Updated MLB Free Agent Power Rankings List (9/2)

[witesoxfan]

I would offer him $30 million spread evenly over 300 years, but he only gets paid while still alive.

 

Yeah well then he's gonna get his head cryogenically frozen and when they figure out how to revive people 225 years from now, he's going to be asking for a back payment with interest included, and that will end up somewhere around the billion dollar mark.

[shysocks]

Yeah well then he's gonna get his head cryogenically frozen and when they figure out how to revive people 225 years from now, he's going to be asking for a back payment with interest included, and that will end up somewhere around the billion dollar mark.

Sounds familiar.

[cabiness42]

Yeah well then he's gonna get his head cryogenically frozen and when they figure out how to revive people 225 years from now, he's going to be asking for a back payment with interest included, and that will end up somewhere around the billion dollar mark.

 

Won't be our problem then, will it?

[The Wiz]

Yeah well then he's gonna get his head cryogenically frozen and when they figure out how to revive people 225 years from now, he's going to be asking for a back payment with interest included, and that will end up somewhere around the billion dollar mark.

Inflation will make that billion dollars easily affordable

[witesoxfan]

And you all thoroughly destroyed my $30 million Masterson argument.

 

Of course, you guys aren't in the front office of a major league team, so you guys were never idiots to begin with. I can still call the front office people that do it idiots at least.

[The Wiz]

Masterson definitely could be a guy the Sox bring in though. A 1 year deal worth around 6 million with incentives is exactly the type of deal he should get and wouldn't be a major risk for the Sox. If he blows, oh well wasted a couple million for 1 year. If he rebounds you have a great trade chip or possible QO FA for 2016 to get a draft pick out of.

 

Plus the White Sox track record with pitchers could make him extremely interested in the Sox.

[witesoxfan]

Masterson definitely could be a guy the Sox bring in though. A 1 year deal worth around 6 million with incentives is exactly the type of deal he should get and wouldn't be a major risk for the Sox. If he blows, oh well wasted a couple million for 1 year. If he rebounds you have a great trade chip or possible QO FA for 2016 to get a draft pick out of.

 

Plus the White Sox track record with pitchers could make him extremely interested in the Sox.

 

I would be on board for a move like that.

[Eminor3rd]

A bunch of teams will line up to give Masterson that 1yr/$6m though, which means it'll be more than that to get him.

[caulfield12]

Especially since the even more injury-prone Josh Johnson, for example, received more.

 

So who's the fourth best free agent pitcher in the game, after Scherzer, Lester and then Shields? Coming into this season, it was definitely Masterson.

 

And that would have put him in that $12-16 million dollar per season category. Now he's suddenly down to a mere $6 million? That's about as conceivable as $16 million.

[LDF]

 

I was reading mlb trade rumors and snippet of the Phil maybe looking to trade

Domonic Brown or something to that affect.

 

question, I wonder what it would take for the sox to trade for him? I mean a

very realistic offer to Philly.

why would Philly want to trade him?

[cabiness42]

The best I can figure, this is a complete list of FA/potential FA who have an OPS over 700 for the season. Guys with an asterisk have club options.

 

OBP SLG OPS

Victor Martinez (35) 404 569 973

Michael Cuddyer (36) 380 546 926

Nelson Cruz (34) 328 520 848

Corey Hart (33) 334 507 841

Russell Martin (32) 408 415 823

Mike Morse (33) 338 477 815

Adam Lind (31)* 364 446 810

Melky Cabrera (30) 348 457 805

Aramis Ramirez (37)* 347 453 800

Hanley Ramirez (31) 350 434 784

Delmon Young (29) 335 445 780

Rickie Weeks (32)* 341 429 770

Josh Willingham (36) 350 416 766

Pablo Sandoval (28) 331 434 765

Ben Zobrist (34)* 357 404 761

Denard Span (31)* 348 413 761

Torii Hunter (39) 312 439 751

Colby Rasmus (28) 289 449 738

Nick Markakis (31)* 342 391 733

J.J. Hardy (32) 320 392 712

Asdrubal Cabrera (29) 312 400 712

Endy Chavez (37) 323 386 709

Alex Rios (34)* 311 398 709

Billy Butler (29)* 325 382 707

 

[Jerksticks]

I'd probably take Willingham if he doesn't cost a pick, kinda like a 2005 move. I'd rather trade for a young guy though.

[2nd_city_saint787]

I was reading mlb trade rumors and snippet of the Phil maybe looking to trade

Domonic Brown or something to that affect.

 

question, I wonder what it would take for the sox to trade for him? I mean a

very realistic offer to Philly.

why would Philly want to trade him?

 

Because Dominic Brown is not very good. He's a left handed Dayan Viciedo.

 

I'd probably take Willingham if he doesn't cost a pick, kinda like a 2005 move. I'd rather trade for a young guy though.

 

No way Willingham gets a QO.

 

 

Wonder how much Cuddyer gets. He's been injured this year so that should drive his price down a bit. I'd love to have him here on a 2 year deal to DH and occasionally play the OF.

Edited September 5, 2014 by scs787

[Eminor3rd]

I need to work on making up some flyers to campaign for Russell Martin.

 

Does anyone realize how good he's been hitting? 2014 batting line: .288/.408/.415, 8 HR, (139 wRC+) on an elevated but not unreasonable .339 BABIP

 

And did I mention he's an elite defender? He's on his second consecutive 4 fWAR season. His wRC+ could regress but 40 points and he'd still be great for us. He's going to cost more than most of us think, but he is the perfect target for this team.

 

I hereby proclaim 2015 the YEAR OF MARTIN! WITNESS!

[shysocks]

Because Dominic Brown is not very good. He's a left handed Dayan Viciedo.

 

 

 

No way Willingham gets a QO.

 

 

Wonder how much Cuddyer gets. He's been injured this year so that should drive his price down a bit. I'd love to have him here on a 2 year deal to DH and occasionally play the OF.

Willingham changed teams, so there literally is no way he gets a QO.

[caulfield12]

The best I can figure, this is a complete list of FA/potential FA who have an OPS over 700 for the season. Guys with an asterisk have club options.

 

OBP SLG OPS

Victor Martinez (35) 404 569 973

Michael Cuddyer (36) 380 546 926#

Nelson Cruz (34) 328 520 848

Corey Hart (33) 334 507 841#

Russell Martin (32) 408 415 823

Mike Morse (33) 338 477 815#

Adam Lind (31)* 364 446 810#home run numbers are down

Melky Cabrera (30) 348 457 805

Aramis Ramirez (37)* 347 453 800

Hanley Ramirez (31) 350 434 784

Delmon Young (29) 335 445 780#

Rickie Weeks (32)* 341 429 770

Josh Willingham (36) 350 416 766#

Pablo Sandoval (28) 331 434 765

Ben Zobrist (34)* 357 404 761# do the rays keep him???probably or would have been dealt

Denard Span (31)* 348 413 761

Torii Hunter (39) 312 439 751

Colby Rasmus (28) 289 449 738#

Nick Markakis (31)* 342 391 733#

J.J. Hardy (32) 320 392 712# only if they deal Alexei

Asdrubal Cabrera (29) 312 400 712# good buy low guy familiar with division see hardy comment

Endy Chavez (37) 323 386 709# great defender perfect fourth outfielder

Alex Rios (34)* 311 398 709

Billy Butler (29)* 325 382 707# see Cabrera

 

###Most likely players sox would pursue

Edited September 5, 2014 by caulfield12