Every offseason general managers rummage through the free agent market in hopes of striking it rich with a minor league contract signing. Last year Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon were integral members of the Yankees rotation. Ryan Vogelsong garnered Cy Young votes and was an All-Star with the Giants. Casey Kotchman manned 1st base, hitting .306 for the AL Wild Card Rays. Listed below are some of the more notable minor league contracts signings so far this offseason. Who do you think will turn out to be the biggest bargain?Miguel Batista/Mets - he will be 41 years old by the time Spring Training begins, but over the past 3 years he's made 149 appearances with a 3.79 ERA and 1.45 WHIP over 214 innings. That type of durabilty is always useful in a bullpen.Casey Blake/Rockies - he is now 38 years old and coming off an injury plagued 2011 season (63 games). However, his bat remains above average and his defense adequate. Moving his home games to Colorado should help too. He's l...
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Freddy Garcia,
Bartolo Colon,
Ryan Vogelsong,
Casey Kotchman,
Miguel Batista,
Casey Blake,
Brad Hawpe,
Rodrigo Lopez,
Kevin Millwood,
Peter Moylan,
Vicente Padilla,
Joel Pineiro,
Brian Sanches
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies
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