MLB Free Agents By Position
Here is a list of potential unrestricted 2008-2009 MLB Free Agents. The list includes players that have team and player options. Also check out our
2009 Top 50 MLB Free Agents
1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | OF | DH |SP | RP
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Rich Aurilia |
San Francisco Giants |
37 |
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| Ben Broussard |
Texas Rangers |
31 |
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| Aaron Boone |
Washington Nationals |
35 |
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| Sean Casey |
Boston Red Sox |
34 |
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| Tony Clark |
San Diego Padres |
37 |
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| Carlos Delgado |
New York Mets |
37 |
Mutual Option: $16 million, $4 million buyout |
| Nomar Garciaparra |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
35 |
|
| Jason Giambi |
New York Yankees |
38 |
Team Declined Option: $22 million, $5 million buyout |
| Scott Hatteberg |
Cincinnati Reds |
38 |
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| Wes Helms |
Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Eric Hinske |
Tampa Bay Rays |
31 |
|
| Matt LeCroy |
Oakland Athletics |
32 |
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| Doug Mientkiewicz |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
35 |
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| Kevin Millar |
Baltimore Orioles |
37 |
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| Greg Norton |
Tampa Bay Rays |
36 |
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| Olmedo Saenz |
New York Mets |
37 |
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| Richie Sexson |
New York Yankees |
34 |
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| Mark Sweeney |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
38 |
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| Mark Teixeira |
Los Angeles Angels |
29 |
|
| Daryle Ward |
Chicago Cubs |
33 |
|
| Craig Wilson |
Cincinnati Reds |
31 |
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| Julio Zuleta |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
33 |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Miguel Cairo |
Seattle Mariners |
34 |
|
| Jamey Carroll |
Cleveland Indians |
34 |
Team Option: |
| Ray Durham |
Milwaukee Brewers |
36 |
|
| Damion Easley |
New York Mets |
38 |
|
| Mark Ellis |
Oakland Athletics |
31 |
Re-signed with the A's for 2 years |
| Marcus Giles |
Colorado Rockies |
30 |
|
| Chris Gomez |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
37 |
|
| Mark Grudzielanek |
Kansas City Royals |
38 |
|
| Jerry Hairston Jr. |
Cincinnati Reds |
32 |
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| Orlando Hudson |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
30 |
|
| Tadahito Iguchi |
San Diego Padres |
33 |
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| D'Angelo Jimenez |
St. Louis Cardinals |
30 |
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| Jeff Kent |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
40 |
|
| Felipe Lopez |
St. Louis Cardinals |
28 |
|
| Mark Loretta |
Houston Astros |
36 |
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| Aaron Miles |
St. Louis Cardinals |
32 |
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| Pablo Ozuna |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Nick Punto |
Minnesota |
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| Luis Rivas |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
28 |
|
| Jose Valentin |
New York Mets |
38 |
|
| Chris Woodward |
New York Yankees |
32 |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Angel Berroa |
Kansas City Royals |
30 |
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| Willie Bloomquist |
Seattle Mariners |
30 |
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| Orlando Cabrera |
Chicago White Sox |
33 |
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| Juan Castro |
Cincinnati Reds |
36 |
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| Alex Cintron |
Baltimore Orioles |
29 |
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| Alex Cora |
Boston Red Sox |
32 |
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| Craig Counsell |
Milwaukee Brewers |
37 |
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| Ramon E. Martinez |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
35 |
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| David Eckstein |
