UNITED STATES – Outfielders Matt Holiday (Cardinals) and Jason Bay (Red Sox) headline the 120 Major Leaguers who have filed for free agency since the World Series. Also, nearly 60 other potentially eligible players have until Nov. 19 to decide if they will test the free agent market.
John Lackey (Angels), Rich Harden (Cubs), Erik Bedard (Mariners) and Randy Wolf (Dodgers) highlight a bevy of starting pitchers who will be looking for new suitors next season. Other high-profile free agent hurlers includes John Smoltz (Cardinals), J.J. Putz (Mets) and Brett Myers (Phillies).
A slew of big bats will be swinging for the fences in new uniforms next spring. Jermaine Dye (White Sox), Marlon Byrd (Rangers), Vladimir Guerrero (Angels), Hank Blalock (Rangers) and Miguel Tejada (Astros) are just some of the offensive players who have filed for free agency.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FREE AGENTS:
ARIZONA – Doug Davis, lhp; Scott Schoeneweis, lhp; Chad Tracy, 1b.
ATLANTA – Garret Anderson, of; Mike Gonzalez, lhp; Adam LaRoche, 1b; Greg Norton, 1b; Rafael Soriano, rhp.
CHICAGO – Rich Harden, rhp; Reed Johnson, of.
COLORADO – Alan Embree, lhp; Jason Giambi, 1b; Jason Marquis, rhp; Yorvit Torrealba, c.
FLORIDA – Brendan Donnelly, rhp; Nick Johnson, 1b; Ross Gload, 1b-of.
HOUSTON – Aaron Boone, 1b; Darin Erstad, of; Mike Hampton, lhp; LaTroy Hawkins, rhp; Jason Michaels, of; Miguel Tejada, ss.
LOS ANGELES – Brad Ausmus, c; Ronnie Belliard, 2b; Jon Garland, rhp; Orlando Hudson, 2b; Doug Mientkiewicz, 1b; Guillermo Mota, rhp; Eric Milton, lhp; Vicente Padilla, rhp; Jim Thome, 1b; Jeff Weaver, rhp; Randy Wolf, lhp.
MILWAUKEE – Mike Cameron, of; Frank Catalanotto, of; Jason Kendall, c; Felipe Lopez, 2b; Corey Patterson, of.
NEW YORK – Alex Cora, ss; Carlos Delgado, 1b; Ramon Martinez, ss; J.J. Putz, rhp; Brian Schneider, c.
PHILADELPHIA – Miguel Cairo, 2b; Pedro Martinez, rhp; Brett Myers, rhp.
ST. LOUIS – Rick Ankiel, of; Mark De Rosa, 3b; Troy Glaus, 3b; Khalil Greene, ss; Matt Holliday, of; Jason LaRue, c; Joel Pineiro, rhp; John Smoltz, rhp.
SAN DIEGO – Henry Blanco, c; Brian Giles, of.
SAN FRANCISCO – Bobby Howry, rhp; Bengie Molina, c; Brad Penny, rhp; Juan Uribe, 2b; Randy Winn, of.
WASHINGTON – Josh Bard, c; Livan Hernandez, rhp; Austin Kearns, of; Ron Villone, lhp; Dmitri Young, 1b.
AMERICAN LEAGUE FREE AGENTS:
BALTIMORE – Danys Baez, rhp; Mark Hendrickson, lhp; Chad Moeller; c; Melvin Mora, 3b.
BOSTON – Rocco Baldelli, of; Jason Bay, of; Billy Wagner, lhp.
CHICAGO – Ramon Castro, c; Jermaine Dye, of; Scott Podsednik of.
CLEVELAND – Jamey Carroll, 2b; Tomo Ohka, rhp.
DETROIT – Adam Everett, ss; Aubrey Huff, 1b; Placido Polanco, 2b; Fernando Rodney, rhp; Jarrod Washburn, lhp.
KANSAS CITY – Bruce Chen, lhp; Miguel Olivo, c; Jamey Wright, rhp.
LOS ANGELES – Kelvim Escobar, rhp; Chone Figgins, 3b; Vladimir Guerrero, dh; John Lackey, rhp; Darren Oliver, lhp; Robb Quinlan, of.
MINNESOTA – Joe Crede, 3b; Ron Mahay, lhp; Carl Pavano, rhp; Mike Redmond, c.
OAKLAND – Bobby Crosby, 1b; Justin Duchscherer, rhp; Nomar Garciaparra, dh; Adam Kennedy, 3b.
SEATTLE – Miguel Batista, rhp; Erik Bedard, lhp; Adrian Beltre, 3b; Endy Chavez, of; Mike Sweeney, dh.
TAMPA BAY – Chad Bradford, rhp; Troy Percival, rhp; Russ Springer, rhp.
TEXAS – Joaquin Benoit, rhp; Hank Blalock, 1b; Marlon Byrd, of; Eddie Guardado, lhp; Andruw Jones, of; Ivan Rodriguez, c; Omar Vizquel, ss.
TORONTO – John McDonald, ss; Kevin Millar, 1b; Marco Scutaro, ss.
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