Free Agent Bargain Bin

[riverside sluggers]

So, here we are 33 days away until pitchers & catchers start reporting to spring training!! :thumbsup: There are still free agents out there wanting to latch onto a team even if it is a spring training invite

 

Positional Players

 

1st Baseman: Brian Jordan, Travis Lee, Matthew LeCroy, Phil Nevin, Carlos Pena, Eduardo Perez, Roberto Petagine, Craig Wilson, Dimitri Young

 

2nd Baseman: Manny Alexander, Mark Bellhorn, Ronnie Belliard

Damian Jackson, Tony Womack

 

3rd Baseman: Edgardo Alfonzo, Tony Batista, David Bell, Fernando Tatis

 

Catcher: Sandy Alomar, Jr., Sal Fasano, Wiki Gonzalez, Eric Munson, Benito Santiago, Kelly Stinnett, Chris Widger

 

Center Fielder: Adrian Brown, Darin Erstad, Steve Finley, Luis Matos, Quinten McCracken, Curtis Pride

 

Designated Hitter: Carl Everett, Ruben Sierra

 

Left Field: Larry Bigbie, Cliff Floyd, Todd Hollandsworth, Ricky Ledee, Terrance Long, Timo Perez, Shannnon Stewart, Preston Wilson, Eric Young

 

Right Field: Jeromy Burnitz, Jacob Cruz, Matt Lawton, Trot Nixon, Michael Tucker, Bernie Williams (likely to retire)

 

Shortstop: Nick Green, Jose Hernandez, Desi Relaford, Jose Vizcaino

[Beckett95]

id like to see Pena and Matos possibly get invites.

 

any news on where Trot may be headed??

[riverside sluggers]

Pitchers

 

Left-Handed Relievers: Randy Choate, Joey Eischen, John Halamma, Chris Hammond, Mike Holtz, Kent Mercker, Mike Remlinger, Arthur Rhodes, Scott Sauerbeck, Ron Villone

 

Left-Handed Starting Pitchers: Bruce Chen, Bobby Madritsch, Jim Parque, Mark Redman, David Wells

 

Right-Handed Relievers: Antonio Alfonseca, Jesus Colome, Scott Dohmann, Bartolome Fortunato, Jason Grimsley, Travis Harper, Kevin Gryboski, Chad Harville, Matt Herges, Dustin Hermanson, Kevin Jarvis, Steve Karsay, Sunny Kim, Matt Mantei, Brian Meadows, Cliff Politte, Aaron Rakers, Felix Rodriguez, Julio Santana, Rudy Seanez, Jason Shiel, Aaron Small, Chin-hiu Tsao, Ryan Vogelsong, Rick White

 

Right-Handed Starting Pitchers: Tony Armas Jr., Pedro Astacio, Ryan Drese, Scott Erickson, Rick Helling, Yusaku Iriki, Brian Lawrence, Jose Lima, Joe Mays, Brian Moehler, Tomo Ohka, Ramon Ortiz, Chan Ho Park, Victor Santos, Aaron Sele, Steve Trachsel, Pete Walker, Jeff Weaver, Paul Wilson, Jamey Wright, Victor Zambrano

 

Elite

Roger Clemens

[riverside sluggers]

id like to see Pena and Matos possibly get invites.

 

any news on where Trot may be headed??

 

Reports last month had the Pirates being involved, but recently came word that Trot is negotiating with 2 teams (Pittsburgh not either). Smart move by Trot to leer off from joining that bottom-dwellar. My money is on him signing with the Philladelphia Philles to be part of a platoon with youngster Shane Victorino, and his HR rate would go up in that park. Im thinking Trot waited out this long to see if there was any chance he could remain with Boston.

[Beckett95]

id give Cliff Politte an invite, see if he may be able to get back to his 2005 form

[Papelbon58]

Let's give Jason Grimsley an invite!! Not.

[Soxfan1]

Bellhorn still out there.

[TheKilo]

lol @ Clemens being in the "bargain bin"

[ksushi]

If I were Theo I would take a flyer on Jesus Colome. You can always use to take a chance on a scrap heap reliever and every now and then you get lucky, ala Aaron Small w/ yankees.

[riverside sluggers]

lol @ Clemens being in the "bargain bin"

 

It is the free agents that are left over, I'll edit it for you

[TheKilo]

It is the free agents that are left over' date=' I'll edit it for you[/quote']

 

I figured that out, thanks. Before I wrote that post, even.

[Youk Of The Nation]

WIDGER

[Rodney Harrison]

Grimsley "retired" aleady.

[TGov]

the Sox should see if Jeff Weaver will sign a Minor League Deal, cuz from what I saw last year he turned things around and was pretty clutch at the end of the year...

[a700hitter]

John Henry still wants the Rocket. He goes on record yet again. He has made several statements about wanting the Rocket. This is not lip service. This owner is motivated. That will light a major fire under Theo's ass to get him.

