Now that I've come out of the haze of the Red Sox World Series Championship, it occured to me that the 2004 free agent class is one of the deepest in recent memory. Here is the list of the bigger names out there:
Adrian Beltre
(signed with Seattle: 5yrs/$64M)
Roger Clemens
Carl Pavano
(signed with NYY: 4 yrs/$40M)
J.D. Drew
(signed with Los Angeles: 5yrs/$55M)
Jeff Kent
(signed with the Dodgers: 2yrs/$17M)
Jason Varitek
(re-signed: 4yrs/$40M)
Troy Glaus
(signed with Arizona: 4yrs/$45M)
Pedro Martinez
(signed with NYM: 4yrs/$54M)
Odalis Perez
Carlos Beltran
Nomar Garciaparra
(re-signed: 1yr/$8M)
Carlos Delgado
Edgar Renteria
(signed with Boston: 4yrs/$40M)
Magglio Ordonez
Eric Milton
(signed with Cincinnati: 3yrs/$25.5M)
Brad Radke
(re-signed: 2yrs/$18M)
Richie Sexson
(signed with Seattle: 4yrs/$48M)
Orlando Cabrera
(signed with Anaheim: 4yrs/$32M)
Aside from the free agents, Sammy Sosa, Kevin Brown, Javier Vasquez, Randy Johnson, et al, might also be on the move.
So, any thoughts as to where some of these guys might end up? I would be absolutely shocked if Varitek left Boston or if the Yanks didn't over pay for a middle of the road starting pitcher.