Toronto Blue Jays |
33 |
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| Adam Everett |
Minnesota Twins |
31 |
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| Rafael Furcal |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
30 |
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| Nomar Garciaparra |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
34 |
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| Cristian Guzman |
Washington Nationals |
30 |
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| Cesar Izturis |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
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| Felipe Lopez |
Washington Nationals |
28 |
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| Tomohiro Nioka |
Yomiuri Giants |
32 |
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| Tomas Perez |
Houston Astros |
34 |
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| Nick Punto |
Minnesota Twins |
30 |
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| Edgar Renteria |
Detroit Tigers |
33 |
Team Declined Option: $12 million, $3 buyout |
| Juan Uribe |
Chicago White Sox |
29 |
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| Omar Vizquel |
San Francisco Giants |
41 |
Team Option: $5.2 million, $300,000 buyout |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Edgardo Alfonzo |
Texas Rangers |
34 |
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| Casey Blake |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
34 |
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| Hank Blalock |
Texas Rangers |
27 |
Exercised Team Option: $6.2 million |
| Geoff Blum |
Houston Astros |
35 |
Team Option: |
| Russell Branyan |
Milwaukee Brewers |
32 |
|
| Joe Crede |
Chicago White Sox |
30 |
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| Morgan Ensberg |
New York Yankees |
32 |
|
| Pedro Feliz |
Philadelphia Phillies |
33 |
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| Nomar Garciaparra |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
|
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| Troy Glaus |
St. Louis Cardinals |
32 |
Player Option: |
| Wes Helms |
Philadelphia Phillies |
32 |
Team Option: |
| Chipper Jones |
Atlanta Braves |
36 |
Team Option as Jones did not reach 450 ABs in 2008 (11 short) |
| Corey Koskie |
Milwaukee Brewers |
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| Dallas McPherson |
Florida Marlins |
26 |
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| Greg Norton |
Tampa Bay Rays |
|
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| Abraham O. Nunez |
Milwaukee Brewers |
32 |
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| Pablo Ozuna |
Chicago White Sox |
33 |
Team Option: |
| Scott Spiezio |
St. Louis Cardinals |
35 |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Brad Ausmus |
Houston Astros |
39 |
|
| Paul Bako |
Cincinnati Reds |
36 |
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| Rod Barajas |
Toronto Blue Jays |
32 |
Exercised Team Option: $2.5 million, $500,000 buyout |
| Michael Barrett |
San Diego Padres |
31 |
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| Gary Bennett |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
36 |
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| Henry Blanco |
Chicago Cubs |
36 |
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| Mike DiFelice |
Tampa Bay Rays |
39 |
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| Johnny Estrada |
Washington Nationals |
32 |
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| Robert Fick |
San Diego Padres |
34 |
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| Wiki Gonzalez |
Chicago White Sox |
34 |
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| Toby Hall |
Chicago White Sox |
32 |
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| Jason Kendall |
Milwaukee Brewers |
34 |
Vesting 2009 $4.25 option kicked in when he started his 110th game |
| Jason LaRue |
St. Louis Cardinals |
34 |
|
| Paul Lo Duca |
Florida Marlins |
36 |
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| Javy Lopez |
Atlanta Braves |
37 |
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| Adam Melhuse |
Texas Rangers |
36 |
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| Doug Mirabelli |
Boston Red Sox |
37 |
|
| Chad Moeller |
New York Yankees |
33 |
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| Miguel Olivo |
Kansas City Royals |
30 |
Signed a 1 year deal with a mutual option |
| Josh Paul |
Tampa Bay Rays |
