Werth among 142 baseball free agents
News blogs, sports blogs, entertainment blogs, and more from Philly.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News.
Werth among 142 baseball free agents
Jayson Werth is among 142 players who became free agents as soon as the final out of the World Series was recorded last night.
With recent changes to the free agent provisions of the Basic Agreement, the exclusive negotiating period for free agents and their current clubs has been shortened to 5 days (from 15 days). Beginning the sixth day, free agent players are eligible to negotiate and sign with any team.
Here is the list of 142 players and we figured this would allow you to make your own shopping list:
Atlanta
Glaus, Troy 1B
Hinske, Eric OF
Lee, Derrek 1B
Arizona
Benson, Kris SP
Hampton, Mike SP
Heilman, Aaron RP
Lopez, Rodrigo SP
Webb, Brandon SP
Baltimore
Izturis, Cesar SS
Lugo, Julio 2B
Millwood, Kevin SP
Patterson, Corey OF
Uehara, Koji* RP
Wigginton, Ty 1B
Boston
Lowell, Mike 1B
Martinez, Victor C
Varitek, Jason C
Chicago Cubs
Nady, Xavier OF
Cincinnati
Bloomquist, Willie OF
Cairo, Miguel 3B
Edmonds, Jim OF
Hernandez, Ramon J. C
Lincoln, Michael RP
Rhodes, Arthur RP
Springer, Russ RP
Colorado
Beimel, Joe RP
de la Rosa, Jorge SP
Dotel, Octavio RP
Giambi, Jason 1B
Mora, Melvin 3B
Payton, Jay OF
Chicago White Sox
Garcia, Freddy Antonio SP
Jones, Andruw OF
Konerko, Paul 1B
Kotsay, Mark DH
Pierzynski, A.J. C
Putz, J.J. RP
Ramirez, Manny OF
Vizquel, Omar 3B
Detroit
Bonderman, Jeremy SP
Damon, Johnny DH
Laird, Gerald C
Ordonez, Magglio OF
Seay, Bobby RP
Florida
Ohman, Will RP
Sosa, Jorge RP
Tracy, Chad 3B
Houston
Blum, Geoff SS
Moehler, Brian RP
Kansas City
Chen, Bruce SP
Los Angeles Angels
Matsui, Hideki DH
Shields, Scot RP
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ausmus, Brad C
Barajas, Rod C
Gibbons, Jay OF
Johnson, Reed OF
Kuroda, Hiroki* SP
Padilla, Vicente SP
Weaver, Jeff RP
Milwaukee
Bush, David SP
Capuano, Chris SP
Counsell, Craig SS
Minnesota
Crain, Jesse RP
Flores, Randy RP
Fuentes, Brian RP
Guerrier, Matt RP
Hudson, Orlando 2B
Mahay, Ron RP
Pavano, Carl SP
Punto, Nick 3B
Rauch, Jon RP
Thome, Jim DH
New York Mets
Blanco, Henry C
Dessens, Elmer RP
Escobar, Kelvim RP
Feliciano, Pedro RP
Tatis, Fernando 1B
New York Yankees
Berkman, Lance 1B
Jeter, Derek SS
Johnson, Nick DH
Kearns, Austin OF
Moeller, Chad C
Pettitte, Andy SP
Rivera, Mariano RP
Thames, Marcus OF
Vazquez, Javier SP
Wood, Kerry RP
Oakland
Duchscherer, Justin SP
Sheets, Ben SP
Phillies
Contreras, Jose RP
Durbin, Chad RP
Romero, J.C. RP
Sweeney, Mike DH
Werth, Jayson OF
Pittsburgh
Park, Chan Ho RP
San Diego
Correia, Kevin SP
Eckstein, David 2B
Hairston Jr, Jerry SS
Stairs, Matt OF
Tejada, Miguel 3B
Torrealba, Yorvit C
Seattle
Bard, Josh C
Woodward, Chris SS
Wright, Jamey RP
San Francisco
Burrell, Pat OF
Guillen, Jose DH
Huff, Aubrey 1B
Mota, Guillermo RP
Uribe, Juan SS
St. Louis
Feliz, Pedro 3B
LaRue, Jason C
MacDougal, Mike RP
Miles, Aaron 2B
Penny, Brad SP
Reyes, Dennys RP
Suppan, Jeff RP
Westbrook, Jake SP
Winn, Randy OF
Tampa Bay
Baldelli, Rocco OF
Balfour, Grant RP
Benoit, Joaquin RP
Choate, Randy RP
Crawford, Carl OF
Hawpe, Brad OF
Kapler, Gabe OF
Pena, Carlos 1B
Qualls, Chad RP
Soriano, Rafael RP
Texas
Cantu, Jorge 3B
Francisco, Frank RP
Guzman, Cristian 2B
Lee, Cliff SP
Molina, Bengie C
Treanor, Matt C
Toronto
Buck, John C
Downs, Scott RP
Frasor, Jason RP
Overbay, Lyle 1B
Washington
Batista, Miguel RP
Dunn, Adam 1B
Harris, Willie OF
Mench, Kevin OF
* Free agent per contract provision in his UPC
Also, the following 34 players are eligible for free agency pending option provisions in their contracts:
