Minor League Free Agents

[Spitball]

Anyone see another Josh Hamilton or Jared Burton on this list???

Minor League Free Agents

Posted Nov. 2, 2007 2:39 pm by Matt Eddy
Filed under: Transactions

The following 602 players were declared free agents following the 2007 season, as provided by Major League Baseball.

Arizona Diamondbacks (12)
Righthanders: Jeff Bajenaru, D.J. Carrasco, Chad Harville, Donald Julio, Mike Schultz
Lefthander: Hipolito Guerrero
Catcher: Mark Johnson
Third baseman: Mayo Santana
Shortstops: Matt Erickson, Ronnie Merrill
Outfielders: Jarred Ball, Rich Thompson

Atlanta Braves (15)
Righthanders: Ryan Baerlocher, Buddy Hernandez, Trey Hodges, Jose Santiago, Wes Wilkerson
Lefthander: Rheal Cormier
Catchers: Iker Franco, Fernando Lunar, Carlos Mendez, Corky Miller, Ray Serrano
Outfielders: Larry Bigbie, Josh Burrus, Doug Clark, J.D. Roberts

Baltimore Orioles (33)
Righthanders: Derek Barrows, Francis Beltran, Rosman Garcia, Steve Green, Beau Hale, Tim Kester, Andy Mitchell, Victor Moreno, Cory Morris, Sendy Rleal, Orlando Roman, Felix Romero
Lefthanders: Oscar Alvarez, Carlos Perez, Richard Salazar, Chris Waters
Catchers: Gustavo Molina, Eli Whiteside
First baseman: Luis Jimenez
Second basemen: Cesar Crespo, Pete Maestrales
Third basemen: Bryan Bass, Mike Cervenak, Doug Reinhardt, Terry Tiffee
Shortstops: Bo Hart, Oscar Salazar
Outfielders: Matt Cepicky, Jason Dubois, Jason Fransz, Luis Montanez, Arturo Rivas, Ruddy Yan

Boston Red Sox (18)
Righthanders: Carlos Almanzar, John Barnes, Mike Burns, Felix Diaz, Jeff Farnsworth, Travis Hughes, T.J. Nall
Lefthander: Adam Cox
Catcher: Salvador Paniagua
First baseman: Jeff Bailey
Second basemen: Joe McEwing, Bobby Scales, Junior Spivey
Shortstops: Tony Granadillo, Ed Rogers
Outfielders: Brad Correll, Steve Garrabrants, Cory Keylor

Chicago Cubs (10)
Righthanders: Federico Baez, Cory Bailey, Ben Howard, Mike Nannini, John Webb
Lefthander: Ryan O’Malley
Catcher: Mike Mahoney
Second baseman: Gary Cates
Shortstop: John Nelson
Outfielder: Jorge Cortes

Chicago White Sox (33)
Righthanders: Ryan Bukvich, Jason Childers, Josh Fields, Vladimir Nunez, Jake Robbins, Eduardo Sierra, Geurys Trinidad, John Wesley
Lefthanders: Tim Bittner, Nikolas Lubisich, Corwin Malone, Paulino Reynoso, Joe Torres, Ryan Wing
Catchers: Jeremy Frost, Wiki Gonzalez, Ryan Smith
First basemen: Casey Rogowski, Earl Snyder
Second baseman: Jason Bourgeois
Shortstops: Victor Mercedes, Kenny Perez, Tomas Perez, Luis Sierra
Outfielders: Cory Aldridge, Shawn Garrett, Archie Gilbert, Kenny Kelly, Alex Sanchez, Adam Shabala, Sean Smith, Craig Wilson, Ernie Young

Cincinnati Reds (14)
Righthanders: Rick Asadoorian, Carlos Bohorquez, Dan Denham, Steven Kelly, Elizardo Ramirez, Dushan Ruzic
Catchers: Jean Boscan, Miguel Perez
First baseman: Jesse Gutierrez
Shortstops: Jeff Bannon, Caonabo Cosme, Aaron Herr, Anderson Machado
Outfielder: Marland Williams

Cleveland Indians (16)
Righthanders: Bobby Brownlie, Jake Dittler, Mike Koplove, Cliff Politte, Jim Ed Warden
Lefthanders: Eric Dubose, Mariano Gomez
Catcher: Mike Rose
Second basemen: Trent Durrington, Argenis Reyes
Third baseman: Keith Ginter
Shortstops: Rodney Choy Foo, Anthony Medrano, Mike Rouse
Outfielders: Dennis Malave, Jonathan Van Every

