Top 50 FAs

[Cocos Disciples]

According to Keith Law. 11-50 are for Insiders, so I posted them here.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove08/columns/story?columnist=law_keith&id=3698363

 

1. Mark Teixiera

2. CC Sabathia

3. Manny Ramirez

4. AJ Burnett

5. Derek Lowe

6. Rafael Furcal

7. Adam Dunn

8. Ryan Dempster

9. Milton Bradley

10. Oliver Perez

11. Pat Burrell

12. Orlando Hudson

13. Kerry Wood

14. Bobby Abreu

15. Jeremy Affeldt

16. Francisco Rodriguez

17. Randy Johnson

18. Brian Fuentes

19. Juan Cruz

20. Brandon Lyon

21. Orlando Cabrera

22. Koji Uehara

23. Ben Sheets

24. Randy Wolf

25. Junichi Tazawa

26. Andy Pettitte

27. Felipe Lopez

28. Jason Giambi

29. Mike Mussina

30. Edgar Renteria

31. Casey Blake

32. Jim Edmonds

33. Raul Ibanez

34. Joe Crede

35. Gabe Kapler

36. Jon Garland

37. Ken Griffey Jr.

38. Paul Byrd

39. Gregg Zaun

40. Juan Rivera

41. David Weathers

42. Kenshin Kawakami

43. Braden Looper

44. Pedro Martinez

45. Mike Hampton

46. Ivan Rodriguez

47. Jamie Moyer

48. Brad Penny

49. Jason Varitek

50. Ramon Vazquez

 

Impressions: This list is f***ing miserable.

-The top three are okay, but those are easy. Jeremy Affeldt is an okay middle reliever, but it is beyond me how he is before K-Rod. K-Rod isn't the best closer in baseball, but he's certainly better than a 1.3 WHIP NLC middle reliever.

-Gabe Kapler is #35. Let that sink in for a bit. Above Ken Griffey, Jon Garland, Juan Rivera. Honestly, is there any way that he comes close to OPSing .838 again? Even he does, he isn't a starter.

-#44-47 are clearly a random selection of 1998 All Stars. Probably put their names in a hat and closed his eyes.

-Sheets, Giambi, Penny, Ibanez, F. Rodriguez are all too low IMO.

 

So, what is the purpose of this thread you ask? Please post your opinions on this list, and more importantly, make predictions for where you think guys will end up. Did I mention that I love the off-season?

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

K-Rod at 16th, Ben Sheets... is 23rd?? And Jeremy Affeldt is ahead of both of them?

 

 

That makes perfect sense.

[Keeper]

Raul Ibanez should be much higher on the list. Consistency is hard to come by. I'd love to see him in a Cubs uniform.

[Dipre]

Everything is pretty random past the first 3 IMO.

 

Ramon Vasquez........really?

[Youk Of The Nation]

Let's pick up Edgar Renteria. I hear he's awesome.

[yankeeboy126]

FELIPE LOPEZ? WTF. HE HAS LIKE SMALLES PENIS EVER