MLB Free Agency: Will They Stay Or Will They Go?

MLB Free Agency has started off a little slower than normal, but today things have finally started to pick up a little bit. Here are the leagues top free agents from each team. I will update the list daily weather a free agent signs with another team or if he stays put. I'm going to put the team colors of whichever team has or is interested in signing the free agent. I will also keep a section at the bottom "Off season Trades" where i will post the trades that have been made around the MLB.

Atlanta Braves

SS Alex Gonzalez:  Brewers: 1 year deal 4.25 Million Dollars option for 2013.

CF Nate McLouth:  Pirates: 1 year 1.75 million dollars

RP George Sherill:  Mariners: One year 1.1 Million dollar deal.

Arizona Diamonbacks

2B Aaron Hill:  Diamondbacks: 2 years 11 million dollars

P Jason Marquis:  Twins: 1 year 3 Million dollars.


1B Xavier Nady:

1B Lyle Overbay:  Diamondbacks: 1 year deal. Terms of the contract have not yet been disclosed

Baltimore Orioles

DH Vladimir Guerrero:

SS Cesar Izturis:  Brewers: (Minor League contract) Terms of deal have not yet been disclosed.

LF Luke Scott:  Rays:  1 year deal 6 Millon dollars, with a option for the 2013 season.

Boston Redsox:

P Erik Bedard:  Pirates: 1 year 4.5 Million dollars

RF J.D. Drew:

DH David Ortiz: Redsox: Oritiz will remain in Boston for at least the 2012 season after accepting the Redsox arbitration offer.

RP/CP Jonathan Papelbon: Philles: 4 years 50 Million dollars. Potentially 5 years 60 million

C Jason Varitek:

P Tim Wakefield:  Retired.

Chicago Cubs

RF Reed Johnson:  Cubs: 1 year contract worth 1.15 million.


P Rodrigo Lopez:

1B Carlos Pena:  Rays:  1 year deal woth 7.25 Million dollars.

3B Aramis' Ramirez:  Brewers: 3 years 36 million dollars.

RP/CP Kerry Wood:  Cubs:  1 year 3 million dollars with club option for 2013


P Carlos Zambrano:  Marlins: The Cubs decided not to take a chance on Big Z, but the Fish did. See "Offseason Trades" for more details.

Chicago Whitesox


P Mark Buehrle:  Marlins: 4 years 58 million dollars.


C Ramon Castro:

LF Juan Pierre:  Phillies:  (Minor League contract) with an invatation to spring training.

SS Omar Vizquel:  Blue Jays: (Minor League contract) with an invatation to spring traning.

Cincinati Reds

RP/CP Francisco Cordero:  Blue Jays: 1 year deal 4.5 Million dollars.

C Ramon Hernandez:  Rockies: 2 years 6.5 million dollars

SS Edgar Renteria:

RP Dontrelle Willis:  Phillies: 1 year deal under a Million Dollars.


Cleveland Indians:

CF Kosuke Fukudome:

CF Grady Sizemore:  Indians: 1 year (Incentive based deal.)



1B Jim Thome: Phillies: 1 year 1.25 million dollars


Colorado Rockies

P Aaron Cook:  Redsox:  Signed a Minor League deal with the Redsox on 1-9-12

2B Mark Ellis:  Dodgers: 2 years 8.75 million

RP/P Kevin Millwood:  Mariners: (Minor League contract, with invitation to Spring Training.) Terms of deal have not yet been disclosed.

RP J.C. Romero:  Cardinals: 1 year $750,000.

Detroit Tigers

3B Wilson Betemit:  Orioles:  2 year deal 3.25 Million dollars, with option worth up to 3.2 Million in the 2014 season.

2B Carlos Guillen:  Mariners:  (Minor League contract) includes an invatation to Spring Training.

RF Magglio Ordonez:  Fresh off coming off of a broken ankle. Ordonez says he will be back, however he has made it clear that he will not accept a Minor League Contract.

RP/P Brad Penny:

RP Joel Zumaya:  Twins: 1 year deal worth anywhere from 800,000-1.7 Million dollars.

