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[Eephus]

Immediately after the World Series
Eligible players become free agents

Sixth day after completion of World Series
First day that Major League and Minor League free agents may sign contracts with teams other than their former clubs

12th day after completion of World Series
Midnight ET, last date for a player to accept arbitration from former club
November 12, 2012
AL and NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards announced

November 13, 2012
AL and NL Managers of the Year announced

November 14, 2012
AL and NL Cy Young Award winners announced

November 15, 2012
AL and NL Most Valuable Players announced

November 15-19, 2012
World Baseball Classic Qualifier 3 in Panama City, Panama (Brazil, Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama)

November 15-18, 2012
World Baseball Classic Qualifier 4 in New Taipei City, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand)

November 30, 2012
Midnight ET, last date to tender contracts
December 3-6, 2012
Baseball Winter Meetings, Nashville, Tenn.

December 6, 2012
Rule 5 Draft, Nashville, Tenn.
March 2-6, 2013
World Baseball Classic, First Round
Pool A - Fukuoka, Japan (Fukuoka Dome): Japan, Cuba, China, Qualifier TBD

March 2-5, 2013
World Baseball Classic, First Round
Pool B - Taichung, Taiwan (Intercontinental Stadium): Korea, Netherlands, Australia, Qualifier TBD

March 7-10, 2013
World Baseball Classic, First Round
Pool C - San Juan, Puerto Rico (Hiram Bithorn Stadium): Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Qualifier TBD

March 7-10, 2013
World Baseball Classic, First Round
Pool D - Phoenix, Ariz. (Chase Field & Salt River Fields at Talking Stick): United States, Mexico, Italy, Qualifier TBD

March 8-10, 2013
World Baseball Classic, Second Round
Pool 1 - Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Dome)

March 12-16, 2013
World Baseball Classic, Second Round
Pool 2 - Miami, Fla. (Marlins Park)

March 17-19, 2013
World Baseball Classic, Championship Round
Finals - San Francisco, Calif. (AT&T Park)

[Eephus]

Notable transactions:

Toronto Blue Jays traded manager John Farrell and RHP David Carpenter to Boston Red Sox for Mike Aviles.
Arizona Diamondbacks traded CF Chris Young to Oakland Athletics for infielder Cliff Pennington and nonroster SS Yordy Cabrera.
Miami Marlins traded RHP Heath Bell to Arizona Diamondbacks for nonroster SS Yordy Cabrera.

[Leroy Hoard]

[Eephus]

Potential Free Agent Position Players for 2013 (from Cot's Page)

The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2012 season.
* denotes player whose current contract includes 2013 option.


First Basemen
Lance Berkman, STL
Jason Giambi, COL
Travis Hafner, CLE *
Eric Hinske, ATL
Aubrey Huff, SF *
Casey Kotchman, CLE
Adam LaRoche, WAS *
Carlos Lee, MIA
James Loney, BOS
Xavier Nady, SF
Mike Napoli, TEX
David Ortiz, BOS
Lyle Overbay, ATL
Carlos Pena, TB
Jim Thome, BAL
Ty Wigginton, PHI *


Second Basemen
Jeff Baker, ATL
Robinson Cano, NYY *
Mike Fontenot PHI
Orlando Hudson CWS *
Maicer Izturis, LAA
Kelly Johnson TOR
Adam Kennedy, LAD
Jeff Keppinger, TB
Jose Lopez, CWS
Freddy Sanchez, SF
Ryan Theriot, SF


Shortstops
Jason Bartlett, SD
Yuniesky Betancourt, KC
Ronny Cedeno, NYM
Stephen Drew, OAK *
Alex Gonzalez, MIL *
Cesar Izturis, WAS
Jhonny Peralta, DET *
Luis Rodriguez, SEA
Marco Scutaro, SF

Third Basemen
Geoff Blum, ARI
Miguel Cairo, CIN
Eric Chavez, NYY
Mark DeRosa, WAS
Brandon Inge, OAK *
Kevin Kouzmanoff, KC
Placido Polanco, PHI
Mark Reynolds, BAL *
Scott Rolen, CIN
David Wright, NYM *
Kevin Youkilis, CWS *

Catchers
Rod Barajas, PIT *
Henry Blanco, ARI *
Koyie Hill, TEX
Gerald Laird, DET
Russell Martin, NYY
Brian McCann, ATL *
Jose Molina, TB *
Mike Napoli, TEX
Wil Nieves, ARI
Miguel Olivo, SEA *
Ronny Paulino, BAL
A.J. Pierzynski, CWS
Humberto Quintero, MIL
David Ross, ATL
Carlos Ruiz, PHI *
Brian Schneider, PHI
Kelly Shoppach, NYM
Chris Snyder, HOU *
Yorvit Torrealba, MIL
Matt Treanor, MIL *