Colorado Rockies (16)
Righthanders: Jonathan Asahina, Jentry Beckstead, Gerardo Casadiego, Zach McClellan, Sandy Nin, Jud Songster, Todd Williams, Rob Zimmermann
Lefthanders: Mike Gallo, Kevin Walker
Catchers: Tommy Duenas, Nelson Robledo, Tino Sanchez
First baseman: Aaron Rifkin
Third baseman: Jolbert Cabrera
Shortstop: Tim Olson

Detroit Tigers (22)
Righthanders: Ron Chiavacci, Jeremy Johnson, Jason Karnuth, Anastacio Martinez, Alan Mills, Dennis Tankersley
Lefthanders: Jon Connolly, Vic Darensbourg, Jeremy Lewis, Jose Ortiz, Ian Ostlund, Gustavo Salcedo
Catchers: Ciro Caldera, Joel Roa, Dane Sardinha, Steve Torrealba
Second baseman: Kevin Hooper
Shortstop: Henry Mateo
Outfielders: David Espinosa, Jackson Melian, Ovandy Suero, Andres Torres

Florida Marlins (26)
Righthanders: Kenny Baugh, Roy Corcoran, Rich Dorman, Jeff Fulchino, Wes Obermueller, Eddy Rodriguez, Jimmy Serrano, Jesus Silva, Scott Tyler
Lefthanders: Chris George, Ben Julianel, Wes Letson, Blake McGinley
Catcher: Sandy Martinez
First basemen: John Gall, Valentino Pascucci, Todd Sears
Second baseman: Frank Moore
Third baseman: Scott Seabol
Shortstops: John Labandeira, John Raburn, Eric Riggs, Rex Rundgren
Outfielders: Chris Ashby, Joe Borchard, Angel Molina

Houston Astros (24)
Righthanders: Brian Gordon, Tim Lavigne, German Melendez, Josh Miller, Chan Ho Park, Jose Rodriguez, Levi Romero, Matt Sweeney, Ronnie Ventura
Lefthanders: Philip Barzilla, Enyelbert Soto
Catchers: Danny Fatheree, Hector Gimenez
First baseman: Michael Johnson
Second basemen: Brooks Conrad, Jesse Garcia, Drew Saylor
Shortstops: Osvaldo Fernando, Danny Klassen
Outfielders: Francisco Caraballo, Tim Raines, Michael Rodriguez, Ray Sadler, Barry Wesson

Kansas City Royals (22)
Righthanders: Zach Day, Roberto Giron, Ben Hendrickson, David Humen, Arthur Santos, Jim Wladyka
Lefthanders: Juan Cedeno, Michael Connolly
First baseman: Jeff Eure
Second baseman: Richard Lewis
Third basemen: Luis Castillo, Jeff Nettles
Shortstops: Andres Blanco, Jose Santos, Derek Wathan
Outfielders: Jeremy Cleveland, Adam Greenberg, Onil Joseph, Rubi Koko, Alexis Marte, Bill McCarthy, Jorge Padilla

Los Angeles Angels (20)
Righthanders: Henry Bonilla, Robert Coello, Marcus Gwyn, Matt Hensley, Pedro Liriano, Warner Madrigal, Alex McRobbie, Alex Serrano, Steven Shell
Lefthander: Jonathon Rouwenhorst
Catchers: Cody Collet, Corey Myers
First basemen: Michael Collins, Mike Eylward
Second basemen: Adam Morrissey, Steven Smith
Shortstop: Gary Patchett
Outfielders: Tommy Murphy, Greg Porter, Curtis Pride

Los Angeles Dodgers (18)
Righthanders: Rick Bauer, Jose Diaz, Chris Fussell, William Juarez, Spike Lundberg, Alvis Ojeda, Raul Rivas
Lefthanders: Eric Cyr, Luis Gonzalez, Matt Riley
Catchers: Alberto Concepcion, Ken Huckaby, Octavio Martinez, Chad Moeller
Second baseman: Luis Maza
Third baseman: Marshall McDougall
Outfielders: Rapheal Freeman, Wilkin Ruan

Milwaukee Brewers (10)
Righthanders: R.A. Dickey, Vince Perkins, Corey Thurman, Alec Zumwalt
Lefthanders: Lindsay Gulin, Adam Pettyjohn
First baseman: Andy Abad
Shortstop: Chris Barnwell
Outfielders: Jose Macias, Charles Thomas

Minnesota Twins (12)
Righthanders: Brad Baker, Brian Bass, Tristan Crawford, Angel Garcia, Jerome Williams
Lefthander: Dave Gassner
First baseman: Ken Harvey
Second baseman: Felix Molina
Third baseman: Glenn Williams
Shortstop: Gil Velazquez
Outfielders: Matt Allegra, Trent Oeltjen