33 |
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| Mike Redmond |
Minnesota Twins |
37 |
|
| Ivan Rodriguez |
New York Yankees |
36 |
|
| David Ross |
Cincinnati Reds |
31 |
|
| Javier Valentin |
Cincinnati Reds |
32 |
Team Option: |
| Jason Varitek |
Boston Red Sox |
36 |
|
| Vance Wilson |
Detroit Tigers |
35 |
|
| Gregg Zaun |
Toronto Blue Jays |
37 |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Bobby Abreu |
New York Yankees |
34 |
|
| Moises Alou |
New York Mets |
42 |
|
| Garret Anderson |
Los Angeles Angels |
36 |
Team Declined Option: $14 million, $3 million buyout |
| Rocco Baldelli |
Tampa Bay Rays |
26 |
Team Declined Option: $6 million |
| Larry Bigbie |
Yokohama BayStars |
30 |
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| Casey Blake |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
34 |
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| Willie Bloomquist |
Seattle Mariners |
|
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| Milton Bradley |
Texas Rangers |
30 |
|
| Emil Brown |
Oakland Athletics |
33 |
|
| Pat Burrell |
Philadelphia Phillies |
31 |
|
| Mike Cameron |
Milwaukee Brewers |
35 |
Exercised Team Option: $10 million, $750,000 buyout |
| Endy Chavez |
New York Mets |
30 |
|
| Brady Clark |
New York Mets |
35 |
Possibly retiring |
| Carl Crawford |
Tampa Bay Rays |
27 |
Team Option: |
| Jacob Cruz |
Samsung Lions |
35 |
|
| Jose Cruz Jr. |
Houston Astros |
34 |
|
| Jeff DaVanon |
San Diego Padres |
34 |
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| Adam Dunn |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
28 |
|
| Jim Edmonds |
Chicago Cubs |
38 |
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| Juan Encarnacion |
St. Louis Cardinals |
32 |
|
| Darin Erstad |
Houston Astros |
34 |
|
| Cliff Floyd |
Tampa Bay Rays |
35 |
Team Declined Option: $2.75 million, $250,000 buyout |
| Brian Giles |
San Diego Padres |
37 |
Exercised Team Option: $9 million, $3 million buyout |
| Luis Gonzalez |
Florida Marlins |
40 |
|
| Ken Griffey Jr. |
Chicago White Sox |
38 |
Team Declined Option: $16.5 million, $4 million buyout |
| Vladimir Guerrero |
Los Angeles Angels |
32 |
Team Exercised Option: $15 million |
| Aaron Guiel |
Yakult Swallows |
35 |
|
| Eric Hinske |
Tampa Bay Rays |
31 |
|
| Raul Ibanez |
Seattle Mariners |
36 |
|
| Jacque Jones |
Detroit Tigers |
33 |
|
| Gabe Kapler |
Milwaukee Brewers |
32 |
|
| Bobby Kielty |
Boston Red Sox |
32 |
|
| Mark Kotsay |
Atlanta Braves |
32 |
Team Option |
| Rob Mackowiak |
Washington Nationals |
32 |
|
| Luis Matos |
New York Mets |
29 |
|
| Kevin Mench |
Toronto Blue Jays |
30 |
|
| Jason Michaels |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
32 |
Team Option: $2.6 million |
| Wily Mo Pena |
Washington Nationals |
26 |
Mutual Option: $5 million club, $2 million player |
| Dustan Mohr |
Tampa Bay Rays |
32 |
|
| Craig Monroe |
Minnesota Twins |
31 |
|
| David Newhan |
Houston Astros |
34 |
|
| Trot Nixon |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
34 |
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| Corey Patterson |
Cincinnati Reds |
28 |
|
| Jay Payton |
Baltimore Orioles |
35 |
|
| Timo Perez |
Detroit Tigers |
33 |
|
| Scott Podsednik |
Colorado Rockies |
32 |
|
| Manny Ramirez |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
36 |
|
| Juan Rivera |
Los Angeles Angels |
30 |
|
| Kerry Robinson |
Boston Red Sox |
34 |
|
| Shannon Stewart |
Toronto Blue Jays |
34 |
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| Jose Valentin |
New York Mets |
38 |
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| Rondell White |
Minnesota Twins |
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| Brad Wilkerson |
Toronto Blue Jays |
31 |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Cliff Floyd |
Tampa Bay Rays |
35 |
Team Declined Option: $2.75 million, $250,000 buyout |
| Jason Giambi |
New York Yankees |
38 |
Team Declined Option: $22 million, $5 million buyout |
| Mike Sweeney |
Oakland Athletics |
35 |
|
| Frank Thomas |
Oakland Athletics |
40 |
Vesting Option: |
| Jim Thome |
Chicago White Sox |
37 |
Vesting option kicked in, $13 million, with 1,100 over last 2 years |
| Jose Vidro |
Seattle Mariners |
33 |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Tony Armas Jr. |
New York Mets |
30 |
|
| Luis Ayala |
Washington Nationals |
30 |
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| Kris Benson |
Philadelphia Phillies |
33 |
|
| Adam Bernero |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
31 |
|
