Compensation for Free Agents

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All contract data for 2009 courtesy of Cot's Baseball Contracts (mlbcontracts.blogspot.com)

Player - Free Agent Type - 2009 Salary - New Team - Annual Average Salary - Compensation

Catchers

Victor Martinez - Type A - $5.7 M - CARDINALS - $25 M - YES
Jason Varitek - Type B - $5M - TIGERS - $1M - NO
Jorge Posada - Type A - $13.1M (reduced to $8.73M) - RAYS - $18 M - YES
Rod Barajas - Type B - $2.5 M - RED SOX - $1M - NO
Miguel Olivo - Type B - $2.7 M - BLUE JAYS - $2.5 M - NO
Ivan Rodriguez - Type B - $1.5 M - CARDINALS - $0.7M - NO
Ramon Hernandez - Type B - REDS - $6.5 M - 15% discount also - NO
Jason Kendall - Type B - $5 M - RED SOX - $1M - NO
Bengie Molina - Type A - $6 M - ASTROS - $7M - YES
Yadier Molina - Type A - $3.25 M - PADRES - $15M - YES
Yorvit Torrealba - Type B - $3.5 M - BREWERS - $1.75M - NO

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First Basemen

Mark Teixeira - Type A - $20 M (reduced to $13.34 M) MARLINS - $32 M - YES
Carlos Pena - Type B - BLUE JAYS - $15.5 M - YES
Paul Konerko - Type B - WHITE SOX - $7 M - 15% discount also - NO
Adam LaRoche - Type B - $7.05 M - PIRATES - $6 M - NO
Nick Johnson - Type B - $5.5 M - CARDINALS - $6 M - NO
Carlos Delgado - Type B - $12M (reduced to $8M) - RAYS - $7 M - NO
Derrek Lee - Type A - $13M (reduced to $8.67M) - PHILLIES - $28 M - YES
Lance Berkman - Type A - $14.5M (reduced to $9.7M) - BRAVES - $18 M - YES
Aubrey Huff - Type B - $8M - RED SOX - $3.5 M - NO

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Second Basemen

Placido Polanco - Type A - $4.6M - PADRES - $5 M - YES
Luis Castillo - Type B - $6M - ASTROS - $4 M -NO
Kaz Matsui - Type B - $5M - BLUE JAYS - $3 M - NO
Felipe Lopez - Type B - BREWERS - $4.5 M - 15% discount also - NO
Orlando Hudson - Type A - $3.38 M - BRAVES - $8M- YES

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Shortstops

Derek Jeter - Type A - $20 M (reduced to $13.34 M) - MARINERS - $20 M - YES
Marco Scutaro - Type A - $1.1 M - GIANTS - $7 M - YES
Orlando Cabrera - Type A - $4M - PIRATES - $8 M - YES
Jose Reyes - Type B - $5.75 M - DODGERS - $22 M - YES
Jimmy Rollins - Type A - $7.5 M - TIGERS - $17 M - YES
Miguel Tejada - Type A - $13 M - ASTROS - $4 M - 15% discount also - NO
Rafael Furcal - Type B - $6.5 M - NATIONALS - $4.5 M - NO
Christian Guzman - Type B - $8 M - RED SOX - $3.5 M - NO
Jerry Hairston Jr - Type B - $2 M - REDS - $3 M - YES

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Third Basemen

Troy Glaus - Type B - $12.137 M - RED SOX - $4.5 M - NO
Melvin Mora - Type B - $9 M - YANKEES - $4.5 M - NO
Mike Lowell - Type A - $12 M - RED SOX - $4 M - NO
Chone Figgins - Type B - $5.775 M - ORIOLES - $20 M - YES
Adrian Beltre - Type B - $12 M - ASTROS - $5 M - NO
Chipper Jones - Type A - BRAVES - 3 yr/$48 M - 15% discount also - NO
Scott Rolen - Type A - REDS - 1 yr/$6.5 M - 15% discount also - NO
Mark DeRosa - Type B - $5.5 M - GIANTS - $12 M - YES
Casey Blake - Type A - $5 M - MARLINS - $5 M - YES
Jhonny Peralta - Type A - $4.2 M - PIRATES - $6 M - YES