Outfielders
Bobby Abreu, LAD
Alfredo Amezaga, CHC
Rick Ankiel, WAS
Michael Bourn, ATL
Marlon Byrd, BOS
Melky Cabrera, SF
Johnny Damon, CLE
Matt Diaz, ATL
Kosuke Fukudome, NYY
Jonny Gomes, OAK
Curtis Granderson, NYY *
Scott Hairston, NYM
Josh Hamilton, TEX
Torii Hunter, LAA
Raul Ibanez, NYY
Reed Johnson, ATL
Andruw Jones, NYY
Ryan Ludwick, CIN *
Hideki Matsui, TB
Xavier Nady, SF
Angel Pagan, SF
Juan Pierre, PHI
Juan Rivera, LAD *
Cody Ross, BOS
Luke Scott, TB *
Grady Sizemore, CLE
Ryan Spilborghs, TEX
Ichiro Suzuki, NYY
Nick Swisher, NYY
B.J. Upton, TB
Shane Victorino, LAD
Reggie Willits, LAA
Delmon Young, DET

[Eephus]

Potential Free Agent Pitchers for 2013 (from Cot's Page)

The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2012 season.
* denotes player whose current contract includes 2013 option.

Starters
Scott Baker, MIN *
Erik Bedard, PIT
Joe Blanton, LAD
Bartolo Colon, OAK
Aaron Cook, BOS
Kevin Correia, PIT
Jorge De La Rosa, COL *
Ryan Dempster, TEX
R.A. Dickey, NYM *
Scott Feldman, TEX *
Gavin Floyd, CWS *
Jeff Francis, COL
Freddy Garcia, NYY
Zack Greinke, LAA
Jeremy Guthrie, KC
Rich Harden, OAK
Dan Haren, LAA *
Roberto Hernandez, CLE*
Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA
Edwin Jackson, WAS
Hiroki Kuroda, NYY
Colby Lewis, TEX
Francisco Liriano, CWS
Kyle Lohse, STL
Derek Lowe, NYY
Paul Maholm, ATL *
Shaun Marcum, MIL
Jason Marquis, SD
Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS
Brandon McCarthy, OAK
Kevin Millwood, SEA
Roy Oswalt, TEX
Carl Pavano, MIN
Jake Peavy, CWS *
Anibal Sanchez, DET
Jonathan Sanchez, COL
Ervin Santana, LAA *
Joe Saunders, BAL
James Shields, TB *
Carlos Villanueva, TOR
Chien-Ming Wang, WAS
Kip Wells, SD
Randy Wolf, BAL
Chris Young, NYM
Carlos Zambrano, MIA


Relievers
David Aardsma, NYY
Jeremy Accardo, OAK
Mike Adams, TEX
Jeremy Affeldt, SF
Luis Ayala, BAL
Grant Balfour, OAK *
Miguel Batista, ATL
Matt Belisle, COL
Rafael Betancourt, COL *
Jonathan Broxton, CIN
Taylor Buchholz, NYM
Sean Burnett, WAS *
Tim Byrdak, NYM
Shawn Camp, CHC
Matt Capps, MIN *
D.J. Carrasco, ATL
Randy Choate, LAD
Todd Coffey, LAD *
Jose Contreras, PHI *
Francisco Cordero, HOU
Juan Cruz, PIT
Octavio Dotel, DET
Chad Durbin, ATL
Kyle Farnsworth, TB
Pedro Feliciano, NYY *
Jason Frasor, TOR
Brian Fuentes, STL *
Mike Gonzalez, WAS
Sean Green, TEX
Kevin Gregg, BAL *
Jason Grilli, PIT
LaTroy Hawkins, LAA
Clay Hensley, SF
Livan Hernandez, MIL
J.P. Howell, TB
Hong-Chih Kuo, CHC
Casey Janssen, TOR
Bobby Jenks, BOS
Brandon League, LAD
Brad Lidge, WAS
Matt Lindstrom, ARI *
Mark Lowe, TEX
Brandon Lyon, TOR
Ryan Madson, CIN
Dustin McGowan, TOR
Guillermo Mota, SF
Peter Moylan, ATL
Brett Myers, CWS *
Pat Neshek, OAK
Will Ohman, CIN
Darren Oliver, TOR *
Juan Oviedo, MIA
Vicente Padilla, BOS
Brad Penny, SF
Joel Peralta, TB
J.J. Putz, ARI *
Chad Qualls, PIT
Ramon Ramirez, NYM
Jon Rauch, NYM
Francisco Rodriguez, MIL
Mariano Rivera, NYY
Fernando Rodney, TB
J.C. Romero, BAL
Takashi Saito, ARI
Joakim Soria, KC *
Rafael Soriano, NYY *
Hisanori Takahashi, PIT
Robinson Tejeda, CLE
Jose Valverde, DET
Jamey Wright, LAD

[Fly]

Vegas pegs the Giants as odds on favorites to land Josh Hamilton (3-1).

Eephus, what say you? Is he worth nine figures to SF?

[Doctor Detroit]

:pinned:

[Eephus]

Jake Peavy signed with the White Sox for 2/$29M with a 2015 vesting option. Seems like a lot of money for a guy who until this year hadn't pitched a full season since the Bush administration.

[Eephus]

Dodgers resign Brandon League for three years. I hope they overpaid and I suspect they did.

[Tremendous Upside]

Dodgers resign Brandon League for three years. I hope they overpaid and I suspect they did.

