Free Agents in 2008

Credit MLB Trade Rumors for this list as it's a mighty impressive and up to date list. I'm posting it with the news that Ichiro said he is going to selectively pursue the FA market (Pirates best look elsewhere). With Andruw Jones most likely demanding an absurd amount of money (he left probably 30 million on the table when he signed that extension with the Braves), Ichiro could end up being somewhat of a bargain for teams in need of a CF, but not in need of power. Now, this list also includes players who have club options and player options as well as opt out clauses (See Rodriguez, Alex).
So once again, credit MLBTR with this list. The point of posting it is I'm going to start talking about the 08 free agents. For example, Shawn Green has a 10MM club option for 08' that the Mets would have to pay him, but would you rather pay Green 10MM for one more year, or sign Ichiro for 3-4 at the same rate? PECOTA does not see Ichiro aging well as they're willing to give him 11MM for this year's contract, but by 2011, they'd drop him down to a just under 5MM. Not sure I really agree with them as Japanese players have a tendency to play later in their careers from what I've seen and still be successful, but that's in Japan and not here in the major leagues. I guess time will tell.

Catchers
Jorge Posada (36) - $12MM club option for '08
Ivan Rodriguez (36) - $13MM club option for '08
Paul Lo Duca (36)
Michael Barrett (31)
Jason Kendall (34)

First basemen
Adam Dunn (28) - $13MM club option for '08

Second basemen
Jeff Kent (40) - $9MM club option vests with 550 PAs this year
Marcus Giles (30) - $4MM club option for '08
Luis Castillo (32)
Tadahito Iguchi (33)

Shortstops
Omar Vizquel (41)
David Eckstein (33)
Juan Uribe (29) - $5MM club option for '08
Cesar Izturis (28) - $5.45MM club option for '08

Third basemen
Alex Rodriguez (32) - Opt out clause for '08*
Mike Lowell (34)
Mike Lamb (32)
Pedro Feliz (33)

Left fielders
Eric Byrnes (32)
Adam Dunn (28) - $13MM club option for '08
Geoff Jenkins (33) - $9MM club option for '08
Luis Gonzalez (40)
Barry Bonds (43)
Brad Wilkerson (31)

Center fielders
Ichiro Suzuki (34)
Andruw Jones (31)
Torii Hunter (32)
Eric Byrnes (32)
Corey Patterson (28)
Milton Bradley (30)
Aaron Rowand (30)
Mike Cameron (35)
Kenny Lofton (41)

Right fielders
Jermaine Dye (34)
Bobby Abreu (34) - $16MM club option for '08
Ichiro Suzuki (34)
Milton Bradley (30)
Geoff Jenkins (33) - $9MM club option for '08
Trot Nixon (34)
Jose Guillen (32) - $9MM club option for '08
Shawn Green (35) - $10MM club option for '08
Eric Hinske (30)

DHs
Shea Hillenbrand (32)
Mike Piazza (39)
Barry Bonds (43)
Mike Sweeney (34)

Starting pitchers
John Smoltz (41)
Carlos Zambrano (27) - Likely to be resigned long-term by the Cubs*
Curt Schilling (41)
Jason Jennings (29)
Freddy Garcia (32)
Kenny Rogers (43)
Mark Buehrle (29)
Jon Lieber (38)
Bartolo Colon (35)
Joe Kennedy (29)
Tomo Ohka (32)
John Thomson (34)
Kip Wells (31)
Wade Miller (31)
Livan Hernandez (33)*
Randy Wolf (31) - $9MM club option for '08
Paul Byrd (37) - $8MM club option for '08
Jeff Weaver (31)
Tom Glavine (42) - $9MM player option for '08
Kris Benson (33) - $7.5MM club option for '08
Jaret Wright (32)
David Wells (45)
Eric Milton (32)
Kyle Lohse (29)
Matt Clement (33)
Rodrigo Lopez (32)
Josh Fogg (31)
Byung-Hyun Kim (29)
Odalis Perez (31) - $9MM club option for '08
Brett Tomko (35) - $4.5MM mutual option for '08

Closers
Mariano Rivera (38)
Jason Isringhausen (35) - $8MM club option for '08
Bob Wickman (39)
Francisco Cordero (33)
Armando Benitez (35)
Eric Gagne (32)
Todd Jones (40)
Jorge Julio (29)

Middle relievers
Scott Linebrink (31)
Kerry Wood (31)

*Denotes additions that I made.

Few quick notes that I'm going to add about the list. As usual, there are not a lot of middle relivers and the only FA catchers that could be out there are all aging at a rapid pace (Barrett being the kid of the group at 31). What's interesting is that while the CF market seems to be flooded, there's a complete lack of corner outfielders. Most of the guys have club options (some of them are fairly atrocious though, like Abreu's 16MM option), but if most of their options are retained, the corner outfield market will be remarkably slim.