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Destinations For The Ten Best Remaining Free Agents

Found December 27, 2011 on MLB Trade Rumors:
PLAYERS: Prince Fielder,  Ryan Madson,  Hiroki Kuroda,  Carlos Pena,  Roy Oswalt,  Javier Vazquez,  Coco Crisp,  Paul Maholm
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers,  Baltimore Orioles,  Chicago Cubs,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Boston Red Sox,  Los Angeles Dodgers,  Miami Marlins,  Oakland Athletics,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Colorado Rockies

Baseball executives A.J. Hinch and Kenny Williams each batted around .219 in their big league careers.  That may help you visualize how I'm doing in MLBTR's free agent prediction contest this offseason.  With 7 of 32 correct, I currently rank 922nd out of over 5,000 entries.  In contrast, MLBTR readers Kay Jay, David Silverberg, Alex Gregor, and Shaun O'Toole lead the pack, pulling .375 averages that even Ty Cobb couldn't manage in his career. A look at my October 31st predictions also shows that top 25 free agents Prince Fielder, Edwin Jackson, Ryan Madson, Hiroki Kuroda, Carlos Pena, Roy Oswalt, Javier Vazquez, Coco Crisp, Hisashi Iwakuma, and Paul Maholm remain unsigned.  It's no coincidence that half of them are represented by the Boras Corporation.  Here are some possibilities for the 10 best free agents still on the market. 2.  Prince Fielder - $153MM over six years might allow Boras to save face, claiming the second-highest average annual val...
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