New York Mets (26)
Righthanders: Joe Hietpas, Brian Lawrence, Clint Nageotte, Marcelo Perez, Corey Ragsdale, Jose Santiago
Lefthanders: Ricardo Morales, Raul Valdes
Catchers: Edwards Guzman, Jose Reyes
First baseman: Andy Tracy
Second basemen: J.E. Cruz, Jake Gautreau
Third basemen: Brett Harper, Vince Harrison, Fernando Tatis
Shortstops: Jason Alfaro, Wilson Batista, Mark Kiger
Outfielders: Ender Chavez, Ambiorix Concepcion, Elvis Cruz, Jesus Feliciano, Chad Hermansen, Luis Matos, Miguel Negron

New York Yankees (22)
Righthanders: Chris Farley, Scott Patterson, Justin Pope, Ferdin Tejeda
Lefthanders: Ben Kozlowski, Charlie Manning
Catchers: Alan Atacho, Ben Blumenthal, Jason Brown, Raul Chavez, Omir Santos
First baseman: Erubiel Durazo
Second baseman: Juan Francia
Third basemen: Mike Kinkade, Carlos Mendoza
Shortstops: Andy Cannizaro, Angel Chavez
Outfielders: Jose Cruz, Rudy Guillen, Noah Hall, Kevin Reese, Jamal Strong

Oakland Athletics (20)
Righthanders: Kevin Deaton, Scott Dunn, Mike Flannery, Travis Foley, Julio Manon, Jeff Muessig, Luis Ramirez, Adam Thomas
Lefthanders: Mike Bumatay, Ron Flores
Catchers: J.D. Closser, Casey Myers
First baseman: Jason Stokes
Second baseman: Lou Merloni
Shortstops: Antonio Perez, Francisco Tirado, Vince Faison, Luis Perez, Jorge Piedra, Jose Pineda

Philadelphia Phillies (33)
Righthanders: Ryan Cameron, Matt Childers, Julio de la Cruz, Landon Jacobsen, Gary Knotts, Tim McClaskey, Bubba Nelson, Chris Rojas, Brian Sanches, Heath Totten, Charles Weatherby, Jason Wylie
Lefthanders: Eude Brito, Allen Davis, Chris Key, Luis Villarreal, Cory Willey
Catchers: Jason Hill, Dusty Wathan
First basemen: Gary Burnham, John Urick
Second basemen: Carlos Leon, Peeter Ramos
Third basemen: Joey Hammond, Brennan King
Shortstops: Gookie Dawkins, Danny Sandoval
Outfielders: Shaun Boyd, Nic Jackson, Greg Jacobs, Matt Padgett, Jim Rushford, Pedro Swann

Pittsburgh Pirates (37)
Righthanders: Richard Acosta, Basilio Alvarez, Kip Bouknight, Dewon Brazelton, Mark Corey, Felipe Garcia, Kevin Gryboski, Jose Paniagua, Matt Peterson, Bret Prinz, Jason Roach, Luis Valdez, John Wasdin
Lefthander: Michael Tejera
Catchers: Einar Diaz, Omar Falcon, Denny Nino, Dave Parrish, Brian Peterson, Danilo Sanchez
Third basemen: Yurendell de Caster, Russ Johnson, Tripper Johnson, Luis Ordaz, Chris Truby
Shortstops: Brandon Chaves, Javier Guzman, Jose Hernandez
Outfielders: Chris Aguila, Peter Bergeron, Vic Buttler, Ron Davenport, Alex Fernandez, Matt Meath, Jonel Pacheco, Brett Roneberg, Michael Ryan

St. Louis Cardinals (13)
Righthanders: Hugo Castellanos, Chris Russ, Julio Sanchez, Mike Smith
Lefthanders: Troy Cate, Chris Narveson, Mike Venafro
Catchers: Danny Ardoin, Ryan Christianson, Brian Esposito
First baseman: Tagg Bozied
Third baseman: Juan Richardson
Shortstop: Rico Washington

San Diego Padres (18)
Righthanders: Paul Abraham, Aaron Rakers, Jonathan Searles, Mike Thompson, Steve Watkins
Lefthanders: Frank Brooks, Adrian Burnside, Shawn Estes, Casey Fossum, Arturo Lopez
Catchers: Todd Greene, Justin Hatcher
First baseman: Brett Bonvechio
Second baseman: Frank Menechino
Third baseman: Royce Huffman
Shortstops: Luis Cruz, Jon Schemmel
Outfielder: Yordany Ramirez

