Saturday, January 21, 2006

10 Free Agents Still Out There Who Could Help Your Team

10 Felix Heredia - The six fingered man might not have had a good season since '03 but if you put his last two years down to the 'New York spotlight effect' then someone might be able to land themselves a handy lefty reliever for a song.

9 Felix Rodriguez - It seems like he's been around forever but he'll be 34 this year and while last year wasn't too inspiring, it could easily prove to be a blip.

8 Willie Harris - A steady lefty bat, great speed and defensive versatility. How could he not help someone?

7 Terrence Long - Able to play anywhere in the outfield and play them well. Add to that decent speed and a good disciplined lefty stroke that has seen him hit double digits in homers consistently. I still think he'd be a great fit in Yankee Stadium.

6 Erubiel Durazo - He doesn't have the power to be a full time player but his .381 career OBP isn't too shabby. He would offer a good bat off the bench, bit of extra depth but how much money would he ask for?

5 Shigetoshi Hasegawa - Why is it when good players have one great year and then go back to being good that people think that they're not good anymore? In my book he's still one of the better middle relievers around.

4 Scott Hatteberg - Personally I think he is greatly overrated but you can't deny he makes pitchers work. Plays a solid first base and can be an emergency catcher and should be a very good pinch hitter.

3 Alex Gonzalez (the one who played for Florida) - Quality, quality glove man. He could help solidify any infield. Sure he strikes out way too much and a career .291 OBP is rubbish but you don't win World Series without good defence.

2 Wade Miller - He's been hit with the injury bug but he is undoubtedly a great pitcher when healthy and someone will take a chance on him. If he can stay healthy he's easily good for 15 wins...if he can stay healthy.

1 Bengie Molina - If I were to put together my top team of ballplayers right now, Bengie Molina would be my pick to catch. Absolutely outstanding defensively and good for double digits in home runs at the bottom of the order. I can't think of many teams who wouldn't recieve an upgrade behind the dish if he were signed but then I could gush about this guy ages.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You made a mistake... surely jeff weaver is supposed to be in there somwhere?