Word is 7.5 mil per

So yes, yes they did

[Tremendous Upside]

Oh, and Trout didn't win a gold glove

[Doctor Detroit]

Oh, and Trout didn't win a gold glove

American League
C: Matt Wieters, BAL (2nd award)
1B: Mark Teixeira, NYY (5)
2B: Robinson Cano, NYY (2)
3B: Adrian Beltre, TEX (4)
SS: J.J. Hardy, BAL (1)
LF: Alex Gordon, KC (2)
CF: Adam Jones, BAL (2)
RF: Josh Reddick, OAK (1)
P:

National League
C: Yadier Molina, STL (5)
1B: Adam LaRoche, WAS (1)
2B: Darwin Barney, CHC (1)
3B: Chase Headley, SD (1)
SS: Jimmy Rollins, PHI (4)
LF: Carlos Gonzalez, COL (2)
CF: Andrew McCutchen, PIT (1)
RF: Jason Heyward, ATL (1)

[scoobus]

Oh, and Trout didn't win a gold glove

That certainly bodes poorly for him winning the MVP.

[cheese]

I believe Ludwick's option is already declined and he could be among the top of the backup plans for teams who miss on Hamilton. His option was only 5M and he can get WAY more than that on the open market.

Greinke is going to be after huge money.

[Ghost Rider]

Oh, and Trout didn't win a gold glove

That certainly bodes poorly for him winning the MVP.

He shouldn't win it anyway.

[Eephus]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels traded right-hander Ervin Santana to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for minor league reliever Brandon Sisk.

The Angels exercised Santana's $13 million option for next season before trading the Dominican veteran and cash to the Royals.

"We're proud to have him, and he certainly fits with what we're doing in 2013," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said.

Santana has been a fixture in Los Angeles' rotation since 2005, going 96-80 with a 4.33 ERA while starting at least 23 games in eight consecutive seasons. He has spent his entire career with the Angels, who signed him as a free agent in 2000 and nurtured his development into a solid starter of 96 games over the past three years.

But Santana struggled for much of last season, going 9-13 with a 5.16 ERA while giving up a major league-worst 39 homers despite significant improvements over the final two months.

Looks like the Royals are going to increase their payroll next year. Santana isn't an ace but if he's on, he's better than anyone else the Royals have. If he's not on, he's Hochevarian.

The Angels look to have saved $1M on the buyout of Santana's 2013 option. Sisk is a 27 year old LHP with no Major League experience.

[Dr. Awesome]

Hmm. If the Angels also lose Haren (option) it looks like they'll be making a run at keeping Greinke.

[Eephus]

Marmol for Haren's option is the rumor du jour

[scoobus]

Marmol for Haren's option is the rumor du jour

Apparently called off. Can anyone explain how this made sense from the Angels' perspective?

[Doctor Detroit]

Marmol for Haren's option is the rumor du jour

Apparently called off. Can anyone explain how this made sense from the Angels' perspective?

I was reading earlier that the Indians and the Angels were close on a Chris Perez for one of those spare OFers deal. Looks like they want a closer and it doesn't look like they want to keep Haren. Since the Rangers are hot after Grienke I would think the Angels for more than just the obvious reason of Grienke's great skill, really want to keep him.

[Dr. Awesome]

Marmol for Haren's option is the rumor du jour

Apparently called off. Can anyone explain how this made sense from the Angels' perspective?

Beats me. I know they need some bullpen help. It's definitely one of their biggest areas of weakness. Maybe they felt Marmol is worth gambling on. Iirc he was pretty good in the second half of last season.

[Brady Marino]

Marmol for Haren's option is the rumor du jour

Apparently called off. Can anyone explain how this made sense from the Angels' perspective?

Beats me. I know they need some bullpen help. It's definitely one of their biggest areas of weakness. Maybe they felt Marmol is worth gambling on. Iirc he was pretty good in the second half of last season.

Then again, maybe they saw Marmol's walk rate and ran away screaming.

According to Twitter, Marmol was pretty shocked about the reported trade when he was on Dominican radio last night. But, not only did the trade get called off, but the other team thought it was a BETTER idea to just cut the guy going the other way. That can't do much for confidence.

[Raider Nation]

Mets buy out Jason Bay's contract. Now a FA.

[Leroy Hoard]

Mets buy out Jason Bay's contract. Now a FA.

Guy had an OPS of .921 just 3 years ago. What happened?

[Eephus]

Mets buy out Jason Bay's contract. Now a FA.

Somebody is eating $21M

[Raider Nation]

Mets buy out Jason Bay's contract. Now a FA.

Somebody is eating $21M

Hayman reporting it's been deferred, big time. Like $1M/yr. for 20 years or so.

[Raider Nation]

Mets buy out Jason Bay's contract. Now a FA.

Guy had an OPS of .921 just 3 years ago. What happened?

Citi Field happened.

[Eephus]

Mets buy out Jason Bay's contract. Now a FA.

Somebody is eating $21M

Hayman reporting it's been deferred, big time. Like $1M/yr. for 20 years or so.

The new Bobby Bonilla.

Bonilla's buyout assumed an 8% annual interest rate for the deferred payments. If you do the math for the $19M remaining on Bay's deal (the $21M number included pro-rated bonuses), a 20 year payoff and the same AIR as Bonilla, he's looking at $88.5M

[Northern Voice]

JUpton on the market again?

