50-26
Last week, MLB Trade Rumors came out with the top 50 free agents for the 2013 season. Here they are with their 2012 stat line and what they believe to be a good fit for that player. This doesn’t mean those are the teams that these players will go to, it’s only a prediction.
50) Jeremy Affeldt (63 1/3 IP, 57 K’s, 2.70 ERA) – Giants
49) Eric Chavez (.281 AVG, 16 HR, 37 RBI, 113 G) – Yankees
48) Jeremy Guthrie (5 – 3, 3.16 ERA, 56 K’s, 14 G w/ Royals) – Pirates
47) Sean Burnett (56 2/3 IP, 57 K’s, 2.38 ERA) – Cardinals
46) Scott Baker (8 – 6, 3.14 ERA, 123 K’s) – Twins
45) Jonathan Broxton (22 1/3 IP, 20 K’s, 2.82 ERA, 25 G w/ Reds) – Rangers
44) Jose Valverde (69 IP, 39 SV, 48 K’s, 3.78 ERA) – Reds
43) Andy Pettitte (5 – 4, 2.87 ERA, 69 K’s, 12 G) – Yankees
42) Mike Adams (52 1/3 IP, 45 K’s, 3.27 ERA) – Phillies
41) Jeff Keppinger (.325 AVG, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 115 G) – Orioles
40) Ichiro Suzuki (.322 AVG, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 67 G) – Rays
39) Mariano Rivera (Injured after 9 appearances) – Yankees
38) Joel Peralta (67 IP, 84 K’s, 3.63 ERA) – Mets
37) Joakim Soria (60 1/3 IP, 28 SV, 60 K’s, 4.03 ERA) – Royals
36) Ryan Madson (60 2/3 IP, 32 SV, 62 K’s, 2.37 ERA) – Tigers
35) Koji Uehara (36 IP, 43 K’s, 1.75 ERA) – Dodgers
34) Kyuji Fujikawa (47 2/3 IP, 58 K’s, 1.32 ERA, all in Japan) – Angels
33) Jason Grilli (58 2/3 IP, 90 K’s, 2.91 ERA) – Brewers
32) Brandon McCarthy (8 – 6, 3.24 ERA, 73 K’s) – Athletics
31) Joe Blanton (2 – 4, 4.99 ERA, 51 K’s, 10 G w/ Dodgers) – Twins
30) A.J. Pierzynski (.278 ERA, 27 HR, 77 RBI, 135 G) – Rangers
29) Carlos Villanueva (7 – 7, 4.16 ERA, 122 K’s) – Royals
28) Francisco Liriano (3 – 2, 5.40 ERA, 58 K’s, 12 G w/ White Sox) – Red Sox
27) Kevin Youkilis (.236 AVG, 15 HR, 46 RBI, 80 G w/ White Sox) – Phillies
26) Ryan Ludwick (.275 AVG, 26 HR, 80 RBI, 125 G) – Reds
If you’re a Pirates fan, you can take most of these names off of your list. Either their asking price will be too high or they, like too many before them, simply do not want to come. However, Neil Huntington could very well pull off another AJ Burnett-like deal to get a quality player here. Stay tuned.
Players 25-1 will be released on Wednesday
Thanks to MLBTraderumors.com for their list.
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