With the batch of non-tenders helping to repopulate the ranks, it seemed like a good time to present an updated top 111 free agents. Players are listed based on how I think teams view them, rather than any personal feelings. The original list can be found here. 1. Matt Holliday 2. John Lackey 3. Jason Bay 4. Adrian Beltre 5. Johnny Damon 6. Joel Pineiro 7. Aroldis Chapman 8. Jose Valverde 9. Mike Cameron 10. Jason Marquis 11. Mike Gonzalez 12. Ben Sheets 13. Fernando Rodney 14. Orlando Hudson 15. Mark DeRosa 16. Adam LaRoche 17. Jarrod Washburn 18. Marlon Byrd 19. Nick Johnson 20. Felipe Lopez 21. Jermaine Dye 22. Jon Garland 23. Hideki Matsui 24. Bengie Molina 25. Vladimir Guerrero 26. Carlos Delgado 27. Doug Davis 28. Vicente Padilla 29. Garrett Atkins (NT) 30. Octavio Dotel 31. Miguel Tejada 32. Brett Myers 33. Russell Branyan 34. Orlando Cabrera 35. John Smoltz 36. Erik Bedard 37. Matt Capps (NT) 38. Hank Blalock 39. Kelly Johnson (NT) 40. Pedro Martinez 41. Xavier Nady 42. Chan Ho Park 43. Rick Ankiel 44. Chien-Ming Wang (NT) 45. Randy Winn 46. Darren Oliver 47. Justin Duchscherer 48. Aubrey Huff 49. Troy Glaus 50. Coco Crisp 51. Jim Thome 52. Jonny Gomes (NT) 53. Miguel Olivo 54. Jack Cust (NT) 55. Kevin Gregg 56. Yorvit Torrealba 57. Braden Looper 58. Ryota Igarashi 59. Juan Uribe 60. Scott Podsednik 61. Joe Crede 62. Kiko Calero 63. Rod Barajas 64. Marcus Thames 65. Todd Wellemeyer 66. Ryan Church (NT) 67. Mike MacDougal (NT) 68. Scott Olsen (NT) 69. Craig Counsell 70. Rocco Baldelli 71. Randy Johnson 72. Reed Johnson 73. Jamey Carroll 74. Austin Kearns 75. David Weathers 76. Jose Contreras 77. Adam Kennedy 78. Ronnie Belliard 79. Gabe Gross (NT) 80. Alfredo Amezaga (NT) 81. Ryan Garko (NT) 82. Jerry Hairston Jr. 83. Guillermo Mota 84. Kelvim Escobar 85. Khalil Greene 86. Mike Jacobs 87. Fernando Tatis 88. Endy Chavez 89. D.J. Carrasco (NT) 90. Chad Tracy 91. Jose Arredondo (NT) 92. Livan Hernandez 93. Melvin Mora 94. Bob Howry 95. Gary Sheffield 96. Russ Springer 97. Jason Giambi 98. Tim Redding 99. Seth McClung (NT) 100. Garret Anderson 101. Eric Hinske 102. Ron Mahay 103. Brian Anderson (NT) 104. Ramon Castro 105. Shelley Duncan 106. Danys Baez 107. Jeff Weaver 108. Clay Condrey (NT) 109. Mark Loretta 110. Frank Catalanotto 111. Chris Duncan Saturday’s non-tenders are listed with an (NT) next to their names. John Buck and Anthony Reyes would have made the list, but they’re already gone. Craig Counsell apparently is as well, but since he deal to stay with the Brewers isn’t official, he comes in at No. 69. The cutoff for players likely to get multiyear deals is right around No. 30, though some of the catchers and relievers in the middle of the list will get two-year deals. Several guys in the bottom 20 may have to settle for minor league contracts. Atkins comes in as the top non-tender. He’d probably prefer a one-year contract so that he can rebuild his value, and the Orioles might be willing to give him $5 million or so. The Twins are another team that figures to have some interest. It might be that Arredondo has already agreed to a minor league deal to stay with the Angels, but he makes the list anyway. There should be several teams interested in stashing him away while he misses 2010 following Tommy John surgery.
Top 111 Free Agents: the non-tender edition
Published December 13, 2009 01:04 PM