| A.J. Burnett |
Toronto Blue Jays |
31 |
Opted out of contract. |
| Paul Byrd |
Boston Red Sox |
37 |
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| Shawn Chacon |
Houston Astros |
30 |
|
| Matt Clement |
St. Louis Cardinals |
34 |
Team Option: |
| Bartolo Colon |
Boston Red Sox |
35 |
|
| Ryan Dempster |
Chicago Cubs |
31 |
Re-signed with the Cubs. 4 years, $52 million |
| Ryan Drese |
Atlanta Braves |
32 |
|
| Scott Elarton |
Cleveland Indians |
32 |
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| Shawn Estes |
San Diego Padres |
35 |
|
| Josh Fogg |
Cincinnati Reds |
31 |
|
| Freddie Garcia |
Detroit Tigers |
32 |
|
| Jon Garland |
Los Angeles Angels |
28 |
|
| Tom Glavine |
Atlanta Braves |
42 |
|
| Mike Hampton |
Atlanta Braves |
35 |
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| Mark Hendrickson |
Florida Marlins |
34 |
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| Livan Hernandez |
Colorado Rockies |
33 |
|
| Orlando Hernandez |
New York Mets |
38 |
|
| Runelvys Hernandez |
Houston Astros |
30 |
|
| Chan Ho Park |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
35 |
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| Jason Jennings |
Texas Rangers |
30 |
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| Randy Johnson |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
44 |
|
| Ken Kadokura |
Yomiuri Giants |
35 |
|
| Kenshin Kawakami |
Chunichi Dragons |
33 |
|
| John Lackey |
Los Angeles Angels |
29 |
Team Exercised Option: $9 million |
| Brian Lawrence |
Kansas City Royals |
32 |
|
| Jose Lima |
Kia Tigers |
35 |
|
| Esteban Loaiza |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
36 |
Team Option: |
| Kyle Lohse |
St. Louis Cardinals |
29 |
Re-signed with the Cardinals. 4 years, $41 million. Full no-trade clause. |
| Braden Looper |
St. Louis Cardinals |
33 |
|
| Derek Lowe |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
35 |
|
| Greg Maddux |
San Diego Padres |
42 |
|
| Mike Maroth |
Kansas City Royals |
30 |
|
| Pedro Martinez |
New York Mets |
36 |
|
| Brian Moehler |
Houston Astros |
36 |
|
| Matt Morris |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
34 |
Team Option: |
| Jamie Moyer |
Philadelphia Phillies |
45 |
|
| Mark Mulder |
St. Louis Cardinals |
31 |
Team Declined Option: $11 million, $1.5 million buyout |
| Mike Mussina |
New York Yankees |
39 |
|
| Tomo Ohka |
Chicago White Sox |
32 |
|
| Carl Pavano |
New York Yankees |
32 |
Team Declined Option: $13 million, $1.95 million buyout |
| Brad Penny |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
30 |
Team Declined Option: $8.75 million, $2 million buyout |
| Odalis Perez |
Washington Nationals |
31 |
|
| Oliver Perez |
New York Mets |
26 |
|
| Andy Pettitte |
New York Yankees |
36 |
|
| Sidney Ponson |
New York Yankees |
31 |
|
| Mark Prior |
San Diego Padres |
27 |
|
| Horacio Ramirez |
Seattle Mariners |
28 |
|
| Horatio Ramirez |
Kansas City Royals |
|
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| Mark Redman |
Colorado Rockies |
34 |
|
| Kenny Rogers |
Detroit Tigers |
43 |
|
| Glendon Rusch |
San Diego Padres |
33 |
|
| C.C. Sabathia |
Milwaukee Brewers |
28 |
|
| Curt Schilling |
Boston Red Sox |
41 |
|
| Ben Sheets |
Milwaukee Brewers |
30 |
|
| John Smoltz |
Atlanta Braves |
41 |
Team Option: $12 million |
| Jorge Sosa |
New York Mets |
31 |
|
| Brett Tomko |
Kansas City Royals |
35 |
|
| Steve Trachsel |
Baltimore Orioles |
37 |
|
| Koji Uehara |
Yomiuri Giants |
33 |
|
| Claudio Vargas |
Milwaukee Brewers |
|
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| Tim Wakefield |
Boston Red Sox |
42 |
Team Exercised Option: $4 million |
| John Wasdin |
St. Louis Cardinals |
36 |
|
| Kip Wells |
Colorado Rockies |
31 |
|
| Dave Williams |
Yokohama BayStars |
29 |
|
| Woody Williams |
Houston Astros |
41 |
|
| Randy Wolf |
Houston Astros |
31 |
|
| Jamey Wright |
Texas Rangers |
33 |
|
| Jaret Wright |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
32 |
|
| Victor Zambrano |
Colorado Rockies |
33 |
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| Player |
2008 Team |
Age |
Contact Notes |
| Jeremy Affeldt |
Cincinnati Reds |
29 |
Signed with the Giants. 2 years, $8 million. |
| Luis Ayala |
Washington Nationals |
|
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| Joe Beimel |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
31 |
|
| Joe Borowski |
Cleveland Indians |
37 |
|
| Doug Brocail |
Houston Astros |
41 |
Team Option: |
| Jim Brower |
Cincinnati Reds |
35 |
|
| Juan Cruz |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