[Eephus]

San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal has been suspended 50 games because of a positive test for testosterone.

The commissioner's office announced the drug penalty on Wednesday. The ban will take effect at the start of next season.

[shadyridr]

Mets buy out Jason Bay's contract. Now a FA.

Guy had an OPS of .921 just 3 years ago. What happened?

roids are a hell of a drug

[shadyridr]

JUpton on the market again?

so is Bauer. two guys with attitude problems supposedly.

[Raider Nation]

The Orioles didn’t hit much in the ALDS against the Yankees, so they’re apparently looking to upgrade their offense in a big way.

Baltimore is targeting free agent Josh Hamilton to play left field and give the team a big bat in the middle of the order, according to FoxSports.com. Hamilton, who hit .285 with 43 home runs and 128 RBIs this season with the Rangers, is the top position player available.

Hamilton's prowess at the plate is not in doubt, but he has a ton of red flags, including his injury history and past substance abuse problems. At 31, Hamilton also might not get a long-term contract.

Baseball Prospectus has reported that Hamilton will ask for a seven-year, $175 million contract. That might be unlikely for the Orioles, who had a payroll less than $85 million this season.

[Brady Marino]

Jays sign Maicer Izturis. 3 years, 10 mil total (per Jon Heyman).

Edit: Jays also get Jeremy Jeffress from Royals for cash considerations.

Edited by Brady Marino, 08 November 2012 - 10:34 AM.

[the moops]

Baseball Prospectus has reported that Hamilton will ask for a seven-year, $175 million contract.

Good luck with that Josh.

[Raider Nation]

Baseball Prospectus has reported that Hamilton will ask for a seven-year, $175 million contract.

Good luck with that Josh.

It sounds comical indeed, but I'll bet you some team feels enough pressure to come pretty close.

[Eephus]

Baseball Prospectus has reported that Hamilton will ask for a seven-year, $175 million contract.

Good luck with that Josh.

It sounds comical indeed, but I'll bet you some team feels enough pressure to come pretty close.

He may not get the years but I think the $25M/yr. is pretty close

[the moops]

Baseball Prospectus has reported that Hamilton will ask for a seven-year, $175 million contract.

Good luck with that Josh.

It sounds comical indeed, but I'll bet you some team feels enough pressure to come pretty close.

He may not get the years but I think the $25M/yr. is pretty close

I can buy that, but I can't see a team going 25 million for more than 4 or 5 years.

[shadyridr]

Ill predit Os sign Josh for 5yrs/125m

[Eephus]

Jays sign Maicer Izturis. 3 years, 10 mil total (per Jon Heyman).

Edit: Jays also get Jeremy Jeffress from Royals for cash considerations.

Curious that Toronto would shuffle Aviles in and out and then turn right around and sign Izturis. 3/$10M is a lot for a utilityman so I assume Escobar will be dealt. I think Izturis is best defensively at 2B, so that would put Hechavarria at SS. Does he have the glove to play there every day?

Jeffress has a great arm but I don't think he'll ever get his command together. He's a lottery ticket at this point.

[boubucarow]

Jays sign Maicer Izturis. 3 years, 10 mil total (per Jon Heyman).

Edit: Jays also get Jeremy Jeffress from Royals for cash considerations.

Curious that Toronto would shuffle Aviles in and out and then turn right around and sign Izturis. 3/$10M is a lot for a utilityman so I assume Escobar will be dealt. I think Izturis is best defensively at 2B, so that would put Hechavarria at SS. Does he have the glove to play there every day?

Jeffress has a great arm but I don't think he'll ever get his command together. He's a lottery ticket at this point.

Everything I have seen about Hechavarria questioned his bat for more than his ability to play SS. I didn't see him play much though.

[Northern Voice]

Jays sign Maicer Izturis. 3 years, 10 mil total (per Jon Heyman).

Edit: Jays also get Jeremy Jeffress from Royals for cash considerations.

Curious that Toronto would shuffle Aviles in and out and then turn right around and sign Izturis. 3/$10M is a lot for a utilityman so I assume Escobar will be dealt. I think Izturis is best defensively at 2B, so that would put Hechavarria at SS. Does he have the glove to play there every day?

Jeffress has a great arm but I don't think he'll ever get his command together. He's a lottery ticket at this point.

Everything I have seen about Hechavarria questioned his bat for more than his ability to play SS. I didn't see him play much though.

Hech is incredible defensively but can't hit. The best lineup right now sees Escobar at SS and Izturis at 2B with Hech in AAA. If Hech finds his swing and forces you to call him up, then great. People want to push Escobar out the door but he's a good defensive SS and is a lot better with the bat than Hech will likely ever be. If they want to trade him because of off field/eye black reasons, then fine, but they should get an SP for him because they're downgrading in doing it.

I see Izturis as an ok starter at 2B but ideally a great backup 2B/SS/3B.

Interesting that Jeffress doesn't get suspended for weed if he's on the 40 man roster (treatment program instead).