San Francisco Giants (20)
Righthanders: Jesse Foppert, Dan Giese, Carlos Hines, Sun Woo Kim, Matt Kinney
Lefthanders: Ricardo Rincon, Jason Waddell
Catchers: Stephen Holm, Justin Knoedler
First basemen: Lance Niekro, Randy Ruiz, Tyler Von Schell
Second basemen: William Bergolla, Derin McMains, Lorenzo Mercado
Third basemen: Julio Cordido, Justin Leone
Shortstops: Tomas de la Rosa, Ivan Ochoa
Outfielder: Carlos Sosa

Seattle Mariners (14)
Righthanders: Cibney Bello, Ivan Blanco, Juan Done, Justin Lehr, Roman Martinez, Juan Sandoval
Lefthander: Brad Thomas
Catchers: Craig Hurba, Luis Oliveros, Rene Rivera
Shortstops: Jesus Guzman, Jesus Merchan
Outfielders: Brandon McConnell, Prentice Redman

Tampa Bay Devil Rays (16)
Righthanders: Steve Andrade, Eddie de la Cruz, Richard de los Santos, Tony Peguero, Doug Waechter
Lefthanders: Jonathan Beltre, Brian Shackelford
Catchers: Michel Hernandez, Josh Johnson
Second baseman: Brent Butler
Third baseman: Aaron Sisk
Outfielders: Erold Andrus, Brooks Badeaux, Jeremy Owens, Chris Richard, Jon Weber

Texas Rangers (17)
Righthanders: Ezequiel Astacio, Chris Baker, Michael Bumstead, Ken Chenard, Franklyn German, Luther Hackman, Alfredo Simon, Jorge Vasquez
Lefthanders: Ryan Knippschild, Robert Lee, Scott Rice, Randy Williams
Catchers: Reece Creswell, Salomon Manriquez
Shortstop: Dave Matranga
Outfielders: Anthony Webster, Kevin West

Toronto Blue Jays (20)
Righthanders: Yesson Berroa, Lee Gronkiewicz, Yusaku Iriki, Beau Kemp, Pat Mahomes, Blaine Neal, Javier Nieves, Ismael Ramirez, Jeremy Zick,
Lefthanders: Jo Matumoto, Scott Sauerbeck
Catcher: Chris Haupt
First baseman: Kevin Barker
Third basemen: Rob Cosby, John Hattig
Shortstop: Manny Mayorson
Outfielders: Luke Hetherington, Chad Mottola, Yuber Rodriguez, Mike Vento

Washington Nationals (25)
Righthanders: Eddy Baeza, Hector Carrasco, Noel de Leon, Daniel Foli, Josh Hall, Jim Magrane, Edward Valdez, Rafael Vargas
Lefthanders: Brandon Claussen, Mike Hinckley, Chris Michalak
Catchers: Juan Brito, Brandon Harper
Second basemen: Brent Abernathy, Dan Dement, Greg Thissen
Third baseman: Tony Blanco
Shortstops: Manny Alexander, Melvin Dorta, Felix Fermin, Marcos Yepez
Outfielders: Frank Diaz, Tyrell Godwin, George Lombard, Abraham Nunez

[PuffyPig]

Of course, Hamilton and Burton weren't minor league free agents.

[cincinnati chili]

Originally Posted by PuffyPig

Of course, Hamilton and Burton weren't minor league free agents.

But Carlos Pena was. And last year, he had the best season in the history of the Tampa franchise, and had a better offensive year than any Red has had (in my opinion) since Joe Morgan in the 1970's.

A franchise like Cincinnati needs to make better use of these low-risk bets.

One guy on Spitball's list stands out above all others. I would sign this guy without hesitation, without a medical evaluation, without anything. He's never gotten above Double-A, having been buried in the Indpendent Leagues and then the Yankees system.

I'm speaking of Scott Patterson, rhp (Yankees).

Find four other guys like him, and you'll be able to put together a good bullpen at the major league minimum, the same way the Angels did in 2002. That sort of thing leaves plenty of money to gobble up players in other areas.

Other guys on the list worthy of a minor league contract with major league incentives, if healthy:

Larry Bigbie (Braves)
Jesse Foppert (Giants)

and to keep the clubhouse loose: Chris Farley (Yankees)

[kheidg-]

There are 3 in depth threads about this in the Minor League talk area.

[macro]

Originally Posted by kheidg-

There are 3 in depth threads about this in the Minor League talk area.

Point taken. Let's continue this one over there...

[fearofpopvol1]

Reds should go after this stud: Chris Michalak

[Jpup]

I wouldn't mind taking a chance on Chan Ho Park if he is healthy and is willing to pitch in relief. He pitched very well in the WBC as a closer.

[redsfan4445]

Originally Posted by Jpup

I wouldn't mind taking a chance on Chan Ho Park if he is healthy and is willing to pitch in relief. He pitched very well in the WBC as a closer.

Dodgers signed him and im glad.. dont want him at GABP!