1.
Andrea Sheffield –
Burlington
Bookworms - RP – age 30, 9 ML seasons. Asking $19.5M/3,
signed
for $60M/5. Four time All-star, three time Fireman of the
year. No doubt the top arm on the market. 99 saves over the past
two seasons, 324 for his career. A ridiculous 0.91 WHIP the last two
years combined.
2.
Yorvit Rodriguez -
Texas Wildcats –
3B/OF – age 34, 13 ML seasons. Asking $10M/2,
signed $17.5M/3. Tremendous all-around player during his prime. Six time All-star, three
time Silver Slugger. Won a GG at 3B. .913 career OPS. 420 career
HR and 324 career SB's.
3.
Jose Leon –
Santa Fe Brooks - SP –
age 33, 12 ML seasons. Asking $13.5M/2,
signed for $98.5M/5.
Two time All-star went 43-22 over the past three seasons with an ERA
under 3.00 and a WHIP under 1.20. He's a workhorse to boot, with
ten seasons with 200-plus innings.
4.
Pablo Figureoa –
Tampa Bay Don Cesars
- SP – age 33, 9 ML seasons. Asking $13M/2,
signed for
$100M/5. Back to back 17 win seasons in 35 and 36, with 14
complete games. Career 1.21 WHIP and 3.77 ERA. Averaged 232 innings
in his eight full seasons as a starter.
5.
Miguel Gutierrez –
Montreal Stars - C – age 35, 13
ML seasons. Asking $4.4/1,
signed for $3.8M/1. Three time All-star, and four time Gold
Glove winner. After a rough season 36, he bounced back nicely to the
tune of an .838 OPS with 28 HR and 85 RBI, earning another contract.
Has thrown out 37% of would be base stealers in his career.
6.
Alvin Hundley –
Toledo Mud Hens - 3B
– age 28, 6 ML seasons. Asking $18M/3,
signed for $19M/3.
Found the right landing spot last season in Cincinnati, where he put
up a .302/.344/.577 slash line in Great American. Belted a combined
38 HR between Cincy and Burlington, with 102 RBI.
7.
Chico Jimenez –
Colorado Surf Riders
III - INF/OF – age 28, 6 ML seasons. Asking $31M/4,
signed for
$41M/5. – Can play pretty much anywhere on the diamond and
with his .740 career OPS, his value will be determined by the
position he gets assigned. Coming off consecutive sub par seasons in
the graveyard in Burlington, the bet is that we see a boost in
offensive production, especially if he's allowed to run more.
8.
Taijuan Hughes –
Tampa Bay Don Cesars
– OF – age 31. 6 ML seasons. Asking $19M/3,
signed for
$19M/3. Top of the order run producer has won two Silver Slugger
Awards in CF. Has averaged 72 SB's per season in his career, with an
incredible 88% success rate. Averages just under 100 runs scored per
season.
9.
Cesar Iglesias –
Trenton Thunder-
2B/OF – age 31, 9 ML seasons. Asking $20.4M/4,
signed for $8.8M/2.
Owns a disappointing .709 career OPS, but may be a late bloomer at
the plate. He did have his best season in 36, with an .817 OPS with
career highs in HR (19) and RBI (73.) He needs to replicate his
best seasons and stay in the infield to add proper value.
10.
Albert Walsh -
Texas Wildcats - SP- age
34, 10 ML seasons. Asking $18M/3,
signed for $15.3M/3. The
guy who knows how to help himself comes back home to Texas. The five
time Gold Glove winner has a 3.95 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP for his career,
playing mostly in hitter friendly Arlington.
11.
Harold Durham –
Colorado Surf Riders
III - SP – age 30, 7 ML seasons. Asking $24M/4,
signed for
$30.3M/5. Doesn't have the won-loss record to support it, but
has been very steady throughout his career, with a 3.81 ERA and 1.29
WHIP. Has five seasons with 200 or more innings.
12.
Placido Sierra –
Toledo Mud Hens-
OF/1B – age 33, 9 ML seasons. Asking $10M/3,
signed for
$9.9M/3. He should still produce at an .800+ OPS pace in the
right situation. Has made an All-star team, and has five seasons in
which he had an OBP of .380 or better.
13.
Sandy Perez –
New York Blues- OF -
age 28, 7 ML seasons. Asking $23.5/4,
signed for $26.2M/4.
Had his breakout year last season, and at 28, is just coming into his
prime; had a .319/.372/.486 slash line. He may not be an elite
defensive CF'er, but can probably hold down the job for the life of
the contract.
14.
John Koh –
Pittsburgh Appalachians -
INF/OF – age 25, 1 ML season. Asking $30.5M/5,
signed for
$30.5M/5. Defensive whiz can play anywhere and is just coming
into his prime. In limited big league action, he owns a .854 OPS,
and belted 20 HR in only 388 AB's in season 36. High risk, but
intriguing nonetheless.
15.
Ivan Guzman –
Santa Fe Brooks - RP –
age 31, 8 ML seasons. Asking $8M/2,
signed for $35M/5. Saved his
career year for his walk season; 1.03 WHIP and 3.21 ERA , 17 for 17 in
save opportunities...all while pitching in Coors Field. Won't be
able to give you a lot of innings, so closer may indeed be the role
that's most suitable.
16.
Farmer Torres –
Tampa Bay Don Cesars - RP - age 38, 14
ML seasons. Asking $2.6M/1,
signed for $1.5M/1 The old man is just two seasons removed
from a season in which he saved 31 out of 34. Has 234 career
saves, but his best seasons were perhaps the ones in San Diego as a
set up man. Two All-star berths in his career.
17.
Arthur Walton –
Santa Fe Brooks - RP
– age 28, 5 ML seasons. Asking $27M/5,
signed for $27M/5. Has mostly underachieved to this point, but has two seasons with 35+
saves. He is a two time All-star, and had a stellar season 36 in
which he posted a 2.79 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP in 126 innings
18.
Caleb Cowgill –
New York Bombers - 2B/OF- age 31, 8 ML
seasons. Asking $20M/4,
signed for $19.6M/4. Above average production for a middle infielder; averaged
23 HR, 32 doubles and 75 RBI per season. But he will most likely
have to move to a corner outfield spot, where his numbers become more
ordinary.
19.
Hector Marmol –
Tampa Bay Don Cesars - OF – age 33, 13
ML seasons. Asking $9.6/2,
signed for $2.5M/2 He's been an All-star twice, but has not
been able to recapture his most productive seasons in Chicago. His
sporadic nature makes him a good candidate to bounce back from the
last two sub-par seasons. Has 354 career homers and 190 career
steals.
20.
Otis Sparks -
Toledo Mud Hens - OF –
age 35, 11 ML seasons. Asking $4M/1,
signed for $4M/1. His
two skills have always been his ability to get on base (.371 career
OBP) and his outfield defense (3 Gold Gloves.) But his lack of power
and speed, and now his diminishing range, make him a role player at
best, albeit a pretty good one.