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Left Fielders

Jason Bay - Type A - $7.5 M - NATIONALS - $12 M - YES
Johnny Damon - Type A - YANKEES - $9 M - 15% discount also - NO
David Dejesus - Type B - $3.6 M - ROCKIES - $3 M - NO
Garret Anderson - Type B - $2.5 M - YANKEES - $3.5 M - YES
Fernando Tatis - Type B - $1.7 M - CARDINALS - $0.5 M - NO
Raul Ibanez - Type A - $6.5 M - REDS - $9 M - YES
Alfonso Soriano - Type B - CUBS - $10 M - 15% discount also - NO
Matt Holliday - Type A - CARDINALS - $24 M - 15% discount also - NO
Randy Winn - Type B - $8.25 M - TIGERS - $0.7 M - NO

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Center Fielders

Vernon Wells - Type B - $1.5 M - CUBS - $7.35 M - YES
Alex Rios - Type B - $5.9 M - D'BACKS - $6.5 M - YES
Carlos Beltran - Type A - $18.5 M - RAYS - $22 M - YES
Mike Cameron - Type B - $10 M - PADRES - $4 M - NO
Aaron Rowand - Type B - $8 M - BLUE JAYS - $2.5 M - NO
Marlon Byrd - Type B - $3.06 M - TIGERS - $2.6 M - NO

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Right Fielders

J.D. Drew - Type A - $14 M - NATIONALS - $9.6 M - NO
Jermaine Dye - Type A - $11.5 M - GIANTS - $5 M - NO
Magglio Ordonez - Type A - $18 M - BLUE JAYS - $5 M - NO
Michael Cuddyer - Type B - $6.75 M - PIRATES - $10 M - YES
Bobby Abreu - Type A - ANGELS - 4 yr/$65 M - 15% discount also - NO
Ichiro Suzuki - Type A - $17 M - ROCKIES - $13 M - NO
Milton Bradley - Type A - $5 M - ANGELS - $7 M - YES
Brian Giles - Type B - $9 M - D'BACKS - $0.6 M - NO

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Designated Hitters

David Ortiz - Type A - RED SOX - $8.5 M - 15% discount also - NO
Hideki Matsui - Type B - $13 M (reduced to $8.67 M) - ANGELS $10.5 M - YES
Pat Burrell - Type B - $7 M - NATIONALS - $2 M - NO
Aubrey Huff - Type B - $8 M - RED SOX - $3.5 M - NO
Vladimir Guerrero - Type A - $15 M (reduced to $10 M) - CUBS - $10 M - YES
Mike Sweeney - Type B - $0.5 M - ROCKIES - $0.1 M - NO
Jim Thome - None - $13 M - D'BACKS - $2.5 M - NO
Travis Hafner - None - $11.5 M - PHILLIES - $2.2 M - NO

