2006-07 Free Agents

[BoSox34]

Player Team Position Roster Service Agent Age
Antonio Alfonseca Texas Rangers RHRP FA 8.047 Juan Iglesias 34
Edgardo Alfonzo Indy League 3B FA 10 Peter Greenberg 32
Sandy Alomar Jr. Chicago Cubs C 25-man 16.047 John Boggs 40
Moises Alou San Francisco Giants RF 25-man 15.037 Fernando Cuza?/Randy and Alan Hendricks? 40
Tony Armas Jr. Washington Nationals RHSP 15-Day 6.001 Diego Bentz 28
Pedro Astacio Washington Nationals RHSP 25-man 12.073 Steve Schnieder 36
Rich Aurilia Cincinnati Reds 3B 25-man 10.027 Barry Axelrod 34
Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros 1B 60-Day 15 Barry Axelrod 38
Paul Bako Kansas City Royals C 15-Day 7.14 Barry Meister 34
Rod Barajas Texas Rangers C 25-man 5 Danny Horwits, Dan Lozano 30
Miguel Batista Arizona Diamondbacks RHSP 25-man 8.045 Martin Arburua 35
Tony Batista Minnesota Twins 3B FA 8.072 Andy Mota 32
David Bell Philadelphia Phillies 3B 25-man 10.048 Joe Bick, Reich, Katz and Landis 33
Mark Bellhorn San Diego Padres 3B 25-man 5.117 Mark Rodgers 31
Ronnie Belliard Cleveland Indians 2B 25-man 6.162 31
Gary Bennett St. Louis Cardinals C 25-man 6.133 34
Craig Biggio Houston Astros 2B 25-man 17.099 Barry Axelrod 40
Henry Blanco Chicago Cubs C 25-man 7.136 Steve Schneider 34
Geoff Blum San Diego Padres 3B 25-man 6.056 33
Barry Bonds San Francisco Giants LF 25-man 19.129 Jeff Borris/None 41
Aaron Boone Cleveland Indians 3B 25-man 7.039 Reich, Katz and Landis 33
Joe Borowski Florida Marlins RHRP 25-man 5.123 35
Chad Bradford New York Mets RHRP 25-man 5.075 Rex Gary 31
Doug Brocail San Diego Padres RHRP 15-Day 11.134 39
Jim Brower San Diego Padres RHRP Minors 5.129 Rex Gary 33
Mark Buerhle Chicago White Sox LHSP 25-man 5.078 Jeff Berry 27
Jeromy Burnitz Pittsburgh Pirates RF 25-man 11.064 Howard Simon 37
Miguel Cairo New York Yankees 2B 25-man 8.028 Sam and Seth Levinson 32
Mike Cameron San Diego Padres CF 25-man 9.036 Mike Nicotera, Gene Casaleggio 33
Sean Casey Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 25-man 7.171 Ron Shapiro 32
Vinny Castilla San Diego Padres 3B 25-man 13.056 Eric Goldschmidt 39
Luis Castillo Minnesota Twins 2B 25-man 8.055 Sam and Seth Levinson 30
Juan Castro Cincinnati Reds SS 25-man 9.024 Oscar Suarez 34
Frank Catalanotto Toronto Blue Jays LF 25-man 7.171 Alan Nero 32
Bruce Chen Baltimore Orioles LHSP 25-man 5.053 Scott Boras 29
Jeff Cirillo Milwaukee Brewers 3B 25-man 11.064 Jeff Borris 36
Royce Clayton Washington Nationals SS 25-man 13.132 Rick Licht, Ken Felder 36
Roger Clemens Houston Astros RHSP 25-man 20.142 Randy and Alan Hendricks 43
Jeff Conine Baltimore Orioles 1B 25-man 13.079 Joe McIntosh, Michael Watkins 40
Alex Cora Boston Red Sox SS 25-man 6.161 30
