Friday, November 7, 2014

My 2015 MLB Free Agents Predictions


Here are my predictions for free agency for this offseason. List via MLB Trade Rumors.

Catchers

J.P. Arencibia (29) - Texas Rangers
John Buck (34) - Miami Marlins
Ryan Doumit (34) - Seattle Mariners
Nick Hundley (31) – $5MM club option - Chicago White Sox
Gerald Laird (35) - Detroit Tigers
Russell Martin (32) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Jeff Mathis (32) – $1.5MM club option - Miami Marlins
Wil Nieves (36) - Retirement
A.J. Pierzynski (38) - Retirement
David Ross (38) - Boston Red Sox
Geovany Soto (32) - Texas Rangers

First Basemen

Daric Barton (29) - Chicago White Sox
Billy Butler (29) – $12.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Kansas City Royals
Mike Carp (29) - Chicago Cubs
Michael Cuddyer (36) - New York Yankees
Jozzen Cuesta (25) - Toronto Blue Jays
Corey Hart (33) - Texas Rangers
Adam LaRoche (35) – $15MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout - Milwaukee Brewers
Adam Lind (31) – $7.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Mike Morse (33) - San Francisco Giants
Carlos Pena (37) - Retirement
Mark Reynolds (32) - Milwaukee Brewers
Kevin Youkilis (36) - Retirement

Second Basemen

Emilio Bonifacio (30) - Atlanta Braves
Mark Ellis (38) - Retirement
Rafael Furcal (37) - Miami Marlins
Brandon Hicks (29) - Oakland Athletics
Kelly Johnson (33) - New York Mets
Brian Roberts (37) - Retirement
Ramon Santiago (35) - Retirement
Rickie Weeks (32) – $11.5MM vesting option - Toronto Blue Jays
Josh Wilson (34) - Cleveland Indians
Ben Zobrist (34) – $7.5MM club option with a $500k buyout - Tampa Bay Rays
Jose Fernandez - San Diego Padres

Shortstops

Mike Aviles (34) – $3.5MM club option with a $250k buyout - Cleveland Indians
Clint Barmes (36) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Asdrubal Cabrera (29) - New York Yankees
Stephen Drew (32) - New York Mets
Jed Lowrie (31) - Oakland Athletics
John McDonald (40) - Retirement
Hanley Ramirez (31) - Boston Red Sox

Third Basemen

Alberto Callaspo (32) - Toronto Blue Jays
Jack Hannahan (35) – $4MM club option with a $2MM buyout - Cleveland Indians
Chase Headley (31) - New York Yankees
Kelly Johnson (33) - New York Mets
Donnie Murphy (32) - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Chris Nelson (29) - Boston Red Sox
Aramis Ramirez (37) – $14MM mutual option with a $4MM buyout - Milwaukee Brewers
Hanley Ramirez (31) - Boston Red Sox
Mark Reynolds (32) - Milwaukee Brewers
Pablo Sandoval (28) - New York Yankees

Left Fielders

Melky Cabrera (30) - Baltimore Orioles
Mike Carp (29) - Chicago Cubs
Endy Chavez (37) - Retirement
Tyler Colvin (29) - Cleveland Indians
Nelson Cruz (34) - Toronto Blue Jays
Chris Denorfia (34) - Miami Marlins
Cole Gillespie (30) - Chicago White Sox
Jonny Gomes (34) - San Diego Padres
Tony Gwynn Jr. (32) - Oakland Athletics
Scott Hairston (35) - Retirement
Reed Johnson (38) - Retirement
Jason Kubel (33) - Retirement
Ryan Ludwick (36) – $9MM mutual option with a $4.5MM buyout
Nyjer Morgan (34) - Japan
Mike Morse (33) - San Francisco Giants
Alfonso Soriano (39) - Retirement
Josh Willingham (36) - Retirement
Chris B. Young (31) - Minnesota Twins
Delmon Young (29) - Detroit Tigers

Center Fielders

Emilio Bonifacio (30) - Atlanta Braves
Endy Chavez (37) - Retirement
Nyjer Morgan (34) - Japan
Colby Rasmus (28) - Detroit Tigers
Grady Sizemore (32) - Philadelphia Phillies
Denard Span (31) – $9MM club option with a $500K buyout - Washington Nationals
Chris B. Young (31) - Minnesota Twins

Right Fielders

Norichika Aoki (33) - Tampa Bay Rays
Endy Chavez (37) - Retirement
Tyler Colvin (29) - Cleveland Indians
Nelson Cruz (34) - Toronto Blue Jays
Michael Cuddyer (36) - New York Yankees
Chris Denorfia (34) - St. Louis Cardinals
Scott Hairston (35) - Retirement
Torii Hunter (39) - Detroit Tigers
Nick Markakis (31) – $17.5MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout - Seattle Mariners
Alex Rios (34) – $13.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Nate Schierholtz (31) - St. Louis Cardinals
Ichiro Suzuki (41) - New York Mets
Yasmany Tomas (24) - Philadelphia Phillies
Chris B. Young (31) - Minnesota Twins

Designated Hitters

Billy Butler (29) – $12.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Kansas City Royals
Ryan Doumit (34) - Seattle Mariners
Adam Dunn (35) - Retirement
Jason Giambi (44) - Retirement
Jonny Gomes (34) - San Diego Padres
Corey Hart (33) - Texas Rangers
Raul Ibanez (42) - Retirement
Jason Kubel (33) - Retirement
Adam Lind (31) – $7.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Toronto Blue Jays
Victor Martinez (35) - Chicago White Sox
Kendrys Morales (31) - Seattle Mariners
Delmon Young (29) - Detroit Tigers