 

http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=177222

[jacksonianmarch]

TGov, Weaver is in line for a Pavano style deal. There is no way he accepts a minor league deal.

[CrespoBlows]

the Sox should see if Jeff Weaver will sign a Minor League Deal' date=' cuz from what I saw last year he turned things around and was pretty clutch at the end of the year...[/quote']

 

You got to be kidding me.

[a700hitter]

Weaver has got the stuff. Greatr arm. If last year helped him develop some confidence, he could turn himself around. He's only 30 years old, and he has 8 yrs of major league experience.

[seabeachfred]

You got to be kidding me.

 

Weaver got a new lease on life with the Cards. He looked like an entirely different pitcher with them than he did with the Angels. We saw Weaver throw a few times last year in Anaheim and he was hit all over the lot, that, and falling behind one batter after another. Either the NL is even a weaker league that I thought or he suddenly found a pitching coach who could turn him around. Just the same, I would pass on him.

[seabeachfred]

So, here we are 33 days away until pitchers & catchers start reporting to spring training!! :thumbsup: There are still free agents out there wanting to latch onto a team even if it is a spring training invite

 

Positional Players

 

1st Baseman: Brian Jordan, Travis Lee, Matthew LeCroy, Phil Nevin, Carlos Pena, Eduardo Perez, Roberto Petagine, Craig Wilson, Dimitri Young

 

2nd Baseman: Manny Alexander, Mark Bellhorn, Ronnie Belliard

Damian Jackson, Tony Womack

 

3rd Baseman: Edgardo Alfonzo, Tony Batista, David Bell, Fernando Tatis

 

Catcher: Sandy Alomar, Jr., Sal Fasano, Wiki Gonzalez, Eric Munson, Benito Santiago, Kelly Stinnett, Chris Widger

 

Center Fielder: Adrian Brown, Darin Erstad, Steve Finley, Luis Matos, Quinten McCracken, Curtis Pride

 

Designated Hitter: Carl Everett, Ruben Sierra

 

Left Field: Larry Bigbie, Cliff Floyd, Todd Hollandsworth, Ricky Ledee, Terrance Long, Timo Perez, Shannnon Stewart, Preston Wilson, Eric Young

 

Right Field: Jeromy Burnitz, Jacob Cruz, Matt Lawton, Trot Nixon, Michael Tucker, Bernie Williams (likely to retire)

 

Shortstop: Nick Green, Jose Hernandez, Desi Relaford, Jose Vizcaino

 

I hate to see Nixon on that list. I was hoping he would have found a home by now. I wonder if he was holding out hope the Red Sox would give him an offer and bring him back. The guy gave his all when he was able to play, a real dirt dog. Hopefully he gets on a team that gives him a chance to revive what's left of his career.

[elsrbueno]

Weaver got a new lease on life with the Cards. He looked like an entirely different pitcher with them than he did with the Angels. We saw Weaver throw a few times last year in Anaheim and he was hit all over the lot' date=' that, and falling behind one batter after another. Either the NL is even a weaker league that I thought or he suddenly found a pitching coach who could turn him around. Just the same, I would pass on him.[/quote']

 

Make no mistake about it, Jeff Weaver was awful last year. Despite his lower ERA, his strikeout rate was lower in STL and his walk rate was higher. His homerun rate dropped only slightly upon moving along.

 

The fact that Weaver was given a CHANCE to pitch meaningful games for the Cardinals was more a problem of their pitching depth than his merits as a regular season pitcher. Don't let a couple good postseason games fool you, this guy stinks.

 

He may get a nice contract based on his postseason performance, but he won't deserve it. This guy doesn't belong in the AL East.

[riverside sluggers]

Update on free agent list, with 19 days left until pitchers & catchers report

 

Positional Players

 

1st Baseman: Brian Jordan, Phil Nevin, Eduardo Perez, Roberto Petagine, Dimitri Young

 

2nd Baseman: Manny Alexander, Ronnie Belliard, Damian Jackson

 

3rd Baseman: Edgardo Alfonzo, Tony Batista, David Bell

 

Catcher: Sandy Alomar, Jr., Eric Munson, Benito Santiago, Kelly Stinnett, Chris Widger

 

Center Fielder: Adrian Brown, Steve Finley, Quinten McCracken, Curtis Pride

 

Designated Hitter: Carl Everett

 

Left Field: Larry Bigbie, Todd Hollandsworth, Ricky Ledee, Terrance Long, Shannnon Stewart, Preston Wilson, Eric Young

 

Right Field: Jeromy Burnitz, Jacob Cruz, Matt Lawton, Michael Tucker, Bernie Williams (likely to retire)

 

Shortstop: Jose Hernandez, Desi Relaford, Jose Vizcaino

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Pitchers

 

