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Monday, November 09, 2009

Prognosticating where Beltre, Cameron, Jacobs end up


There are some players in free agency who won't get as much ink as the higher-end players. No matter where they end up, Matt Holliday, Jason Bay and John Lackey will draw the most attention. But what about those middle- to low-tier free agents that figure to be in demand by many teams? Just because some players won't receive $100 million contracts -- or even $20 million -- doesn't mean they won't be pursued hotly.

There are three players on the free agent market that I think will be pursued to the point where you might even consider them overpaid. Two of them likely won't be a surprise to you, but the third name might cause you to do a double-take. Given his name is in the headline, I'm betting you already know who he is. Let's run through the players.

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Posted by Evan Brunell at 6:54pm (13) Comments

Elias Rankings released


Since the Elias rankings were back-calculated last year by Eddie Bajek of Tigers Thoughts, there should be less excitement regarding the release the the Elias free agent compensation rankings. There was a whole lot of outrage two seasons ago, and still a little last season, when the rankings were released. Orlando Hudson a type-B last year? We knew well in advance that it would happen. Regardless, here are the official Elias Rankings for this off-season. Feel free to voice your complaints in the comments.

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Posted by Dan Novick at 4:08pm (3) Comments