Last year, on November 6th, 2007, I released my top 50 Free Agents rankings and predictions. You can check out the archive on my old blog if you are interested. It was my first shot at something like this, and it didn’t end as well as I had hoped, getting only 20 of the top 50 correct. My best pick was probably Alex Rodriguez, who at this time last year was rumored to be going anywhere BUT the Bronx. I did end up getting six of the top 10 correct, so that’s a plus.
Anyway, we will be releasing this year’s top 50 over two days. Rankings and predictions for the 25th-50th ranked Free Agents will be posted the morning of Wednesday, 11/5. My top 25 will be posted on Saturday, 11/8. I am looking forward to getting your feedback and hopefully by March, looking back at a 60% clip, a 20% increase from the year before. Just for fun, here is the entire list of my predictions from last year; again, you can access my old blog to read the explanations for each pick.
#1 – Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees
#2 – Torii Hunter Texas Rangers
#3 – Jorge Posada New York Yankees
#4 – Aaron Rowand Chicago White Sox
#5 – Mike Lowell Boston Red Sox
#6 – Andy Pettitte New York Yankees
#7 – Mariano Rivera New York Yankees
#8 – Andruw Jones Washington Nationals
#9 – Mike Cameron Los Angeles Dodgers
#10 – Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves
#11 – Carlos Silva New York Mets
#12 – Curt Schilling Boston Red Sox
#13 – Greg Maddux San Diego Padres.
#14 – Francisco Cordero Milwaukee Brewers
#15 – Bobby Abreu New York Yankees
#16 – Livan Hernandez Philadelphia Phillies
#17 – Milton Bradley San Diego Padres
#18 – Barry Bonds Oakland A’s
#19 – Kenny Rogers Detroit Tigers
#20 – Jason Jennings Colorado Rockies
#21 – Jose Guillen Kansas City Royals
#22 – Freddy Garcia Cincinnati Reds
#23 – Michael Barrett Philadelphia Phillies
#24 – Paul Lo Duca New York Mets
#25 – Kenny Lofton Minnesota Twins
#26 – Paul Byrd Cleveland Indians
#27 – Joe Borowski Cleveland Indians
#28 – Bartolo Colon Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
#29 – David Eckstein Chicago White Sox
#30 – Tad Iguchi San Diego Padres
#31 – Luis Castillo Houston Astros
#32 – Mike Timlin Philadelphia Phillies
#33 – Sammy Sosa Retirement
#34 – Sean Casey Texas Rangers
#35 – Todd Jones Detroit Tigers
#36 – Eric Gagne Detroit Tigers
#37 – Jason Kendall San Diego Padres
#38 – Roger Clemens Retirement
#39 – Matt Clement Oakland A’s
#40 – Mark Loretta Colorado Rockies
#41 – Mike Piazza Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
#42 – Omar Vizquel San Francisco Giants
#43 – Shannon Stewart Oakland A’s
#44 – Shawn Green New York Mets
#45 – Luis Gonzalez Tampa Bay Devil Rays
#46 – Luis Vizcaino New York Yankees
#47 – Troy Percival St. Louis Cardinals
#48 – Yorvit Torrealba Chicago Cubs
#49 – Scott Linebrink Milwaukee Brewers
#50 – Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs