $250K buyout - Colorado Rockies
Kevin Gregg (36) - New York Mets
Joel Hanrahan (32) - Philadelphia Phillies
Casey Janssen (32) - $4MM club option - Los Angeles Dodgers Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Madson (33) - Baltimore Orioles
Edward Mujica (30) - Chicago Cubs
Joe Nathan (39) - $9MM club option with a $750K buyout, Nathan may void - Toronto Blue Jays
Fernando Rodney (37) - Detroit Tigers
Jose Veras (33) - $3.25MM club option with a $150K buyout - Detroit Tigers
Brian Wilson (32) - New York Yankees

Right Handed Relievers

David Aardsma (32) - Tampa Bay Rays
Matt Albers (31) - Chicago Cubs
Hector Ambriz (30) - Colorado Rockies
Luis Ayala (36) - New York Mets
Matt Belisle (34) - $4.25MM mutual option with a $250K buyout - Colorado Rockies
Michael Bowden (27) - Houston Astros
Shawn Camp (38) - Arizona Diamondbacks
Joba Chamberlain (28) - Tampa Bay Rays
Jesse Crain (32) - Chicago White Sox
Octavio Dotel (40) - Minnesota Twins
Kyle Farnsworth (38) - Retirement
Frank Francisco (34) - Miami Marlins
Matt Guerrier (35) - New York Mets
LaTroy Hawkins (39) - New York Mets 
Phil Humber (30) - Colorado Rockies
Matt Lindstrom (34) - $4MM club option - Chicago White Sox
Kameron Loe (32) - San Diego Padres
Brandon Lyon (34) - Miami Marlins
Jeff Manship (29) - Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim
Carlos Marmol (31) - Houston Astros
Nick Masset (32) - Washington Nationals
Zach Miner (32) - Phialdelphia Phillies
Peter Moylan (35) - Atlanta Braves
Brett Myers (33) - club option - Arizona Diamondbacks
Juan Carlos Oviedo (30) - club option - Tampa Bay Rays
Chad Qualls (35) - Cincinnati Reds
J.C. Ramirez (25) - Boston Red Sox
Francisco Rodriguez (31) - Cincinnati Reds
Joe Smith (30) - Baltimore Orioles
Jose Valverde (36) - New York Mets
Jamey Wright (39) - Retirement

Left Handed Relievers

Tim Byrdak (40) - Retirement

Scott Downs (38) - Texas Rangers

Mike Gonzalez (36) - Philadelphia Phillies

Rich Hill (34) - Cincinnnati Reds

J.P. Howell (31) - Chicago Cubs

Boone Logan (29) - Chicago White Sox

Javier Lopez (36) - Milwaukee Brewers

Eric O'Flaherty (29) - New York Mets

Hideki Okajima (38) - Retirement

Darren Oliver (43) - Retirement

Manny Parra (31) - Seattle Mariners

Oliver Perez (32) - Atlanta Braves

Rafael Perez (32) - New York Yankees

Matt Thornton (37) - 2014 Option - Boston Red Sox

Scott Downs (38) - Texas Rangers
Mike Gonzalez (36) - Philadelphia Phillies
Rich Hill (34) - Cincinnati Reds
J.P. Howell (31) - Houston Astros
Boone Logan (29) - Chicago Cubs
Javier Lopez (36) - Milwaukee Brewers
Eric O'Flaherty (29) - New York Mets
Darren Oliver (43) - Retirement
Manny Parra (31) - Seattle Mariners
Oliver Perez (32) - Atlanta Braves
Matt Thornton (37) - $6MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Tampa Bay Rays