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Starting Pitchers

Jon Garland - Type B - $7.25 M - REDS - $3.5 M - NO
John Lackey - Type A - $9 M - D'BACKS - $17 M - YES
Tim Wakefield - Type B - RED SOX - $3 M - 15% discount also - NO
CC Sabathia - Type A - $14 M - PADRES - $31 M - YES
AJ Burnett - Type A - $16.5 M (reduced to $11 M) - CUBS - $15.5 M - YES
Mark Buehrle - Type A - $14 M (reduced to $9.33 M) - ROCKIES - $8 M - NO
Jake Peavy - Type B - $8 M - BRAVES - $21.714 M - YES
Gil Meche - Type B - $11 M (reduced to $7.33 M) - ASTROS - $8 M - YES
Carl Pavano - Type B - $1.5 M - RAYS - $1.31 M - NO
Erik Bedard - Type B - $7.75 M - RED SOX - $6.5 M - NO
Kevin Millwood - Type B - $11 M (reduced to $7.33 M) - GIANTS - $4 M - NO
Derek Lowe - Type A - $15 M (reduced to $10 M) - NATIONALS - $5 M - NO
Johan Santana - Type A - $20 M - INDIANS - $21.57 M - YES
Cliff Lee - Type A - $5.75 M - ORIOLES - $27 M - YES
Jamie Moyer - Type B - $6.5 M - TIGERS $0.5 M - NO
Ted Lilly - Type A - $12 M - ATHLETICS - $18 M - YES
Carlos Zambrano - Type A - $17.75 M (reduced to $11.83 M) - BLUE JAYS - $12 M - YES
Ryan Dempster - Type A - CUBS - $9 M - 15% discount also - NO
Aaron Harang - Type B -REDS - $6 M - 15% discount also - NO
Roy Oswalt - Type A - $14 M - PHILLIES - $22 M - YES
Braden Looper - Type B - $4.75 M - ROCKIES - $1 M - NO
Chris Carpenter - Type B - $14 M - ASTROS - $19 M - YES
Joel Pineiro - Type B - $7.5 M - PADRES - $10 M - YES
Kyle Lohse - Type B - $7.125 M - NATIONALS - $2.4 M - NO
Doug Davis - Type B - $8.75 M - MARINERS - $4.5 M - NO
Aaron Cook - Type B - $9 M - NATIONALS - $5 M - NO
Jason Marquis - Type B - $9.875 M - CARDINALS - $4 M - NO
Randy Wolf - Type A - $5 M - ANGELS - $7 M - YES
Bronson Arroyo - Type A -REDS - $6 M - 15% discount also - NO
Vicente Padilla - Type B - $12 M - REDS - $2 M - NO
Randy Johnson - Type B - DODGERS - $3 M - RETIRED
Brandon Webb - Type B - D'BACKS - $17 M - 15% discount also - NO
Andy Pettitte - Type B - $5.5 M - ROCKIES - $1.55 M - NO

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Relief Pitchers

Brian Fuentes - Type A - $8.5 M - ROCKIES - $11 M - YES
Darren Oliver - Type A - $3.665 M - TIGERS - $2 M - NO
Mariano Rivera - Type A - YANKEES - $9 M - 15% discount also - NO
Dan Wheeler - Type A - $3.2 M - REDS - $1.5 M - NO
Jason Frasor - Type B - $1.45 M - TIGERS - $4.28 M - YES
Octavio Dotel - Type A - $6 M - CARDINALS - $3 M - NO
Fernando Rodney - Type B - $2.7 M - ROCKIES - $6 M - YES
Brandon Lyon - Type B - $4.25 M - TIGERS - $2.25 M - NO
Juan Cruz - Type B - $2.25 M - ATHLETICS - $0.75 M - NO
Joe Nathan - Type A - $11.25 M - D'BACKS - $14.583 M - YES
Michael Wuertz - Type A - $1.1 M - PHILLIES - $3.4 M - YES
Francisco Rodriguez - Type A - METS - $15.5 M - 15% discount also - NO
Brad Lidge - Type A - $11.5 M(reduced to $7.67 M) - TIGERS - $4 M - NO
Ryan Madson - Type A - $2 M - GIANTS - $6 M - YES
Chan Ho Park - Type B - $2.5 M - BLUE JAYS - $1.5 M - NO
Kevin Gregg - Type A - $4.2 M - CARDINALS - $3.9 M - NO
Jose Valverde - Type A - $8 M - DODGERS - $10.1 M - YES
LaTroy Hawkins - Type A - $3.5 M - CARDINALS - $2.5 M - NO
Ryan Franklin - Type A - $2.5 M - YANKEES - $8.5 M - YES
Dennys Reyes - Type B - $1 M - D'BACKS - $3 M - YES
Chad Qualls - Type A - $2.535 M - ORIOLES - $4 M - YES
Francisco Cordero - Type A - $12 M - NATIONALS - $7 M - NO
Rafael Betancourt - Type A - $3.35 M - ANGELS - $2.5 M - NO
Billy Wagner - Type A - $10.5 M(reduced to $7 M) - ANGELS - $5 M - NO
Joe Beimel - Type B - $2 M - BLUE JAYS - $2.5 M - YES
Jeremy Affeldt - Type A - $3 M - PIRATES - $2 M - NO
Kerry Wood - Type A - $10 M(reduced to $6.67 M) - CUBS - $6.4 M - NO
Arthur Rhodes - Type A - REDS - $1 M - 15% discount also - NO
Kiko Calero - Type B - $0.5 M - ANGELS - $0.65 M - YES