Francisco Cordero Texas Rangers RHRP 25-man 6.046 Bean Stringfellow 31
Rheal Cormier Philadelphia Phillies LHRP 25-man 13.054 39
Craig Counsell Arizona Diamondbacks SS 25-man 8.037 Barry Meister 35
Jacob Cruz New York Mets RF Minors 6.037 33
Jose Cruz Jr. Los Angeles Dodgers LF 25-man 8.063 Randy and Alan Hendricks 32
Vic Darensbourg Cleveland Indians LHRP Minors 5.141 35
Mike DeJean Colorado Rockies RHRP 15-Day 8.145 Mike Moye, Mils Shoda 35
David Dellucci Philadelphia Phillies LF 25-man 7.097 Gregg Clifton 32
Mark DeRosa Texas Rangers 2B 25-man 5.061 Lonnie Cooper 31
Octavio Dotel New York Yankees RHRP 15-Day 6.113 Danny Horwits 32
Erubiel Durazo New York Yankees 1B Minors 5.071 Diego Bentz 31
Ray Durham San Francisco Giants 2B 25-man 11 Ed Setlik 34
Jermaine Dye Chicago White Sox RF 25-man 9.084 Bob Bry 32
Ramon E. Martinez Los Angeles Dodgers SS 25-man 7.017 Alan Nero 33
Damion Easley Arizona Diamondbacks 2B 25-man 12.117 Paul Cohen 36
Adam Eaton Texas Rangers RHSP 60-Day 5.125 Jim Lindell 28
Jim Edmonds St. Louis Cardinals CF 25-man 12.027 Paul Cohen 36
Joey Eischen Washington Nationals LHRP 60-Day 6.103 Alan Nero 36
Alan Embree San Diego Padres LHRP 15-Day 11.059 Chris Leible, Michael Maas 36
Scott Erickson New York Yankees RHSP FA 15.031 38
Darin Erstad Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim CF 15-Day 9.077 Greg Genske 32
Shawn Estes San Diego Padres LHSP 15-Day 9.101 Dave Meier 33
Carl Everett Seattle Mariners DH 25-man 11.051 Larry Reynolds 35
Pedro Feliz San Francisco Giants 3B 25-man 5.031 31
Robert Fick Washington Nationals C 25-man 6.162 Joe Longo 32
Steve Finley San Francisco Giants CF 25-man 17 Tommy Tanzer 41
Cliff Floyd New York Mets LF 25-man 11.17 Sam and Seth Levinson 33
Keith Foulke Boston Red Sox RHRP 15-Day 8.094 Danny Horwits 33
Ryan Franklin Philadelphia Phillies RHRP 25-man 5.022 Jay Franklin 33
Aaron Fultz Philadelphia Phillies LHRP 25-man 5.127 32
Eric Gagne Los Angeles Dodgers CL 15-Day 5.119 Scott Boras 30
Nomar Garciaparra Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 25-man 9.03 Arn Tellem 32
Tom Glavine New York Mets LHSP 25-man 18.052 Gregg Clifton 40
Chris Gomez Baltimore Orioles 2B 25-man 12.041 Alan Meersand 35
Luis Gonzalez Arizona Diamondbacks LF 25-man 15.032 Greg Genske, Terry Bross 38
Jeremi Gonzalez Milwaukee Brewers RHRP 25-man 5.097 May 26, 2006: Traded by NYM to MIL in exchange for Mike Adams. 31
Alex S. Gonzalez Philadelphia Phillies 3B Retired 11.055 Jim Bronner 33
Alex Gonzalez Boston Red Sox SS 25-man 7.034 Eric Goldschmidt 29
Tony Graffanino Kansas City Royals 3B 25-man 8.125 Dan Lozano, Jeff Borris 34
Todd Greene San Francisco Giants C 25-man 6.155 Mike Nicotera 35
Ken Griffey Jr. Cincinnati Reds CF 25-man 17 Brian Goldberg 36
Jason Grimsley Arizona Diamondbacks RHRP FA 10.149 Joe Bick 38
Mark Grudzielanek Kansas City Royals 2B 25-man 10.129 Sam and Seth Levinson 36
Eddie Guardado Cincinnati Reds LHRP 25-man 11.141 Kevin Kohler 35
Jose Guillen Washington Nationals RF 25-man 8.051 Gregg Clifton (fired Andy Mota and Adam Katz) 30
Jerry Hairston Jr. Texas Rangers 2B 25-man 5.138 Casey Close 30
John Halama Baltimore Orioles LHRP FA 7.034 34
Chris Hammond Cincinnati Reds LHRP DFA 11.067 Bo McKinnis 40
Scott Hatteberg Cincinnati Reds 1B 25-man 9.07 Joe Urbon 36
LaTroy Hawkins Baltimore Orioles RHRP 25-man 9.054 Larry Reynolds 33
Rick Helling Milwaukee Brewers RHSP 25-man 8.035 35
Wes Helms Florida Marlins 3B 25-man 6.018 Lonnie Cooper 30
Dustin Hermanson Chicago White Sox RHRP 15-Day 9.106 Casey Close 33
Orlando Hernandez New York Mets RHSP 25-man 7.117 Greg Genske 36
Jose Hernandez Pittsburgh Pirates SS 25-man 12.069 Scott Boras 36
Roberto Hernandez Pittsburgh Pirates RHRP 25-man 14.02 Randy and Alan Hendricks 41
Richard Hidalgo New York Yankees RF MFA 7.029 Peter Greenberg 31
Shea Hillenbrand Toronto Blue Jays 1B 25-man 5.034 Dan Lozano (fired Adam Katz) 30
Todd Hollandsworth Cleveland Indians LF 25-man 11 33
Mike Holtz Boston Red Sox LHRP FA 5.147 33
Aubrey Huff Houston Astros 3B 25-man 5.003 29
Torii Hunter Minnesota Twins CF 25-man 6.135 Patrick Murphy 30
Damian Jackson Washington Nationals 2B 25-man 6.15 32
Kevin Jarvis Arizona Diamondbacks RHRP DFA 6 Barry Meister 36
Jason Johnson Boston Red Sox RHSP 40-man 7.14 Tommy Tanzer, Alan Nero 32
Brian Jordan Atlanta Braves 1B 15-Day 13.048 Jim Turner 39
Gabe Kapler Boston Red Sox RF 25-man 6.089 Paul Cohen 30
Steve Karsay Oakland Athletics RHRP Retired 10.025 Randy and Alan Hendricks 34
Adam Kennedy Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2B 25-man 6.045 30
Jeff Kent Los Angeles Dodgers 2B 25-man 14 Jeff Klein 38
Byung-Hyun Kim Colorado Rockies RHSP 25-man 6.009 Greg Genske, Victor Lee 27
Ray King Colorado Rockies LHRP 25-man 5.137 Dave Meier 32
Ryan Klesko San Diego Padres LF 15-Day 12.078 35
Steve Kline San Francisco Giants LHRP 25-man 8.115 33
Dan Kolb Milwaukee Brewers RHRP 25-man 5.119 Scott Boras 31
Tim Laker Cleveland Indians C DFA 5.138 36
Matt Lawton Seattle Mariners RF FA 9.169 Sam and Seth Levinson 34
Ricky Ledee Los Angeles Dodgers LF 60-Day 7.023 Greg Genske 32
Travis Lee Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1B 25-man 8 Scott Boras 31
Carlos Lee Milwaukee Brewers LF 25-man 6.15 Adam Katz 30
Cory Lidle Philadelphia Phillies RHSP 25-man 8.1 Jordan Feagan 34
Mike Lieberthal Philadelphia Phillies C 15-Day 11.005 Arn Tellem 34
Ted Lilly Toronto Blue Jays LHSP 25-man 5.102 30
Jose Lima New York Mets RHSP DFA 9.149 Joe Klein 33
Kenny Lofton Los Angeles Dodgers CF 25-man 14.023 Casey Close 39
Terrence Long New York Yankees LF Minors 5.17 Casey Close 30
Javy Lopez Baltimore Orioles C 25-man 12.066 Chuck Berry 35
Mark Loretta Boston Red Sox 2B 25-man 10.011 Bob Garber 34
Julio Lugo Tampa Bay Devil Rays SS 25-man 5.152 Jeff Borris 30
John Mabry Chicago Cubs RF 25-man 11.146 Dale Reichley 35
Greg Maddux Chicago Cubs RHSP 25-man 19.021 Scott Boras 40
Matt Mantei Detroit Tigers RHRP MFA 9.131 Bob Garber 33
Jason Marquis St. Louis Cardinals RHSP 25-man 5.012 27
Eli Marrero New York Mets LF 25-man 7.161 Sam and Seth Levinson 32
Tom Martin Colorado Rockies LHRP 25-man 7.049 36
Gary Matthews Jr. Texas Rangers CF 25-man 5.104 Danny Horwits 31
Joe Mays Cincinnati Reds RHSP 25-man 6.157 Steve Hilliard, Joe Urbon 30
Quinton McCracken Cincinnati Reds CF DFA 8.109 35
Joe McEwing Houston Astros 1B DFA 5.162 33
Brian Meadows Tampa Bay Devil Rays RHRP 25-man 6.076 Dan Horwits 30
Gil Meche Seattle Mariners RHSP 25-man 5.029 Greg Landry 27
Kent Mercker Cincinnati Reds LHRP 25-man 14.148 Casey Close 38
Jose Mesa Colorado Rockies RHRP 25-man 15.028 Mitch Frankel 40
Doug Mientkiewicz Kansas City Royals 1B 25-man 6.013 Greg Landry 32
Kevin Millar Baltimore Orioles 1B 25-man 7.136 Sam and Seth Levinson 34
Trever Miller Houston Astros LHRP 25-man 5.095 33
Damian Miller Milwaukee Brewers C 25-man 8.023 Bob Garber 36
Doug Mirabelli Boston Red Sox C 25-man 7.034 35
Brian Moehler Florida Marlins RHSP 15-Day 8.01 Lonnie Cooper 34
Bengie Molina Toronto Blue Jays C 25-man 6.077 Alan Nero 31
Guillermo Mota Cleveland Indians RHRP 25-man 5.159 Adam Katz 32
Jamie Moyer Seattle Mariners LHSP 25-man 17.126 Himself 43
Mark Mulder St. Louis Cardinals LHSP 15-Day 5.167 Gregg Clifton and Octagon Sports Mgt. 28
Terry Mulholland Arizona Diamondbacks LHRP FA 17.155 Joe Bick 43
Mike Mussina New York Yankees RHSP 25-man 14.066 Arn Tellem 37
Jeff Nelson Chicago White Sox RHRP 15-Day 12.135 Ron Shapiro, Jay Franklin 39
Phil Nevin Chicago Cubs 1B 25-man 9.113 Barry Axelrod 35
Trot Nixon Boston Red Sox RF 25-man 7.044 Ron Shapiro 32
Greg Norton Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1B 25-man 7.006 Michael Moye 34
Tomo Ohka Milwaukee Brewers RHSP 15-Day 5.07 Jim Masteralexis 30
Darren Oliver New York Mets LHRP 25-man 10.127 Jeff Frye, Jay Franklin 35
Ramon Ortiz Washington Nationals RHSP 25-man 5.14 Pat Roache 33
Vicente Padilla Texas Rangers RHSP 25-man 5.105 28
Chan Ho Park San Diego Padres RHSP 25-man 10.045 Scott Boras 33
Jay Payton Oakland Athletics LF 25-man 6.128 Reich, Katz and Landis 33
Troy Percival Detroit Tigers RHRP 60-Day 11 Paul Cohen 36