[Eephus]

ATTN: Bargain basement GMs

Minor League Free Agent List (from Baseball America)

Arizona Diamondbacks
RHP: Jonathan Albaladejo (AAA), Daniel Cabrera (AAA), Mike DeMark (AAA), Jensen Lewis (AAA), Yonata Ortega (AA), Brett Tomko (AAA)
C: Ryan Budde (AAA)
1B: Ryan Strieby (AAA)
3B: Josh Bell (AAA), Matt Mangini (AA)
SS: Wladimir Sutil (AAA)
OF: Irfran Becerra ®, Tyler Graham (AAA)

Atlanta Braves
RHP: Buddy Carlyle (AAA), Erik Cordier (AAA)
LHP: Dusty Hughes (AAA), Brent Leach (AA)
C: J.C. Boscan (AAA), Shawn McGill (AAA), Jose Yepez (AAA)
1B: Ian Gac (AA)
2B: Rusty Ryal (AAA), Bobby Stevens (AA)
3B: Ruben Gotay (AAA), Terry Tiffee (AAA)
SS: Jason Christian (AA), Josh Wilson (AAA)
OF: Luis Durango (AAA), Stefan Gartrell (AAA), Josh Kroeger (AAA), Felix Pie (AAA), Tim Smith (AA)

Baltimore Orioles
RHP: Eric Beaulac (HiA), Matt Bischoff (HiA), Greg Burke (AAA), Brandon Erbe (HiA), Robert Hinton (AA), Oscar Melendez (HiA), Kyler Newby (AA), Joel Pineiro (AAA), Oscar Villarreal (AAA), Bobby Wilkins (LoA)
LHP: Zach Phillips (AAA), Rich Rundles (AAA), Pedro Viola (AAA)
C: Chase Weems (SS)
1B: Rhyne Hughes (AA), Billy Rowell (SS)
2B: Travis Adair (HiA), Ryan Adams (AAA)
SS: Blake Davis (AAA), Steve Tolleson (AAA)
OF: Josh Barfield (AA), Scott Beerer (AAA), Lew Ford (AAA), Jamie Hoffmann (AAA), Antoan Richardson (AA)

Boston Red Sox
RHP: Billy Buckner (AAA), Yeiper Castillo (HiA), Caleb Clay (AA), Nelson Figueroa (AAA), Will Inman (AAA), Mike MacDonald (AA), Michael Olmsted (AA), Tony Pena Jr. (AAA), Jason Urquidez (AA), Leonel Vasquez ®
C: Mike Rivera (AAA)
1B: Reynaldo Rodriguez (AAA)
3B: Andy LaRoche (AAA), Marquez Smith (AA)

Chicago Cubs
RHP: Jairo Asencio (AAA), Justin Berg (LoA), Rodrigo Lopez (AAA), Seth McClung (AAA), Blake Parker (AAA), Miguel Socolovich (AAA), Alvaro Sosa (HiA)
LHP: Horacio Ramirez (AAA), Ryan Rowland-Smith (AAA)
C: Juan Apodaca (AAA), Brian Esposito (AAA), Nathan Maldonado (AA)
2B: Adrian Cardenas (AAA), David Macias (LoA)
3B: Diory Hernandez (AAA), Nate Samson (AAA)
SS: Alfredo Amezaga (AAA), Vladimir Frias (HiA), Matt Tolbert (AAA)
OF: Jim Adduci (AAA), Jeff Frazier (AAA)

Chicago White Sox
RHP: Shane Lindsay (AAA), Henry Mabee (AA), Matt Zaleski (AAA)
C: Damaso Espino (AAA)
SS: Tommy Manzella (AAA), Ray Olmedo (AAA), Greg Paiml (AA)
OF: Greg Golson (AAA), Cyle Hankerd (HiA), Conor Jackson (AAA), Jose Martinez (AA)

Cincinnati Reds
RHP: Andrew Brackman (HiA), Carlos Fisher (AAA), Sean Gallagher (AAA), Mike Griffin (AA), Tim Gustafson (AAA), Wirfin Obispo (AA), Chad Reineke (AAA), Jordan Smith (AAA), Kanekoa Texeira (AAA)
LHP: Wilkin de la Rosa (AA), Will Ohman (AAA), Travis Webb (AAA)
C: Corky Miller (AAA), Brian Peacock (AAA)
2B: Chris Valaika (AAA)
3B: Mike Costanzo (AAA), Niko Vasquez (LoA)
SS: Miguel Rojas (AAA)
OF: Willie Harris (AAA), P.J. Phillips (AAA)

Cleveland Indians
RHP: Jose Flores (AA), Loek Van Mil (AAA)
C: Michel Hernandez (AA), Matt Pagnozzi (AAA)
2B: Carlos Rojas (AA)
3B: Jared Goedert (AAA), Tony Mansolino (SS), Ryan Rohlinger (AA)
SS: Gregorio Petit (AAA)
OF: Aaron Cunningham (AAA), Chad Huffman (AAA), Nick Weglarz (AA)

