This years free agents....Predictions: where will they sign?

[poopdungbeatle]

Dodgers need Dunn. Dodgers have a pretty good BA for a team. People get on base, they just need that big banger in the lineup to bring them home. Dunn can provide that!

[os_gamejunkie]

Man this FA class stinks. I take stab at a couple.

Carlos Zambrano - I think the Cubs will re-sign him unless the Mets just unload an obscene amount of money. As a Cubs fan, all thoses losses might be getting to him too though.

Ichiro - Boston. Don't ask me where they'll get the money, but I think they'll dump Drew, Pena and Lugo to someone else to help pay for him. Imagine Ichiro and Youkilis in front of Ortiz and Manny.

Abreu - Houston. I have absolutely no reason why. I just see him returning to the team that drafted him, and they could use at the top of their order.

Jones - Toughest to call. I'll take the Cardinals. They need to replace Edmonds and Pujols won't like being sandwhiched between Spezieo and Duncan again.

[firemanx]

1. John Smoltz (41) (braves)
2. Carlos Zambrano (27) (Mets or Cardinals)
3. Joe Nathan (33) (Yankees)
4. Mariano Rivera (38) (retire)
5. Jorge Posada (36) (yankees)
6. Curt Schilling (41) (Bosux)
7. Bobby Abreu (34) (Mets)
8. Ichiro Suzuki (34) (Yankees)
9. Andruw Jones (31) (Baltimore or Angels)
10. Carlos Guillen (32) (Tigers)
11. Jeff Kent (40) (retire)
12. Mike Lowell (34) (Twins)
13. Jason Jennings (29) (Dodgers)
14. Jake Westbrook (30) (Reds)
15. Ivan Rodriguez (36) (Tigers)
16. Freddy Garcia (32) (retire)
17. Kenny Rogers (43) (Houston)
18. Torii Hunter (32) (Yankees or Texas)
19. Jason Isringhausen (35) (Cards)
20. Omar Vizquel (41) (retire)
21. Marcus Giles (30) (SD or LA)
22. Eric Byrnes (32) (SD or Atlanta)
23. Paul Lo Duca (36) (Cubs)
24. Bob Wickman (39) (Cincinatti)
25. Corey Patterson (28) (Seattle)
26. Adam Dunn (28) (Minn, Anaheim, or LA)
27. Scott Linebrink (31) (Boston or Yankees)
28. Michael Barrett (31) (SD)
29. Milton Bradley (30) (Oakland or Seattle)
30. Jon Lieber (38) (Texas)
31. David Eckstein (33) (Kansas City)
32. Aaron Rowand (30) (Chicago Whitesox)
33. Juan Uribe (29) (Minn or Cleveland)
34. Bartolo Colon (35) (Tampa Bay or Cincinati)

[jfg]

I'll take a stab at a few

1. John Smoltz (41)- Braves
2. Carlos Zambrano (27)- Cubs
3. Joe Nathan (33)- Yankees if Mariano retires otherwise Cubs
4. Mariano Rivera (38)- Retire? If not Yankees.
5. Jorge Posada (36)- Yankees
6. Curt Schilling (41)- Retire
7. Bobby Abreu (34)- Red Sox
8. Ichiro Suzuki (34)- Yankees
9. Andruw Jones (31)- Braves
10. Carlos Guillen (32)- Tigers
15. Ivan Rodriguez (36)- Rangers
18. Torii Hunter (32)- Twins
19. Jason Isringhausen (35)- Cardinals
24. Bob Wickman (39)- Giants
26. Adam Dunn (28)- Angels
27. Scott Linebrink (31)- Braves
28. Michael Barrett (31)- Padres
34. Bartolo Colon (35)- Yankees

[OneLoveBoomer]

I'm betting Suzuki --> CWS

[deerayfan072]

34. Bartolo Colon (Tampa Bay or Cincinati)

He will not be coming to Tampa, we dont need Fatolo blocking any of our prospects

[deerayfan072]

27. Scott Linebrink (31) Devil Rays

Yea, i would love that

[acsguitar]

This is fun!

1. John Smoltz (41) (Braves)
2. Carlos Zambrano (27) (Cardinals)
3. Joe Nathan (33) (TWINS)
4. Mariano Rivera (38) (Yankees)
5. Jorge Posada (36) (Yankees)
6. Curt Schilling (41) (Red Sox)
7. Bobby Abreu (34) (Toronto)
8. Ichiro Suzuki (34) (Red Sox)
9. Andruw Jones (31) (Yankees)
10. Carlos Guillen (32) (White Sox)
11. Jeff Kent (40) (Old Age Home)
12. Mike Lowell (34) (White Sox)
13. Jason Jennings (29) (Rockies)
14. Jake Westbrook (30) (Padres)
15. Ivan Rodriguez (36) (A's)
16. Freddy Garcia (32) (Cubs)
17. Kenny Rogers (43) (Detroit)
18. Torii Hunter (32) (White Sox)
19. Jason Isringhausen (35) (A's)
20. Omar Vizquel (41) (Cleveland)
21. Marcus Giles (30) (San Diego)
22. Eric Byrnes (32) (Diamondbacks)
23. Paul Lo Duca (36) (Mets)
24. Bob Wickman (39) (Retires)
25. Corey Patterson (28) (yankees)
26. Adam Dunn (28) (Giants)
27. Scott Linebrink (31) (Yankees)
28. Michael Barrett (31) (A's)
29. Milton Bradley (30) (Cal State Correctional Facility)
30. Jon Lieber (38) (Tampa Bay)
31. David Eckstein (33) (St. Louis)
32. Aaron Rowand (30) (Chicago white Sox)
33. Juan Uribe (29) (Boston)
34. Bartolo Colon (35) (Dodgers)

[FalcoAtL]

7. Bobby Abreu (34) (Toronto)

The Jays already have 4 OFers. Johnson, Wells, Rios, Lind. no reason to add another one with a big contract.

8. Ichiro Suzuki (34) (Red Sox)

The Sox also have a ton of OFers. Manny, Drew, Crisp, Pena and they also have Ellbury, their top positional prospect, sitting in Triple A.

15. Ivan Rodriguez (36) (A's)

Kendall has 2 more years and they already have Suzuki on his way up. I highly doubt this!

[samjerky]

Hey ACS you and I think alike at least when it comes to the Dodgers. While they need a bat, their farm system is very deep and the young guys have proven that they can replace the vets well. So while I think they need a big bat, I don't think they're going to want to pay for it, and they have a lot of competition. On the other hand, their pitching staff gets a lot more credit than it deserves, in that Schmidt is a real question mark now and since they have to pull all these other guys into the rotation as a result (Kuo, Billingsley), they have a paper thin bullpen, what with Saito on a one-year contract. If Broxton takes over as closer, you've got Hendrickson as setup man, and your seventh-inning guy is Tomko?

So I agree they go after a starter to put one of their high-K low-reliability guys (Kuo, Billingsley) back into an MR role.