29 |
|
| Vic Darensbourg |
Philadelphia Phillies |
37 |
|
| Elmer Dessens |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
37 |
|
| Brendan Donnelly |
Cleveland Indians |
37 |
|
| Chad Durbin |
Philadelphia Phillies |
30 |
|
| Alan Embree |
Oakland Athletics |
38 |
Team Option: $3 million |
| Scott Eyre |
Philadelphia Phillies |
36 |
Re-signed with the Phillies, 1 year, $2 million |
| Kyle Farnsworth |
Detroit Tigers |
32 |
|
| Casey Fossum |
Detroit Tigers |
30 |
|
| Keith Foulke |
Oakland Athletics |
35 |
|
| Brian Fuentes |
Colorado Rockies |
33 |
|
| Kazuya Fukuura |
Chiba Lotte Marines |
32 |
|
| Aaron Fultz |
Cleveland Indians |
34 |
|
| Eric Gagne |
Milwaukee Brewers |
32 |
|
| Tom Gordon |
Philadelphia Phillies |
40 |
Team Declined Option: $4.5 million, $1 million buyout |
| Eddie Guardado |
Texas Rangers |
37 |
|
| LaTroy Hawkins |
Houston Astros |
35 |
|
| Matt Herges |
Colorado Rockies |
38 |
Team Option |
| Trevor Hoffman |
San Diego Padres |
40 |
|
| Bob Howry |
Chicago Cubs |
35 |
|
| Hirotoshi Ishii |
Yakult Swallows |
30 |
|
| Jason Isringhausen |
St. Louis Cardinals |
35 |
|
| Hitoki Iwase |
Chunichi Dragons |
33 |
|
| Todd Jones |
Detroit Tigers |
40 |
|
| Jorge Julio |
Cleveland Indians |
29 |
|
| Byung-Hyun Kim |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
29 |
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| Ray King |
Washington Nationals |
34 |
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| Steve Kline |
San Francisco Giants |
35 |
|
| Dan Kolb |
Boston Red Sox |
33 |
|
| Jon Lieber |
Chicago Cubs |
38 |
|
| Braden Looper |
St. Louis Cardinals |
33 |
|
| Brandon Lyon |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
29 |
|
| Matt Mantei |
Detroit Tigers |
35 |
|
| Damaso Marte |
New York Yankees |
33 |
Re-signed with the Yankees, 3 years, $12 million. |
| Tom Martin |
Colorado Rockies |
|
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| Julio Mateo |
Philadelphia Phillies |
31 |
|
| Kent Mercker |
Cincinnati Reds |
40 |
|
| Dan Miceli |
Boston Red Sox |
37 |
|
| Trever Miller |
Tampa Bay Rays |
35 |
Team Declined Option: $2 million, $400,000 buyout |
| Guillermo Mota |
Milwaukee Brewers |
35 |
|
| Will Ohman |
Atlanta Braves |
30 |
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| Hideki Okajima |
Boston Red Sox |
|
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| Darren Oliver |
Los Angeles Angels |
37 |
|
| John Parrish |
Toronto Blue Jays |
30 |
|
| Cliff Politte |
St. Louis Cardinals |
34 |
|
| Chris Reitsma |
Seattle Mariners |
30 |
|
| Al Reyes |
Tampa Bay Rays |
38 |
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| Dennys Reyes |
Minnesota Twins |
31 |
|
| Arthur Rhodes |
Florida Marlins |
38 |
|
| Juan Rincon |
Minnesota Twins |
29 |
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| Ricardo Rincon |
New York Mets |
38 |
|
| Francisco Rodriguez |
Los Angeles Angels |
26 |
|
| Scott Sauerbeck |
Cincinnati Reds |
36 |
|
| Rudy Seanez |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
39 |
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| Brian Shouse |
Milwaukee Brewers |
39 |
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| Rafael Soriano |
Atlanta Braves |
|
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| Jorge Sosa |
New York Mets |
|
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| Russ Springer |
St. Louis Cardinals |
39 |
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| Mike Stanton |
Cincinnati Reds |
41 |
|
| Tanyon Sturtze |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
37 |
|
| Julian Tavarez |
Atlanta Braves |
35 |
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| Mike Timlin |
Boston Red Sox |
42 |
|
| Salomon Torres |
Milwaukee Brewers |
36 |
Retired but Team Exercised Option: $3.75 million. |
| Josh Towers |
Colorado Rockies |
31 |
Mutual Option: |
| Derrick Turnbow |
Milwaukee Brewers |
|
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| Mike Venafro |
St. Louis Cardinals |
25 |
|
| Oscar Villarreal |
Atlanta Braves |
|
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| Ron Villone |
St. Louis Cardinals |
38 |
|
| David Weathers |
Cincinnati Reds |
38 |
|
| Dan Wheeler |
Tampa Bay Rays |
30 |
|
| Todd Williams |
Colorado Rockies |
37 |
|
| Scott Williamson |
San Francisco Giants |
32 |
|
| Matt Wise |
New York Mets |
32 |
|
| Jay Witasick |
Tampa Bay Rays |
35 |
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| Kerry Wood |
Chicago Cubs |
31 |
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