Tomas Perez Tampa Bay Devil Rays SS 25-man 7.14 32
Eduardo Perez Seattle Mariners 1B 25-man 8.064 36
Andy Pettitte Houston Astros LHSP 25-man 11 Randy and Alan Hendricks 34
Mike Piazza San Diego Padres C 25-man 13.034 Dan Lozano 37
Juan Pierre Chicago Cubs CF 25-man 5.056 Mark Pieper 28
A.J. Pierzynski Chicago White Sox C 25-man 5.1 Steve Hilliard 29
Cliff Politte Chicago White Sox RHRP 25-man 5.154 32
Sidney Ponson St. Louis Cardinals RHSP DFA 7.152 Barry Praver 29
Todd Pratt Atlanta Braves C 25-man 11.052 Himself (fired agent Peter Grosz after 2005 season) 39
Brad Radke Minnesota Twins RHSP 25-man 11 Ron Simon 33
Joe Randa Pittsburgh Pirates 3B 25-man 10.114 Ron Shapiro 36
Mark Redman Kansas City Royals LHSP 25-man 6.041 Casey Close 32
Mike Redmond Minnesota Twins C 25-man 7.129 Joe Urbon 35
Desi Relaford St. Louis Cardinals SS MFA 8.015 Dan Lozano, Danny Horwits 32
Mike Remlinger Atlanta Braves LHRP DFA 10.068 40
Dennys Reyes Minnesota Twins LHRP 25-man 6.133 Oscar Suarez 29
Arthur Rhodes Philadelphia Phillies LHRP 25-man 13.02 Dan Horwits 36
David Riske Chicago White Sox RHRP 40-man 5.116 29
Mariano Rivera New York Yankees CL 25-man 10.105 Fernando Cuza 36
Dave Roberts San Diego Padres LF 25-man 5.036 John Boggs 34
Felix Rodriguez Washington Nationals RHRP 60-Day 9 Fernando Cuza, Bob Bry 33
J.C. Romero Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim LHRP 25-man 5.055 Don Lozano 30
Tim Salmon Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim DH 25-man 12.045 Ted Updike 37
Julio Santana Philadelphia Phillies RHRP 60-Day 5.079 Scott Shapiro 32
Scott Sauerbeck Oakland Athletics LHRP 25-man 6 Adam Hubble 34
Jason Schmidt San Francisco Giants RHSP 25-man 10.063 Randy and Alan Hendricks 33
Scott Schoeneweis Toronto Blue Jays LHRP 25-man 6.111 Scott Boras 32
Rudy Seanez Boston Red Sox RHRP 25-man 10.123 David Schwartz 37
Aaron Sele Los Angeles Dodgers RHSP 25-man 12.052 Adam Katz 36
Gary Sheffield New York Yankees RF 15-Day 17.031 Himself (contract), Rufus Williams (PR) and Mead Chasky (marketing) and Scott Boras (former agent) 37
Ruben Sierra Minnesota Twins DH FA 16.085 Chuck Berry 40
John Smoltz Atlanta Braves RHSP 25-man 17.072 Lonnie Cooper 39
J.T. Snow Boston Red Sox 1B FA 12.121 Danny Horwits 38
Alfonso Soriano Washington Nationals LF 25-man 5.079 Diego Bentz 30
Justin Speier Toronto Blue Jays RHRP 25-man 6.082 32
Scott Spiezio St. Louis Cardinals 3B 25-man 7.163 Barry Meister 33
Russ Springer Houston Astros RHRP 25-man 10.128 Randy and Alan Hendricks 37
Matt Stairs Kansas City Royals RF 25-man 10.077 Bob Garber 38
Mike Stanton Washington Nationals LHRP 25-man 16.039 Sam and Seth Levinson 39
Shannon Stewart Minnesota Twins LF 25-man 8.121 Greg Genske 32
