Under a recent agreement, players no longer need to file for free agency. Rather, free agency-eligible players automatically became free agents as soon as the World Series ended. The MLBPA wasted absolutely no time last night telling us who those players are, issuing a press release while the Giants were still jumping around on the field (see the list of all the players below). There will be others who join the list, of course, as arbitration-eligible players are non-tendered and stuff like that happens.
Teams have only a five-day exclusive negotiating period, down from the 15 days of years past, so there won’t be much time to breathe before the hot stove news starts up hot and heavy. Lucky for you none of us here at HBT have lives, so we’ll be on the news and rumors like white on rice. Make sure to keep an HBT window up at all times between now and, oh, February, because we’ll have the latest stuff up faster than just about anyone.
Here are the free agent-eligibles. Some of them — like Bronson Arroyo, for example — have options and may be off the list soon. Most of them, however, will be coming to a new team near you in the next several months.
| Troy Glaus | 1B | Braves |
| Eric Hinske | OF | Braves |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | Braves |
| Kris Benson | P | Diamondbacks |
| Mike Hampton | P | Diamondbacks |
| Aaron Heilman | P | Diamondbacks |
| Rodrigo Lopez | P | Diamondbacks |
| Brandon Webb | P | Diamondbacks |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | Orioles |
| Julio Lugo | 2B | Orioles |
| Kevin Millwood | P | Orioles |
| Corey Patterson | OF | Orioles |
| Koji Uehara | P | Orioles |
| Ty Wigginton | 1B | Orioles |
| Mike Lowell | 1B | Red Sox |
| Victor Martinez | C | Red Sox |
| Jason Varitek | C | Red Sox |
| Xavier Nady | OF | Cubs |
| Willie Bloomquist | OF | Reds |
| Miguel Cairo | 3B | Reds |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | Reds |
| Michael Lincoln | P | Reds |
| Arthur Rhodes | P | Reds |
| Ramon Hernandez | C | Reds |
| Russ Springer | P | Reds |
| Joe Beimel | P | Rockies |
| Jorge de la Rosa | P | Rockies |
| Octavio Dotel | P | Rockies |
| Jason Giambi | 1B | Rockies |
| Melvin Mora | 3B | Rockies |
| Jay Payton | OF | Rockies |
| Freddy Garcia | P | White Sox |
| Andruw Jones | OF | White Sox |
| Paul Konerko | 1B | White Sox |
| Mark Kotsay | DH | White Sox |
| A.J. Pierzynski | C | White Sox |
| J.J. Putz | P | White Sox |
| Omar Vizquel | 3B | White Sox |
| Jeremy Bonderman | P | Tigers |
| Johnny Damon | DH | Tigers |
| Gerald Laird | C | Tigers |
| Magglio Ordonez | OF | Tigers |
| Bobby Seay | P | Tigers |
| Will Ohman | P | Marlins |
| Jorge Sosa | P | Marlins |
| Chad Tracy | 3B | Marlins |
| Geoff Blum | SS | Astros |
| Brian Moehler | P | Astros |
| Bruce Chen | P | Royals |
| Hideki Matsui | DH | Angels |
| Scot Shields | P | Angels |
| Brad Ausmus | C | Dodgers |
| Rod Barajas | C | Dodgers |
| Jay Gibbons | OF | Dodgers |
| Reed Johnson | OF | Dodgers |
| Hiroki Kuroda | P | Dodgers |
| Vicente Padilla | P | Dodgers |
| Manny Ramirez | OF | White Sox |
| Jeff Weaver | P | Dodgers |
| David Bush | P | Brewers |
| Chris Capuano | P | Brewers |
| Craig Counsell | SS | Brewers |
| Jesse Crain | P | Twins |
| Randy Flores | P | Twins |
| Brian Fuentes | P | Twins |
| Matt Guerrier | P | Twins |
| Orlando Hudson | 2B | Twins |
| Ron Mahay | P | Twins |
| Carl Pavano | P | Twins |
| Nick Punto | 3B | Twins |
| Jon Rauch | P | Twins |
| Jim Thome | DH | Twins |
| Henry Blanco | C | Mets |
| Elmer Dessens | P | Mets |
| Kelvim Escobar | P | Mets |
| Pedro Feliciano | P | Mets |
| Fernando Tatis | 1B | Mets |
| Lance Berkman | 1B | Yankees |
| Derek Jeter | SS | Yankees |
| Nick Johnson | 1B | Yankees |
| Austin Kearns | OF | Yankees |
| Chad Moeller | C | Yankees |
| Andy Pettitte | P | Yankees |
| Mariano Rivera | P | Yankees |
| Marcus Thames | OF | Yankees |
| Javier Vazquez | P | Yankees |
| Kerry Wood | P | Yankees |
| Justin Duchscherer | P | Athletics |
| Ben Sheets | P | Athletics |
| Jose Contreras | P | Phillies |
| Chad Durbin | P | Phillies |
| J.C. Romero | P | Phillies |
| Mike Sweeney | DH | Phillies |
| Jayson Werth | OF | Phillies |
| Chan Ho Park | P | Pirates |
| David Eckstein | 2B | Padres |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | SS | Padres |
| Matt Stairs | OF | Padres |
| Miguel Tejada | 3B | Padres |
| Yorvit Torrealba | C | Padres |
| Kevin Correia | P | Padres |
| Josh Bard | C | Mariners |
| Chris Woodward | SS | Mariners |
| Jamey Wright | P | Mariners |
| Pat Burrell | OF | Giants |
| Jose Guillen | DH | Giants |
| Aubrey Huff | 1B | Giants |
| Guillermo Mota | P | Giants |
| Juan Uribe | SS | Giants |
| Pedro Feliz | 3B | Cardinals |
| Jason LaRue | C | Cardinals |
| Mike MacDougal | P | Cardinals |
| Aaron Miles | 2B | Cardinals |
| Brad Penny | P | Cardinals |
| Dennys Reyes | P | Cardinals |