Colorado Rockies
RHP: Jason Bergmann (AAA), Austin Bibens-Dirkx (AAA), Ricky Brooks (AAA), Kennil Gomez (HiA), Brandon Hynick (AA), Eric Junge (AAA), Michael Marbry (AA), Jeff Marquez (AAA), Carlos Martinez (SS), Tim Sexton (AA), Zach Simons (AA), Rafael Suarez (LoA), Carlos Torres (AAA), Jared Wells (AAA)
LHP: Dan Merklinger (AAA), Royce Ring (AAA), Joe Torres (AA), Jonathan Vargas (LoA)
C: Wilkin Castillo (AAA), Omir Santos (AAA)
1B: Chad Tracy (AAA)
3B: Brendan Harris (AAA), Helder Velazquez (HiA), Brandon Wood (AAA)
OF: Hernan Iribarren (AAA), Chris Pettit (AA), Brandon Roberts (AAA), Tim Torres (AA)

Detroit Tigers
RHP: James Avery (AA), Collin Balester (AAA), Chris Bootcheck (AAA), Brooks Brown (AAA), Jose Medina ®, Zach Miner (AAA), Julio Sanchez ®, Luis Sanz (HiA), Zack Segovia (AA)
LHP: Kelvin de la Cruz (AA), Jesus Guzman ®
C: Brad Davis (AAA), Jeff Kunkel (HiA)
1B: Danny Dorn (AAA), John Lindsey (AAA)
3B: Audy Ciriaco (AAA)
SS: Albertin Chavez ®, Niuman Romero (AA)
OF: Jerad Head (AAA)

Houston Astros
RHP: Erick Abreu (AA), Jorge De Leon (AAA), Enerio Del Rosario (AAA), Dayan Diaz (LoA), Adalberto Flores (AAA), Edgar Gonzalez (AAA), Garrett Mock (AAA), Sergio Perez (AAA), Aneury Rodriguez (AAA), Brian Sanches (AAA), Jose Trinidad (HiA), Jose Valdez (AAA), Henry Villar (AA)
LHP: Fernando Abad (AAA), Sergio Escalona (AAA)
C: Jair Fernandez (AA), Landon Powell (AAA)
1B: Mike Hessman (AAA)
OF: Brian Bogusevic (AAA), Drew Locke (AA), Brad Snyder (AAA)

Kansas City Royals
LHP: Doug Davis (HiA), Thomas Melgarejo (HiA), Edgar Osuna (AA)
C: Cody Clark (AAA), Manny Pina (AAA)
2B: Kurt Mertins (AAA), Johan Santa ®, Lewis Urena ®
3B: Kevin Kouzmanoff (AA), Mario Lisson (AA)
OF: Aaron Guiel (HiA)

Los Angeles Angels
RHP: Adam Russell (AAA), Sean White (AAA)
LHP: Manuel Flores (HiA), Matt Meyer (AAA), Greg Smith (AAA)
C: Alberto Rosario (AA), Carson Vitale (LoA)
1B: Paul McAnulty (AA)
2B: Renny Osuna (AA)
3B: Jimmy Swift (AAA)
SS: Ryan Barba (HiA), Ed Lucas (AAA), Darwin Perez (AA)
OF: Cory Aldridge (AAA), Angel Castillo (AA), Trevor Crowe (AAA), Doug Deeds (AAA), Jeremy Moore (AAA)

Los Angeles Dodgers
RHP: Lorenzo Barcelo (AAA), Danny Carela (LoA), Tim Corcoran (AAA), Amalio Diaz (LoA), Francisco Felix (AAA), Angel Guzman (AAA), Fernando Nieve (AAA), Sean O'Connell ®, Mike Parisi (AAA), Eammon Portice (HiA), Wes Roemer (AA), Will Savage (AAA), Ramon Troncoso (AAA)
LHP: Derrick Loop (AAA), Scott Rice (AAA), Erick Threets (AAA)
2B: Luis Nunez (AA), Gabe Suarez (HiA)
3B: Josh Fields (AAA), C.J. Retherford (AA)
OF: Tyler Henson (AA), Brahiam Maldonado (AA), Roman Pena (LoA)

Miami Marlins
RHP: Rob Delaney (AAA), Gary Glover (AAA), Jon Link (AAA), Corey Madden (AA), J.D. Martin (AAA), Omar Poveda (AAA), Robert Ray (AAA), Josh Schmidt (AAA)
LHP: Jose Alvarez (AA), Ramon Benjamin (AA), Bobby Bramhall (AA), Graham Taylor (AA), Sean West (AAA)
C: Cole Armstrong (AAA), Luke Montz (AAA), Clint Sammons (AAA)
1B: Mike Cervenak (AAA), Curt Smith (AA)
2B: Jeff Dominguez (AAA), German Duran (AA), Chase Lambin (AAA)
3B: Shawn Bowman (AAA)
SS: Chris Gutierrez (AA)
OF: Chris Aguila (AAA), Jose Duarte (AA), Ryan Patterson (AA)

Milwaukee Brewers
RHP: Evan Anundsen (AA), Brian Baker (AAA), Josh Butler (AA), Mike McClendon (AAA), Amaury Rivas (AAA), Claudio Vargas (AAA)
LHP: Mitch Stetter (AAA), Philippe Valiquette (AA)
C: Humberto Quintero (AAA)
1B: Erick Almonte (AAA)
3B: Andy Gonzalez (AAA), Juan Sanchez (HiA)
SS: Domnit Bolivar (AA), Hainley Statia (AA)
OF: Jordan Brown (AAA), Corey Patterson (AAA)