Kelly Stinnett New York Yankees C 25-man 10.119 36
Tanyon Sturtze New York Yankees RHRP 60-Day 6.083 35
Jeff Suppan St. Louis Cardinals RHSP 25-man 8.164 Scott Leventhal and Damon Lapa (fired agent Jeff Borris of agency BHSC) 31
Frank Thomas Oakland Athletics DH 25-man 15.063 Arn Tellem, Mike Moye 38
John Thomson Atlanta Braves RHSP 25-man 8.061 Chris Arnold 32
Mike Timlin Boston Red Sox RHRP 25-man 15 Himself (Fired David Sloane as agent in Oct. 2005) 40
Steve Trachsel New York Mets RHSP 25-man 12.017 Sam and Seth Levinson 35
Jose Valentin New York Mets LF 25-man 12.058 David Elston 36
Javier Valentin Cincinnati Reds C 25-man 5.036 30
Ron Villone New York Yankees LHRP 25-man 9.112 Scott Boras 36
Jose Vizcaino San Francisco Giants SS 25-man 15.115 Adam Katz 38
Tim Wakefield Boston Red Sox RHSP 25-man 12.006 Barry Meister 39
Jamie Walker Detroit Tigers LHRP 25-man 5.125 Phil Tannenbaum 35
Todd Walker Chicago Cubs 1B 25-man 8.057 Alan Meersand, Greg Genske, Brian Carlin 33
Daryle Ward Washington Nationals 1B 25-man 6.044 31
John Wasdin Texas Rangers RHSP 25-man 7 33
David Weathers Cincinnati Reds RHRP 25-man 12.044 David Sloane 36
Jeff Weaver St. Louis Cardinals RHSP 25-man 6 Scott Boras 29
Kip Wells Pittsburgh Pirates RHSP 25-man 5.116 29
David Wells Boston Red Sox LHSP 15-Day 18.019 Gregg Clifton and Wells' wife, Nina 43
Rick White Philadelphia Phillies RHRP 25-man 9.051 Danny Horwits 37
Rondell White Minnesota Twins LF 15-Day 11.162 Sam and Seth Levinson 34
Bob Wickman Cleveland Indians CL 25-man 13.043 Dick Moss 37
Chris Widger Chicago White Sox C 25-man 8.034 35
Bernie Williams New York Yankees RF 25-man 13.168 Scott Boras 37
Woody Williams San Diego Padres RHSP 25-man 12.143 Barry Meister 39
Scott Williamson Chicago Cubs RHRP 25-man 7 Greg Genske 30
Preston Wilson Houston Astros LF 25-man 7.038 Bob Bry 31
Vance Wilson Detroit Tigers C 25-man 5.028 33
Craig Wilson Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 25-man 5 Steve Hillard 29
Paul Wilson Cincinnati Reds RHSP 60-Day 8.008 Randy and Alan Hendricks 33
Randy Wolf Philadelphia Phillies LHSP 60-Day 6.115 29
Tony Womack Chicago Cubs 2B DFA 9.137 Sam and Seth Levinson 36
Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs RHSP 15-Day 7.169 Pat Rooney, Greg Landry (SFX) 29
Chris Woodward New York Mets 2B 25-man 5.153 30
Jamey Wright San Francisco Giants RHSP 25-man 7.11 Casey Close 31
Esteban Yan Cincinnati Reds RHRP 25-man 8.023 Alan Nero 31
Dmitri Young Detroit Tigers 1B 15-Day 9.022 Adam Katz 32
Eric Young San Diego Padres LF 25-man 13.067 Rick Thurman, Jim Turner 39
Gregg Zaun Toronto Blue Jays C 25-man 10.093 Danny Horwits 35
Barry Zito Oakland Athletics LHSP 25-man 5.072 Scott Boras 28