| Jeff Suppan | P | Cardinals |
| Jake Westbrook | P | Cardinals |
| Randy Winn | OF | Cardinals |
| Rocco Baldelli | OF | Rays |
| Grant Balfour | P | Rays |
| Joaquin Benoit | P | Rays |
| Randy Choate | P | Rays |
| Carl Crawford | OF | Rays |
| Brad Hawpe | OF | Rays |
| Gabe Kapler | OF | Rays |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | Rays |
| Chad Qualls | P | Rays |
| Rafael Soriano | P | Rays |
| Jorge Cantu | 3B | Rangers |
| Frank Francisco | P | Rangers |
| Cristian Guzman | 2B | Rangers |
| Cliff Lee | P | Rangers |
| Bengie Molina | C | Rangers |
| Matt Treanor | C | Rangers |
| John Buck | C | Blue Jays |
| Scott Downs | P | Blue Jays |
| Jason Frasor | P | Blue Jays |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | Blue Jays |
| Miguel Batista | P | Nationals |
| Adam Dunn | 1B | Nationals |
| Willie Harris | OF | Nationals |
| Kevin Mench | OF | Nationals |
| Rick Ankiel | OF | Braves |
| Kyle Farnsworth | P | Braves |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | Braves |
| Omar Infante | 2B | Braves |
| Adam LaRoche | 1B | Diamondbacks |
| Mark Hendrickson | P | Orioles |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | Red Sox |
| Bill Hall | OF | Red Sox |
| Felipe Lopez | 3B | Red Sox |
| David Ortiz | DH | Red Sox |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3B | Cubs |
| Bronson Arroyo | RHP | Reds |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | Reds |
| Aaron Harang | P | Reds |
| Jeff Francis | P | Rockies |
| Miguel Olivo | C | Rockies |
| Jhonny Peralta | 3B | Tigers |
| Scott Podsednik | OF | Dodgers |
| Doug Davis | P | Brewers |
| Trevor Hoffman | P | Brewers |
| Gregg Zaun | C | Brewers |
| Jose Reyes | SS | Mets |
| Eric Chavez | DH | Athletics |
| Coco Crisp | OF | Athletics |
| Mark Ellis | 2B | Athletics |
| Jon Garland | P | Padres |
| Chris Young | P | Padres |
| Erik Bedard | P | Mariners |
| Russell Branyan | 1B | Mariners |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | Giants |
| Dan Wheeler | P | Rays |
| Vladimir Guerrero | DH | Rangers |
| Kevin Gregg | P | Blue Jays |
| Adam Kennedy | 2B | Nationals |
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- Jonny 5 - Nov 2, 2010 at 10:05 AM
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He’s WERTH it!!! Ruben, all those sold out games in 2010…… I know you have the $$$$$…. Although I’ll shit a golden egg if he signs with my Phills. Literally. A golden egg.
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- Chris Fiorentino - Nov 2, 2010 at 10:21 AM
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It amazes me just how lucky some people/teams can be. Remember all the outrage when Sabean signed Renteria to a 2 year $18.5 million contract? Considering how truly awful he was for the Red Sox in 2005, everyone said this was a terrible contract. 2 years later, he is the WS MVP. Cody Ross was cut by the Marlins, and ONLY picked up by the Giants to block the Padres. He’s your NLCS MVP. Pat the bat once again had himself a great World Series, but for a guy hitting .040 in his World Series career, he has two rings. Amazing.
Congrats Giants. Amazing that if not for a 10 game losing streak by the San Diego Padres you would likely have been watching October baseball.
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- Utley's Hair - Nov 2, 2010 at 11:31 AM
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if you can co that, Rube might just sign YOU.
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- proudlycanadian - Nov 2, 2010 at 10:21 AM
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There are a lot of Yankee and Tampa Bay players on the list as well as 7 Red Sox (including Ortiz who has a team option). There could be major changes in the AL East next season.
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- Lukehart80 - Nov 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM
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142 players and not a single Indian… I guess there’s no need to mess with success.
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- proudlycanadian - Nov 2, 2010 at 12:03 PM
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Did the Indians trade away their impending free agents? The Jays kept theirs, because all but Overbay are worth draft picks if they sign elsewhere.
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- Utley's Hair - Nov 2, 2010 at 12:15 PM
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VMart and Cliffy would’ve been FAs this year.
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- Detroit Michael - Nov 2, 2010 at 11:23 AM
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The guys from Rick Ankiel (think alphabatical order restarting with “Atlanta”) on down are the ones who have options pending. The players above that definitely are free agents.
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