Minnesota Twins
RHP: David Bromberg (AA), Jeff Gray (AAA), Jeff Manship (AAA), Kyle Waldrop (AAA), Brendan Wise (AAA)
LHP: Luke French (AA), Matt Maloney (AAA)
C: Rene Rivera (AAA), J.R. Towles (AAA)
2B: Shawn Roof (AA)
3B: Ray Chang (AAA), Anderson Hidalgo (HiA), Michael Hollimon (AAA)
SS: James Beresford (AA), Estarlin de los Santos (AA)
OF: Junior Boni ®, Clete Thomas (AAA), Rene Tosoni (AA)

New York Mets
RHP: Fernando Cabrera (AAA), Drew Carpenter (AAA), Edgar Ramirez (AA), Jeff Stevens (AAA)
LHP: C.J. Nitkowski (AAA)
C: Jean Luc Blaquiere (AAA), Lucas May (AAA), Mike Nickeas (AAA), Juan Torres (LoA)
2B: Brad Emaus (AAA)
3B: Matt Tuiasosopo (AAA)
SS: Sean Kazmar (AA), Oswaldo Navarro (AAA), Luis Nieves (HiA), Josh Rodriguez (AAA)
OF: Rafael Fernandez (HiA), Adam Loewen (AAA), Dustin Martin (AA), Valentino Pascucci (AAA), Raul Reyes (AA), Corey Wimberly (AAA)

New York Yankees
RHP: Jason Bulger (AAA), Kelvin Castro ®, Manny Delcarmen (AAA), Grant Duff (AA), John Maine (AAA), Ronny Marte (HiA), Jon Meloan (AAA), Tim Norton (AAA), Ramon Ortiz (AAA), Kevin Whelan (AAA)
LHP: Lee Hyde (AA), Mike O'Connor (AAA), Josh Romanski (AA)
C: Jose Gil (AAA), Gustavo Molina (AAA), Craig Tatum (AAA)
3B: Kevin Russo (AAA)
SS: Doug Bernier (AAA), Walter Ibarra (AA), Ramiro Pena (AAA)
OF: Edwin Beard (SS), Cole Garner (AAA)

Oakland Athletics
RHP: Jose Guzman (AA), Matt McSwain (AA), Jonathan Ortiz (AA), Justin Souza (AAA), Rich Thompson (AAA), Merkin Valdez (AAA)
LHP: Fabio Castro (AA), Beau Jones (AA)
C: Jason Jaramillo (AAA), Blake Lalli (AAA)
1B: Kila Ka'aihue (AAA), Matt Rizzotti (AA)
2B: Wes Timmons (AAA)
3B: Leonardo Gil (AA)

Philadelphia Phillies
RHP: Scott Elarton (AAA), Jesus Morales ®, Drew Naylor (HiA), Matt Wright (AAA)
LHP: Tom Cochran (AAA), Pat Misch (AAA), David Purcey (AAA)
C: Jake Fox (AA), John Suomi (AAA)
2B: Harold Garcia (AA), Tug Hulett (AA), Jake Opitz (AAA)
SS: Miguel Abreu (AAA)
OF: Kyle Hoppy (SS), Kyle Hudson (AAA), D'Arby Myers (AA), Mike Spidale (AAA), Brandon Tripp (AA)

Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP: Mike Crotta (AAA), Jose Diaz (AAA), Kris Harvey (AA), Logan Kensing (AAA), Daniel McCutchen (AAA), Doug Salinas (HiA), Tim Wood (AAA)
LHP: Jo-Jo Reyes (AAA)
C: Jose Morales (AAA), Miguel Perez (AAA)
1B: Jeff Clement (AAA), Nick Evans (AAA), Jeff Larish (AAA), Christian Marrero (AAA), Gerlis Rodriguez (LoA)
3B: Vince Harrison (LoA), Hector Luna (AAA), Dallas McPherson (AAA)
OF: Brandon Boggs (AAA)

St. Louis Cardinals
C: Bryan Anderson (AAA), Luis de la Cruz (HiA), Roberto Espinoza (AAA)
2B: Lance Zawadzki (AAA)
3B: Jose Garcia (AAA), Kleininger Teran (AA)
OF: Cedric Hunter (AAA), Ray Kruml (AA), Lou Montanez (AAA), Jamie Romak (AA), Rainel Rosario (HiA), Eugenio Velez (AAA), Matt Young (AAA)

San Diego Padres
RHP: Bear Bay (AAA), Yefri Carvajal (HiA), Josh Geer (AA), Alexis Lara (AA), Anthony Reyes (AAA), Daniel Stange (AA), Neil Wagner (AAA)
LHP: Matt LaChappa (HiA)
C: Eddy Rodriguez (AAA)
2B: Anthony Contreras (AAA)
3B: Jesus Merchan (AAA)
OF: Carlos Sosa (AA)

San Francisco Giants
RHP: Hector Correa (AAA), Andrew Kown ®, Shane Loux (AAA), Rafael Martinez (LoA), Scott Munter (AAA), Craig Whitaker (AAA)
LHP: Brian Burres (AAA), Wilmin Rodriguez (AAA), Clayton Tanner (AAA), Matt Yourkin (AAA)
C: Tyler LaTorre (AAA)
1B: Wes Hodges (AA), Todd Linden (AAA)
3B: Jose Flores (LoA)
OF: Justin Christian (AAA)