I would definetly take a look at Zito, and maybe Schmidt, depends on what they are asking for. Any other ideas? An average young outfielder might be of help but I don't see many that would fit with where the Sox are going, maybe Gary Matthews Jr. but he'll be demanding top dollar after his All-star season, so he might not be worth it.

[schillingouttheks]

Miguel Batista. He can be a setup man or a closer, and with Hansen, that would be a good combination to have. Maybe he would help us move Papelbon to the rotation?

Justin Speier as well.

[Optimist]

FAs I want the Yankees to sign/resign:

Torii Hunter Minnesota Twins CF 25-man 6.135 Patrick Murphy 30
Mike Mussina New York Yankees RHSP 25-man 14.066 Arn Tellem 37
Mariano Rivera New York Yankees CL 25-man 10.105 Fernando Cuza 36
Barry Zito Oakland Athletics LHSP 25-man 5.072 Scott Boras 28

[Coco's Disciples]

Julio Lugo if Gonzalez leaves.

EDIT: Cool, Jeff Frye is an agent!

[schillingouttheks]

You'll resign Mo. Don't worry about him. For real.

If something happens with Tek, because I can't stand watching his performance anymore, then I would like to look into Zaun or Barajas.

Pedro Feliz off the bench as well.

[Optimist]

Originally Posted by schillingouttheks

You'll resign Mo. Don't worry about him. For real.

I know, I was about to put a (duh) next to it.

[Coco's Disciples]

Tek likely isn't going anywhere with that salary, and I could not imagine Mo in another uniform ever.

[Soxfan#1]

Belli and Loretta are both FA's

[riverside sluggers]

Originally Posted by Coco's Disciples

Julio Lugo if Gonzalez leaves.

EDIT: Cool, Jeff Frye is an agent!

Yes Alex Gonzalez is a free agent. But honeslt with the defenseive season he's having, hard to believe that the Red Sox wont even attempt to resign him. Julio Lugo would go against the message the Sox sent out this season. He easily averages around 25 errors a season and he would also command a higher contract than Gonzo

---------------------------------------
Barry Zito would be a good acquisition but with his agent being Scott Boras... it wont come cheap. We could see something in the neighborhood of 5 years/75 million

[riverside sluggers]

2007 fantasy roster

Catcher- Jason Varitek
Backup-- Doug Mirabelli (this is if Wake is still going to be part of the rotation)

1st base- Kevin Youkilis
Backup-- Erubiel Durazo (good lefty bat off the bench)

2nd base- Dustin Pedroia (instant fan of Loretta, but "Dusty" is part of the youth movement)

Shortstop- Alex Gonzalez (he is deserving of a 2/3 season contract)
Backup-- Alex Cora (resign to 2 year deal, Tito does great job of managing this do)

3rd base- Mike Lowell

left field- Manny Ramirez

center field- Coco Crisp

right field- this is the biggest question mark going into the season as for who will be the starter. I would like to see Gabe Kapler be resigned

[Soxfan#1]

Thought I would bump this as the season is winding down. Whats good on the market.

[ORS]

Originally Posted by riverside sluggers

Yes Alex Gonzalez is a free agent. But honeslt with the defenseive season he's having, hard to believe that the Red Sox wont even attempt to resign him. Julio Lugo would go against the message the Sox sent out this season. He easily averages around 25 errors a season and he would also command a higher contract than Gonzo

---------------------------------------
Barry Zito would be a good acquisition but with his agent being Scott Boras... it wont come cheap. We could see something in the neighborhood of 5 years/75 million

But Lugo can rake, and he has better range than Gonzo. I'm not saying I'm ready to say good-bye to Alex, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if Lugo were brought here.

[jacksonianmarch]

Alrighty, I have seen a lot of blogs and articles on who the sox and yankees will be eyeing come november. First of all, here is a list of Red Sox who are FA's.

Alex Cora, Keith Foulke, Alex Gonzalez, Jason Johnson, Gabe Kapler, Javy Lopez, Mark Loretta, Mirabelli, Nixon, Seanez, Timlin, Wakefield, Wells

