2008 Free Agents Predictions. Where Will They Go

[Picci]

Some of the prominent names that will soon be filing for FA. Where do you think they'll be going? Here's where I think.

Manny Ramirez - Dodgers
CC Sabathia - Angels
Ben Sheets- Rangers
Francisco Rodriquez - Mets
Mark Texieira - Orioles
Jason Varitek - Tigers
Milton Bradley - Giants
AJ Burnett - Nationals
Ryan Dempster - Reds
Pat Burrell - Phillies
Oliver Perez - Red Sox
Kyle Farnsworth - Rangers
Ivan Rodriquez - Red Sox
Brian Fuentes - DBacks
Kerry Wood - Angels
Rafael Furcal - Blue Jays
Jon Garland - Mets
Mike Hampton - Red Sox
Orlando Hudson - Cubs
Pedro Martinez - Nationals
Raul Ibanez - Tigers
Derek Lowe - Yankees
Jamie Moyer - Brewers
Carl Pavano - Cardinals
Michael Barrett - Astros
Randy Wolf - Yankees
Orlando Cabrera - Mets

[Longhorn]

Sox will bring back Varitek before they let him go and sign Ivan Rodriguez

[windseer90]

I don't want Carl Pavano on my team.

[SPTO]

Quote: Originally Posted by windseer90

I don't want Carl Pavano on my team.

Think of it this way, Dave Duncan have done a great job with many pitchers who were thought to be dead and gone. Signing Pavano to a incentive laden contract wouldn't be that bad of a deal IMO.

Anyways I don't see Furcal being a Blue Jay but I do see Raul Ibanez signing with the Jays and being the DH most of the time. It's been pretty much a foregone conclusion from most Jays followers that they're going to make a run at Ibanez.

[Sandman42]

Quote: Originally Posted by SPTO

Think of it this way, Dave Duncan have done a great job with many pitchers who were thought to be dead and gone. Signing Pavano to a incentive laden contract wouldn't be that bad of a deal IMO. Anyways I don't see Furcal being a Blue Jay but I do see Raul Ibanez signing with the Jays and being the DH most of the time. It's been pretty much a foregone conclusion from most Jays followers that they're going to make a run at Ibanez.

You better hope that anyone who signs Ibanez will DH him. Or else we'll get more of this.

[pfunk880]

CC Sabathia - Brewers

Hey, I can dream, right?

[rsox]

Quote: Originally Posted by Picci

Some of the prominent names that will soon be filing for FA. Where do you think they'll be going? Here's where I think. Manny Ramirez - Dodgers CC Sabathia - Angels Ben Sheets- Rangers Francisco Rodriquez - Mets Mark Texieira - Orioles Jason Varitek - Tigers Milton Bradley - Giants AJ Burnett - Nationals Ryan Dempster - Reds Pat Burrell - Phillies Oliver Perez - Red Sox Kyle Farnsworth - Rangers Ivan Rodriquez - Red Sox Brian Fuentes - DBacks Kerry Wood - Angels Rafael Furcal - Blue Jays Jon Garland - Mets Mike Hampton - Red Sox Orlando Hudson - Cubs Pedro Martinez - Nationals Raul Ibanez - Tigers Derek Lowe - Yankees Jamie Moyer - Brewers Carl Pavano - Cardinals Michael Barrett - Astros Randy Wolf - Yankees Orlando Cabrera - Mets

I'm not sure with the Angels pitching depth that they will go after Sabathia.

Ben Sheets to Texas will turn into a disaster-so they will probably sign him.

Francisco Rodriguez to the Mets i can see, especially since i have said it myself a few times.

Jason Varitek likely returns to the Red Sox

Washington will never spend the money it would take to sign A.J. Burnett

I doubt that the Red Sox would sign Oliver Perez or Mike Hampton for that matter.

I'm not sure about Kerry Wood to the Angels. They have already said they would go with Jose Arredondo as the Closer if/when Rodriguez leaves. I think Wood stays with the Cubs.

Pedro Martines to Washington: see the Burnett answer.

Where would Orlando Cabrera play on the Mets?. I doubt he signs to move to 2B and the Mets already tried Jose Reyes at 2B and that didn't go too well.

[Scottdau]

C.C. is going to sign with the Giants and Cain is going to the Brewers for Fielder.

[pfunk880]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scottdau

C.C. is going to sign with the Giants and Cain is going to the Brewers for Fielder.

Fielder for Cain straight-up would never happen.

[Rag3vsW0rld]

Oliver Perez - Whatever team Jake Peavy ends up on.