Starting Pitchers

Brett Anderson (27) – $12MM club option with a $1.5MM buyout - Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott Baker (33) - San Francisco Giants
Chad Billingsley (30) – $14MM club option with a $3MM buyout - Los Angeles Dodgers
A.J. Burnett (38) – mutual option - Retirement
Chris Capuano (36) - Colorado Rockies
Bruce Chen (38) – $5.5MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout - Retirement
Wei-Yin Chen (29) – $4.75MM club option with a $372K buyout - Baltimore Orioles
Kevin Correia (34) - San Francisco Giants
Johnny Cueto (29) – $10MM club option with an $800K buyout - Cincinnati Reds
Gavin Floyd (32) - Atlanta Braves
Yovani Gallardo (29) – $13MM club option with a $600K buyout - Milwaukee Brewers
Jason Hammel (32) - New York Yankees
J.A. Happ (32) – $6.7MM club option - Toronto Blue Jays
Aaron Harang (37) - Atlanta Braves
Dan Haren (34) – $10MM player option - Los Angeles Dodgers
Roberto Hernandez (34) - Miami Marlins
Hisashi Iwakuma (34) – $7MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Seattle Mariners
Josh Johnson (31) – $4MM club option - San Diego Padres
Kyle Kendrick (30) - San Francisco Giants
Hiroki Kuroda (40) - Retirement
Jon Lester (31) - Chicago Cubs
Colby Lewis (35) - New York Yankees
Francisco Liriano (31) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Paul Maholm (33) - Chicago Cubs
Justin Masterson (30) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Daisuke Matsuzaka (34) - Seattle Mariners
Brandon McCarthy (31) - New York Yankees
Brad Mills (29) - Houston Astros
Franklin Morales (29) - Seattle Mariners
Brandon Morrow (30) – $10MM club option with a $1MM buyout - Toronto Blue Jays
Felipe Paulino (31) – $4MM club option with a $250K buyout - Tampa Bay Rays
Jake Peavy (34) - San Francisco Giants
Wandy Rodriguez (36) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Ervin Santana (32) - Minnesota Twins
Joe Saunders (34) - Baltimore Orioles
Max Scherzer (30) - Seattle Mariners
James Shields (33) - Boston Red Sox
Misael Siverio (24) - Philadelphia Phillies
Kevin Slowey (31) - Minnesota Twins
Carlos Villanueva (31) - Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Vogelsong (37) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Edinson Volquez (30) - San Francisco Giants
Jerome Williams (33) - Philadelphia Philies
Randy Wolf (38) - Houston Astros
Chris Young (36) - Seattle Mariners
Kenta Maeda - Detroit Tigers 

Closers

Jason Grilli (38) - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
LaTroy Hawkins (42) – $2.25MM club option with a $250K buyout - Colorado Rockies
Casey Janssen (33) - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
David Robertson (30) - New York Yankees
Francisco Rodriguez (33) - Milwaukee Brewers
Sergio Romo (32) - Detroit Tigers
Rafael Soriano (35) – $14MM vesting/club option - Chicago White Sox
Huston Street (31) – $7MM club option - Los Angeles Angels
Koji Uehara (40) - Boston Red Sox

Right-Handed Relievers

Mike Adams (36) – $6MM club option
Matt Albers (32) - Houston Astros
Burke Badenhop (32) - Boston Red Sox
Andrew Bailey (31) - New York Yankees
Ronald Belisario (32) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Matt Belisle (34) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Heath Bell (37) - Retirement
Jared Burton (34) – $3.6MM club option with a $200K buyout - Minnesota Twins
Joba Chamberlain (29) - Kansas City Royals
Jesse Crain (34) - Cleveland Indians
Kyle Farnsworth (39) - Retirement
Jason Frasor (38) - Toronto Blue Jays
Kyuji Fujikawa (34) – $5.5MM club/vesting option with a $500K buyout - Seattle Mariners
Luke Gregerson (31) - San Francisco Giants
Matt Guerrier (36) - San Diego Padres
Luke Hochevar (31) - Boston Red Sox
Jim Johnson (32) - New York Yankees
Matt Lindstrom (35) - Milwaukee Brewers
Jeff Manship (30) - Miami Marlins
Daisuke Matsuzaka (34) - Seattle Mariners
Dustin McGowan (32) – $4MM club option with a $500K buyout - Toronto Blue Jays
Jason Motte (33) - St. Louis Cardinals
Pat Neshek (34) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Darren O’Day (32) – $4.25MM club option with a $400K buyout - Baltimore Orioles
Juan Carlos Oviedo (33) - Los Angeles Dodgers
Joel Peralta (39) – $2.5MM club option - Tampa Bay Rays
Chris Perez (29) - Chicago Cubs
J.J. Putz (38) - Retirement
Sergio Santos (31) – $6MM club option with a $750K buyout - Texas Rangers
Joakim Soria (30) – $7MM club option with a $500K buyout - Detroit Tigers
Kevin Slowey (31) - Minnesota Twins
Jose Veras (34) - New York Mets
Jamey Wright (40) - Retirement

Left-Handed Relievers

Joe Beimel (38) - Retirement
Craig Breslow (34) – $4MM club option with a $100K buyout - Boston Red Sox
Sean Burnett (32) – $4.5MM club/vesting option with a $500K buyout - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Phil Coke (32) - Baltimore Orioles
Neal Cotts (35) - Minnesota Twins
Scott Downs (39) - Toronto Blue Jays
Zach Duke (32) - Detroit Tigers
Tom Gorzelanny (32) - Atlanta Braves
Andrew Miller (30) - New York Yankees
Franklin Morales (29) - Baltimore Orioles
Josh Outman (30) - Boston Red Sox
Joe Thatcher (33) - Minnesota Twins

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