of that crew, only Wakefield and Mirabelli are likely to return. Cora will find a starting spot somewhere. AGon is great defensively, but the sox have had a hard on for Lugo for awhile now. The funny thing is, Lugo is asking for Renteria money and he has been better than ERent was in his season going into FA. If the sox get Lugo, look for Pedroia to take over 2b. At the same time, the only guys I think the sox offer arb to is Loretta. Low risk move with a chance to pay off with draft picks (they wont get a 1st rounder though) or having a high priced utility guy. I dont think the sox take that chance with Nixon, who could easily warrant 9-10 mil with his numbers over the last 2 years. So that leaves the sox with a lineup of Lugo, Youkilis, Ortiz, Manny, WMP, Lowell, Vtek, Crisp and Pedroia. No need to add to the lineup. But, let's look at the rotation.
1. Schilling, 2. Beckett, 3. Wakefield, 4. Clement, 5. Lester. Theo won't be able to dump that contract of Clement and I don't see him as a type of guy who will sit a 10 mil player on the bench going into the season. Now there have been rumblings that the sox obsession with Oswalt will carry over into the offseason, where the astros may be more willing to accept a set of prospects than they were in a pennant chase this yr. Think about it, the Astros will lose both Clemens and Pettitte, and with them will go the hope of any type of playoff berth. So rebuilding would be nice and they would likely look at a guy like Lester and a bunch of minor league, or current major league players to sure up their bullpen. That wouldmake the rotation: 1. Schilling, 2. Oswalt, 3. Beckett, 4. Wakefield, 5. Clement. Now that is a nice rotation. Just imagine if Theo actually tries to convert Cement head into a reliever and moves Paps into the rotation. 1. Schilling, 2. Oswalt, 3. Papelbon, 4. Beckett, 5. Wakefield. That is LETHAL. If they do that though, Timlin, Seanez, Delcarmen, Hansen and Papelbon will be gone from the pen and they will have to rebuild from the outside. Here are the available options.

Cordero, Dotel, Wickman, Hawkins, Rob. Hernandez, Mesa, and Williamson from the right side and Guardado, King, Kline, Reyes, Romero, Schoenweis, and Villone from the left side. You could build a serviceable pen to go around a sick rotation if that were the case. Imagine the possibilities, Beckett being a #4 and Wake your 5. The sox would raise a banner if they could do that. Or could they? Yankee predictions will come later, I gotta go.

[jacksonianmarch]

Originally Posted by schillingouttheks

You'll resign Mo. Don't worry about him. For real.

If something happens with Tek, because I can't stand watching his performance anymore, then I would like to look into Zaun or Barajas.

Pedro Feliz off the bench as well.

Mo has already been guaranteed for next yr. His option was guaranteed a week ago with another save.

[riverside sluggers]

Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

1. Schilling, 2. Beckett, 3. Wakefield, 4. Clement, 5. Lester. Theo won't be able to dump that contract of Clement and I don't see him as a type of guy who will sit a 10 mil player on the bench going into the season. Now there have been rumblings that the sox obsession with Oswalt will carry over into the offseason, where the astros may be more willing to accept a set of prospects than they were in a pennant chase this yr. Think about it, the Astros will lose both Clemens and Pettitte, and with them will go the hope of any type of playoff berth. So rebuilding would be nice and they would likely look at a guy like Lester and a bunch of minor league, or current major league players to sure up their bullpen. That wouldmake the rotation: 1. Schilling, 2. Oswalt, 3. Beckett, 4. Wakefield, 5. Clement. Now that is a nice rotation. Just imagine if Theo actually tries to convert Cement head into a reliever and moves Paps into the rotation. 1. Schilling, 2. Oswalt, 3. Papelbon, 4. Beckett, 5. Wakefield. That is LETHAL. If they do that though, Timlin, Seanez, Delcarmen, Hansen and Papelbon will be gone from the pen and they will have to rebuild from the outside. Here are the available options.

Cordero, Dotel, Wickman, Hawkins, Rob. Hernandez, Mesa, and Williamson from the right side and Guardado, King, Kline, Reyes, Romero, Schoenweis, and Villone from the left side. You could build a serviceable pen to go around a sick rotation if that were the case. Imagine the possibilities, Beckett being a #4 and Wake your 5. The sox would raise a banner if they could do that. Or could they? Yankee predictions will come later, I gotta go.

The Sox will not retain Clement for next season. It is foolish to think so. Even though Clement was said to be slowly improving in his workouts, the Sox have quietly shut him down for the rest of the season. Gordon Edes, Sean MacAdam, etc have said that according to team sources, they will most likley: include him in a trade with taking chunk of his remaining salary, or place him on waivers & buy out his contract if he clears

By All accounts
Schilling
Beckett
Papelbon (If he reamins closer, free agent acquisition like Jason Schmidt)
Lester
Wakefield

If the sox get Lugo, look for Pedroia to take over 2b.

Lugo or no Lugo, Pedroia is still favored to be the starting 2nd baseman in 07