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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.
25) Joe Saunders (3 – 3, 3.63 ERA, 23 K’s, 7 G w/ Baltimore) – Orioles
24) Stephen Drew (.25 AVG, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 39 G w/ A’s) – Red Sox
23) Marco Scutaro (.362 AVG, 3 HR, 44 RBI, 61 G w/ Giants) – Giants
22) Cody Ross (.267 AVG, 22 HR, 81 RBI, 130 G) – Red Sox
21) Russell Martin (.211 AVG, 21 HR, 53 RBI, 133 G) – Yankees
20) Torii Hunter (.313 AVG, 16 HR, 92 RBI, 140 G) – Yankees
19) Shaun Marcum (7 – 4, 3.70 ERA, 109 K’s) – Cubs
18) Melky Cabrera (.346 AVG, 11 HR, 60 RBI, 113 G*) – Red Sox (*-Suspended for using PIDs)
17) Rafael Soriano (67 2/3 IN, 42 SV, 2.26 ERA, 69 K’s) – Yankees
16) Ryan Dempster (7 – 3, 5.09 ERA, 70 K’s, 12 G w/ Rangers) – Brewers
15) Adam LaRoche (.271 AVg, 33 HR, 100 RBI, 154 G) – Nationals
14) Mike Napoli (.227 AVG, 24 HR, 56 RBI, 108 G) – Astros
13) David Ortiz (.318 AVG, 23 HR, 60 RBI, 90 G) – Red Sox (Has Re-signed with Boston)
12) Shane Victorino (.245 AVG, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 53 G w/ Dodgers) – Braves
11) Angel Pagan (.288 AVG, 8 HR, 56 RBI, 154 G) – Giants
10) Kyle Lohse (16 – 3 , 2.86 ERA, 143 K’s, 33 G) – Dodgers
9) Hiroki Kuroda (16 – 11, 3.32 ERA, 167 K’s, 33 G) – Yankees
8) Dan Haren (12 – 13, 4.33 ERA, 142 K’s, 30 G0 – Padres
7) Edwin Jackson (10 – 11, 4.03 ERA, 168 K’s 31 G) – Blue Jays
6) Nick Swisher (.272 AVG, 24 HR, 93 RBI, 148 G) – Orioles
5) B.J. Upton (.246 AVG, 28 HR, 78 RBI, 146 G) – Phillies
4) Anibal Sanchez (4 – 6, 3.74 ERA, 57 K’s, 12 G w/ Tigers) – Tigers
3) Michael Bourn (.274 AVG, 9 HR, 57 RBI, 155 G) – Nationals
2) Josh Hamilton (.285 AVG, 43 HR, 128 RBI, 148 G) – Rangers
1) Zack Greinke (6 – 2, 3.53 ERA, 78 K’s, 13 G w/ Angels) – Angels
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.
Thanks to MLBTraderumors.com for their list.
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