Seattle Mariners
RHP: Moises Hernandez (AA), David Pauley (AAA), Brian Sweeney (AAA)
LHP: Steve Garrison (AA), Jose Jimenez (AA)
C: Jesus Sucre (AA)
1B: Luis Jimenez (AAA)
2B: Carlos Ramirez (HiA), Luis Rodriguez (AAA)
3B: Leury Bonilla (AA)
OF: Johermyn Chavez (AA), Chih-Hsien Chiang (AA), Darren Ford (AAA), Kuo Hui Lo (AA)

Tampa Bay Rays
RHP: Chris Andujar (HiA), Bryan Augenstein (AAA), Jay Buente (HiA), Matt Buschmann (AA), Lance Pendleton (AAA), Ryan Reid (AAA), Matt Torra (AAA)
C: Craig Albernaz (AA), Nevin Ashley (AAA)
1B: Ryan Garko (AA), Henry Wrigley (AAA)
2B: Will Rhymes (AAA)
3B: Omar Luna (AA)
OF: Brad Coon (AA), Jesus Feliciano (AAA), Isaias Velasquez (AA)

Texas Rangers
RHP: Fabio Castillo (AAA), Willie Eyre (AAA), Derek Hankins (AAA), Aaron Heilman (AAA), Greg Reynolds (AAA), Johan Yan (AAA)
LHP: Zach Jackson (AAA), Ben Snyder (AAA)
C: Dusty Brown (AAA), Robinzon Diaz (AAA)
1B: Brad Nelson (AAA)
2B: Yangervis Solarte (AAA)
3B: Matt Kata (AAA)
OF: Val Majewski (AA), Ryan Spilborghs (AAA)

Toronto Blue Jays
RHP: Scott Copeland (HiA), Michael Dubee (AA), Evan Englebrook (HiA), Wes Etheridge (AA), Cody Evans (HiA), Jerry Gil (AAA), Chris Jakubauskas (AAA), Stephen Marek (AA), Sean O'Sullivan (AAA), Yohan Pino (AA), Chorye Spoone (AA), Ronald Uviedo (AA)
LHP: Willie Collazo (HiA), Frank Gailey (HiA), Bill Murphy (AAA), Nate Robertson (AAA)
C: Joe Bowen (HiA), Ryan Eigsti (AAA), Tuffy Gosewisch (AAA), Luis Hurtado (AAA), Brian Jeroloman (AA), Paul Phillips (AAA)
2B: Jonathan Diaz (AAA), Luke Hughes (AAA)
3B: Kevin Howard (AAA)
SS: Brian Bocock (AAA)
OF: Jack Cust (AAA), Francisco Leandro (HiA), Ricardo Nanita (AAA), Danny Perales (AAA), Kipp Schutz (LoA)

Washington Nationals
RHP: Erik Arnesen (AAA), Mitch Atkins (AAA), Jimmy Barthmaier (AA), Adam Carr (HiA), Wilson Eusebio (LoA), Jeff Fulchino (AAA), Waldis Joaquin (AAA), Mike MacDougal (AAA), Kevin Pucetas (AA), Zech Zinicola (AA)
LHP: Michael Ballard (AA), Atahualpa Severino (AAA), Cory VanAllen (AA)
C: James Skelton (AAA)
1B: Tim Pahuta (AA), Mark Teahen (AAA)
2B: Jarrett Hoffpauir (AAA), Manny Mayorson (AAA), Jim Negrych (AAA)
SS: Seth Bynum (AA), Brent Greer (HiA)
OF: Jason Michaels (AAA), Angelberth Montilla (LoA), Jesus Valdez (AAA)

[Raider Nation]

Tino Martinez is the Marlins hitting coach.

[Doctor Detroit]

Tigers sniffing around Justin Upton

[pantagrapher]

Tigers sniffing around Justin Upton

Read that Rangers are also interested, but Tigers would want either Andrus or Profar and Texas is unwilling to part with either. This was twitter speculation, so I'm not sure how reliable it is.

Edited by pantagrapher, 09 November 2012 - 08:25 AM.

[Bobcat10]

Regarding the Aviles shuffling, the under the radar aspect of this move could be Asdrubal getting traded. Aviles would be solid bridge to Lindor and I personally think Asdrubal might be at, or even already slightly declining, from his trade value peak.

Edited by Bobcat10, 09 November 2012 - 11:16 AM.

[Eephus]

Dodger$ are rumored to be the winner of the Hyun-Jin Ryu sweepstakes. What is known is the posting fee for the Korean LHP was $25.7M.

[Bigboy10182000]

Dodger$ are rumored to be the winner of the Hyun-Jin Ryu sweepstakes. What is known is the posting fee for the Korean LHP was $25.7M.

And isn't that half of what Yu or Dice-K went for?

[Eephus]

Dodger$ are rumored to be the winner of the Hyun-Jin Ryu sweepstakes. What is known is the posting fee for the Korean LHP was $25.7M.

And isn't that half of what Yu or Dice-K went for?

It's almost identical to Kei Igawa's posting bid