Miami Marlins (Formerly known as the Flordia Marlins)

3B Gregg Dobbs:  Marlins:  2 years, 3 Million dollars.

2B Jose Lopez:  Indians: agreed on a minor league contract on 12-16-11. Which does not include a roster invite to spring training.

Houston Astros

SS Clint Barmes:  Pirates: 2 years 10.5 Million Dollar deal.

LF Jason Michaels:

Kansas City Royals:

P Bruce Chen:  Royals:  2 year deal worth 9 Million dollars.

P Jeff Francis:  Reds:  (Minor League contract.) Francis will recieve an invite to spring training, and will be given the opportunity to earn a spot in the Reds starting rotation.

C Jason Kendall:

Los Angeles Angels

1B Russell Branyan:

RP Joel Pineiro:  Phillies: (Minor League contract) Terms of deal have not yet been disclosed.

RP Horacio Ramirez:

RP Fernando Rodney:  Rays:  One year deal 1.75 Million with Option for 2013 worth 2.5 Million dollars.

Los Angeles Dodgers

C Rod Barajas: Pirates: 1 year 4 million dollars club option for 2013

3B Casey Blake:  Rockies: 1 year deal 2 Million dollars. Includes another Million in performance bonuses.

P Jonathan Broxton:  Royals: 1 year 4 million dollars

SS Jamey Carroll:  Twins: 2 years 7 million dollars

P Jon Garland:  Indians: (Minor League Contract) 1 year deal.

P Vicente Padilla:  Redsox: 1 year deal woth 1.5 Million, and up to 4.5 Million in performance incentives.

LF Juan Rivera:

Milwaukee Brewers

SS Yuniesky Betancourt:  Royals: 1 year deal 2 Millon dollars.


2B Craig Counsell:  Retired. Craig Counsell has hanged up the cleats after 15 successful years in the big leagues, and 2 World Series titles. However Counsell will join the Brewers as a member of their front office this season.

1B Prince Fielder:  Tigers:  9 year deal 214 Million dollar contract.


3B Jerry Hairston Jr:  Dodgers: 2 years 6 Million dollars.

RP LaTroy Hawkins:

RP/CP Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod:)  Brewers: 1 year deal 8 Million dollars.


RP/P Takashi Saito:  Diamondbacks:  1 year deal 1.75 Million Dollars.

Minnesota Twins

RP/CP Matt Capps:  Twins: 1 year 4.5 Million, and a 6 Million dollar option for 2013

RF Michael Cuddyer:  Rockies: 3 years 31.5 Million dollars.

CP Joe Nathan:  Rangers: 2 years 14.5 Million dollars with a option for the 2014 season

New York Mets

LF Willie Harris:  Reds: (Minor League contract.) Deal is worth 800,000 if Harris makes the team, and can earn up to 1 Million dollars in playing incentives.

RP/CP Jason Isringhausen:

SS Jose Reyes:  Marlins: 6 years 106 million dollars 12-4-11

P Chris Young:

New York Yankees

3B Eric Chavez:

P Bartolo Colon:  Athletics: 1 year deal, worth just over 2 Million dollars.


P Freddy Garcia: Yankees: 1 year deal worth between 4-5 Million dollars

LF Andruw Jones:  Yankees: 1 year deal 2 Million dollars with 1.4 Million dollars in performance incentives.

RP Damaso Marte:

C Jorge Posada:  Retired. Jorge Posada hangs them up, after 16 years of big league success.

Oakland Athletics

CF Coco Crisp:  Athletics: 2 years 14 Million dollars.

RF David DeJesus:  Cubs: 2 years 8.5 Million

P Rich Harden:  Shoulder surgery will sideline the free agent pitcher for the 2012 season.

DH Hideki Matsui:

LF Josh Willingham:  Twins: 3 year 21 Million Dollar deal.

Philladelphia Phillies

1B Ross Gload:

LF Raul Ibanez:  Yankees: 1 year 1.1 Million dollars.
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CP Brade Lidge:  Nationals:  1 year 1 Million dollar deal.