Left-Handed Relievers: Randy Choate, Joey Eischen, John Halamma, Chris Hammond, Mike Holtz, Kent Mercker, Mike Remlinger, Scott Sauerbeck, Ron Villone

 

Left-Handed Starting Pitchers: Bruce Chen, Bobby Madritsch, Jim Parque, Mark Redman

 

Right-Handed Relievers: Bartolome Fortunato, Jason Grimsley, Travis Harper, Kevin Gryboski, Chad Harville, Matt Herges, Dustin Hermanson, Kevin Jarvis, Steve Karsay, Sunny Kim, Matt Mantei, Brian Meadows, Cliff Politte, Aaron Rakers, Felix Rodriguez, Julio Santana, Jason Shiel, Aaron Small, Chin-hiu Tsao, Ryan Vogelsong, Rick White

 

Right-Handed Starting Pitchers: Tony Armas Jr., Pedro Astacio, Ryan Drese, Scott Erickson, Rick Helling, Yusaku Iriki, Jose Lima, Joe Mays, Brian Moehler, Chan Ho Park, Victor Santos, Steve Trachsel, Pete Walker, Paul Wilson, Victor Zambrano

 

Elite

 

Roger Clemens

[a700hitter]

After they get the Helton thing done, they should move on Clemens. Yankee fans would be very upset to say the least.

[Papelbon58]

Ronnie Belliard and Shannon Stewart are good players in my opinion, any idea where they are headed, I'm not talking about the Red Sox signing them, they just jumped out as better players.

[MANNYHOF24]

I might take a flyer on Cliff Poilite, I know he sucked big time last year but he was very good in 2005 helping Chicago win a W.S. title.

[Linda]

Update on free agent list, with 19 days left until pitchers & catchers report

 

Positional Players

 

1st Baseman: Brian Jordan, Phil Nevin, Eduardo Perez, Roberto Petagine, Dimitri Young

 

2nd Baseman: Manny Alexander, Ronnie Belliard, Damian Jackson

 

3rd Baseman: Edgardo Alfonzo, Tony Batista, David Bell

 

Catcher: Sandy Alomar, Jr., Eric Munson, Benito Santiago, Kelly Stinnett, Chris Widger

 

Center Fielder: Adrian Brown, Steve Finley, Quinten McCracken, Curtis Pride

 

Designated Hitter: Carl Everett

 

Left Field: Larry Bigbie, Todd Hollandsworth, Ricky Ledee, Terrance Long, Shannnon Stewart, Preston Wilson, Eric Young

 

Right Field: Jeromy Burnitz, Jacob Cruz, Matt Lawton, Michael Tucker, Bernie Williams (likely to retire)

 

Shortstop: Jose Hernandez, Desi Relaford, Jose Vizcaino

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Pitchers

 

Left-Handed Relievers: Randy Choate, Joey Eischen, John Halamma, Chris Hammond, Mike Holtz, Kent Mercker, Mike Remlinger, Scott Sauerbeck, Ron Villone

 

Left-Handed Starting Pitchers: Bruce Chen, Bobby Madritsch, Jim Parque, Mark Redman

 

Right-Handed Relievers: Bartolome Fortunato, Jason Grimsley, Travis Harper, Kevin Gryboski, Chad Harville, Matt Herges, Dustin Hermanson, Kevin Jarvis, Steve Karsay, Sunny Kim, Matt Mantei, Brian Meadows, Cliff Politte, Aaron Rakers, Felix Rodriguez, Julio Santana, Jason Shiel, Aaron Small, Chin-hiu Tsao, Ryan Vogelsong, Rick White

 

Right-Handed Starting Pitchers: Tony Armas Jr., Pedro Astacio, Ryan Drese, Scott Erickson, Rick Helling, Yusaku Iriki, Jose Lima, Joe Mays, Brian Moehler, Chan Ho Park, Victor Santos, Steve Trachsel, Pete Walker, Paul Wilson, Victor Zambrano

 

Elite

 

Roger Clemens

 

I'm pretty sure Jose Hernandez signed with Pittsburgh.

[Linda]

the Sox should see if Jeff Weaver will sign a Minor League Deal' date=' cuz from what I saw last year he turned things around and was pretty clutch at the end of the year...[/quote']

 

HAHAHAHA This is a joke, right?

[TGov]

HAHAHAHA This is a joke' date=' right?[/quote']

 

Actually it was a joke douche bag, hey I like your other post about hanging out with ur good friend that had nothing to do with anything on this discussion board...

[ORS]

Actually it was a joke douche bag' date=' hey I like your other post about hanging out with ur good friend that had [u']nothing[/u] to do with anything on this discussion board...

Wow, when you dig a hole, you dig deep, don't you?

[TGov]

Wow' date=' when you dig a hole, you dig deep, don't you?[/quote']

 

well there have been multiple people burning me about the same thing in the thread... it's not necessary...