Atlanta
Ankiel, Rick OF
Farnsworth, Kyle RP
Gonzalez, Alex SS
Infante, Omar 2B
Arizona
LaRoche, Adam 1B
Baltimore
Hendrickson, Mark RP
Boston
Beltre, Adrian 3B
Hall, Bill OF
Lopez, Felipe 3B
Ortiz, David DH
Chicago Cubs
Ramirez, Aramis 3B
Cincinnati
Arroyo, Bronson SP
Cabrera, Orlando SS
Harang, Aaron SP
Colorado
Francis, Jeff SP
Olivo, Miguel C
Detroit
Peralta, Jhonny 3B
Los Angeles Dodgers
Podsednik, Scott OF
Milwaukee
Davis, Doug SP
Hoffman, Trevor RP
Zaun, Gregg C
New York Mets
Reyes, Jose SS
Oakland
Chavez, Eric DH
Crisp, Coco OF
Ellis, Mark 2B
San Diego
Garland, Jon SP
Young, Chris SP
Seattle
Bedard, Erik SP
Branyan, Russ 1B
San Francisco
Renteria, Edgar SS
Tampa Bay
Wheeler, Daniel RP
Texas
Guerrero, Vladimir DH
Toronto
Gregg, Kevin RP
Washington
Kennedy, Adam 2B
From the top list I really like Jon Rauch from Minnesota for the bullpen...tattoos and all.— hiyld- Kerry Wood could be a good pick up...— IanG
- I really think Jayson Werth would be a good fit. Don't you?— TerryW
- Let's get Pat "The Bat" Burrell back. You can't beat going 0-13 in the world series with 10 strikeouts. I'm sure a bunch of teams will be fighting for him.— neddyflanders
- Can we get them sorted by position? I know, I'm being picky, sorry.— DennyP
- Guess Chan Ho Park will want to start once again for $40 million somewhere. And both starting NY shortstops can be free agents? How strange. There are a lot of "came to spring training on a minor league contract" names on that list.— chescoguy
- VERY slim pickings this year....very slim....but you know what? The Giants just proved to everybody....you don't need an All Star or HOF'er at every position to win a World Series......remember, we had Eaton and Myers and Jenkins and Burrell and WE won, too!— Mark1npt
- Not much out there but there are few guys that could help: 1) Pedro Feliciano gives you a replacement for JC Romero who is actually better than Romero. 2) Grant Balfour gives you what Baez was supposed to give you 3)Justin Duchsherer, if he is healthy and willing to take a one year deal, he is an upgrade over Kendrick. Like I said, not much out there.— syddan26
- I think the Phils first priority should be left handed reliever Pedro Feliciano. Not only is he a multi-inning southpaw, but he has shutdown the Phightins for several seasons now. He would be a great replacement for Romero.— bobo_29
- All-ex-Phillies Free Agent All-Star Team:
Barajas, Rod C; Thome, Jim 1B; Cairo, Miguel 2B; Punto, Nick SS; Feliz, Pedro 3B; Stairs, Matt OF; Burrell, Pat OF; Lee, Cliff OF (short on OFs); Millwood, Kevin SP; Padilla, Vicente SP; Garcia, Freddy Antonio SP; Park, Chan Ho RP; Rhodes, Arthur RP; Chen, Bruce SP— smel4727 - I think the Phils should sign every possible run of the mill lefty reliever. Every one. That way, Utley and Howard may both get some hits in the playoffs next year.— FishtownFitz
- Burrell sealed his fate with the Giants with his 0-13 in the WS. At least when he was with the Phillies, his one WS hit was a big one!— SteveS11
- If you're a left handed reliever and you can throw enough strikes to not walk in a run you can be successful against the Phillies. Doesn't matter if you can only thrown 50 mph....Utley and Howard will still whiff against you.— SteveS11
Comment removed.- For Denny P:
Glaus Troy 1B Braves
Lee Derrek 1B Braves
Wigginton Ty 1B Orioles
Lowell Mike 1B Red Sox
Giambi Jason 1B Rockies
Konerko Paul 1B White Sox
Tatis Fernando 1B Mets
Berkman Lance 1B Yankees
Huff Aubrey 1B Giants
Pena Carlos 1B Rays
Overbay Lyle 1B Blue Jays
Dunn Adam 1B Nationals
LaRoche Adam 1B Diamond Backs
Branyan Russ 1B Mariners
— JPMaine