RP Ryan Madson:  Reds:  1 year deal 10 Million dollars with an option for 2013.

P Roy Oswalt:  Rangers have met with Oswalt and his agent on 1-30-12.

SS Jimmy Rollins:  Phillies: 3 year deal 33 Million dollars. There is an Option for a fourth season (2015.) Which is reported to be 11 million dollars.


Pittsburgh Pirates

SS Ronny Cedeno:  Mets:  1 year deal worth over 1 Million dollars.

1B Derrek Lee:

San Diego Padres

RP/CP Heath Bell:  Marlins: 3 years 27 Million Dollars.

RP Aaron Harang:  Dodgers: 2 years 12 million dollars.

1B Brad Hawpe:  Rangers:  (Minor League contract.) 

RP Chad Qualls:  Phillies:  1 year 1.15 Million dollars.

Seattle Mariners

C Josh Bard:

1B Adam Kennedy:  Dodgers: 1 year $800,000 dollars

DH Wily Mo Pena:  Pena has signed a contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan.

RP/P Jamey Wright:

San Francisco Giants

CF Carlos Beltran:  Cardinals: 2 years 25 Million dollars!

LF Pat Burrell:  Retired.


SS Orlando Cabrera:  Retired:  Cabrera has told a radio station in his home town of Columbia, that he will not be back in an MLB uniform

LF Mark DeRosa:  Nationals: 1 year deal. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.


RP/P Guillermo Mota:  Giants: 1 year 1 million dollar contract.

LF Cody Ross:  Redsox:  1 year deal 3 Million dollars

St. Louis Cardinals


RP Octavio Dotel:  Tigers: 1 year 3 million dollars option for 2013.

SS Rafael Furcal:  Cardinals: 2 years 14 Million ddollars.

P Edwin Jackson:  Nationals:  1 year worth between 8 and 12 Million dollars.

C Gerald Laird:  Tigers: 1 year 1 million dollars.

CF Corey Patterson:  Brewers: (Minor League contract) Patterson is expected to start the season playing left field for the Brewers triple A club.

1B Albert Pujols: Angels: 10 years 254 Million dollars.

2B Nick Punto:  Redsox: 2 years 3 Million Dollars.

RP Arthur Rhodes:

Tampa Bay Rays

DH Johnny Damon:

1B Casey Kotchman:  Indians:  1 year deal 3 Million dollars.

C Kelly Shoppach:  Redsox: 1 year 1.35 million dollars (guaranteed.) 

Texas Rangers

RP Mike Gonzalez:

P Brandon Webb:

P C. J. Wilson:  Angels: 5 years 77.5 Million dollars

Toronto Blue Jays

2B Kelly Johnson:

C Jose Molina,:

RP/P Jon Rauch:  Mets: 1 year 3.5 Million dollars.


Washington Nationals

CF Rick Ankiel:  Nationals:  (Minor League contract.) If added to the 40 man roster, Ankiel could make up to 1.25 Million dollars.

RP Todd Coffey:  Dodgers:  1 year deal worth  1.3 Million dollars.

LF Jonny Gomes:  Athletics:  1 year deal worth 1 Million dollars.

P Livan Hernandez:  Astros:  (Minor League contract) with invatation to spring training.

LF Laynce Nix:  Phillies: 2 years 2.5 Million dollars.


C Ivan Rodriguez:

P Chien-Ming Wang:  Nationals:  1 year deal 4 Million dollars



Offseason Trades

• October 31st: Atlanta Braves Trade pitcher Derek Lowe to Indians for a minor league player.

• November 8th: Giants trade pitcher Jonathan Sanchez to Royals for CF Melkey Cabrera

• November 20th:  The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Third Baseman Ty Wigginton from the Colorado Rockies for a player to be named later.

• November 26th:  The Cleveland Indians traded infielder Luis Valbuena to the Toronto Blue Jays for Cash considerations

• November 27th:  The Tampa Bay Rays traded catcher John Jaso to the Mariners for reliver Josh Lueke

• December 3rd:  Blue Jays acquired Catcher Jeff Mathis from the Angels for left handed pitcher Brad Mills

• December 6th:  Rockies acquire Minnesota Twins pitcher Kevin Slowey for a play to be named later.

• December 7th: The San Francisco Giants traded right fielder Andres Torres and right handed pitcher Ramon Ramirez to the New York Mets. For outfielder Angel Pagan

• December 7th:  Rockies trade closer Houston Street to the San Diego Padres for pitching prospect Nick Schmidt.

• December 9th: Rockies have been very active in the trade market so far this off season. The Rockies sent third baseman Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers to the Chicago Cubs for Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu.

• December 9th:  Nationals trade RHP Collin Balester for Tigers RHP Ryan Perry.

• December 9th:  Diamondbacks trade pitchers Jarrod Parker, and Ryan Cook, and outfielder Collin Cowgill to the Oakland Athletics for pitcher Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow

• December 12th:  The Philles traded outfielder Ben Francisco to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league reliever Frank Gailey. 

• December 13th:  Pittsburgh Pirates trade pitcher Jose Veras to Brewers for reliever Casey McGehee. 

• December 14th:  Redsox trade Jed Lowrie and pitching prospect Kyle Weiland to the Houston Astros for right hander Mark Melancon.

• December 16th:  San Diego Padres trade outfielder Aaron Cunningham to the Cleveland Indians. For minor league pitcher Cory Burns.

• December 17th:  In a five player deal the Cincinnati Reds traded away pitcher Edinson Volquez, and what was described as three of the clubs "top prospects." For Padres right hander Mat Latos.

• December 21st:  Padres trade catcher Luis Matinez for Rangers right handed pitcher Ryan Kelly.

• December 21st:  The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs have agreed on a trade (pending physicals.) That would send Reds left hander Sean Marshall to the Cubs for left hander Travis Wood, and two Minor Leaguers

• December 22nd: The Nationals went all in on Thursday. Sending four prospects over to the Oakland A's for stud left hander Gio Gonzalez.

• December 28th:  The Redsox have acquired closer Andrew Bailey from the Oakland Athletics. For outfielders Ryan Sweeny, Josh Reddick, and two prospects. Bailey was a two time all star with the A's.

• December 31st:  The San Diego Padres acquired slugger Carlos Quentin from the Whitesox for a left handed, and a right handed pitcher. Right hander Simon Castro and left hander Pedro Hernandez were the key pieces to the puzzle.

• January 1st:  Chicago Whitesox trade pitcher Jason Frasor to the Toronto Blue Jays for two minor leaguers (Myles Jay and Daniel Webb.) 

• January 3rd:  The Baltimore Orioles traded first baseman Brandon Snyder to the Texas Rangers for cash considerations on Tuesday.

• January 3rd:  The Oakland Athletics trade outfielder Jai Miller to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations on Tuesday.

• January 5th:  The Cubs traded pitcher Carlos Zambrano to the Miami Marlins for cash considerations, and former first round pick Chris Volstad.

• January 6th:  San Diego Padres trade first baseman Anthony Rizzo to the Chicago Cubs for Minor League pitcher Zach Cates.

• January 14th:  Seattle Mariners trade right handers Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda to the Yankees for power hitting catcher Jesus Montero.

• January 16th:  Rockies trade Seth Smith to Athletics for right hander Guillermo Moscoso and left hander Josh Outman. 

• January 20th:  Rockies trade newly acquired pitcher Kevin Slowey to Indians for Minor League reliver Zach Putnam

• January 21st:  Redsox trade second baseman Marco Scutaro to Rockies for pitcher Clayton Mortenson.

• January 25th:  Cincinnati Reds trade lefty reliever Jeremy Horst to the Phillies for utility man Wilson Valdez.

• February 6th:  Baltimore Orioles trade starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie to Rockies for pitchers Jason Hammel and Matt Lindstrom.

• February 18th:  The New York Yankees have traded starting pitcher A.J. Burnett to the Pirates for outfielder Exicardo Cayones and relief pitcher Diego Moreno.