Happy Monday, folks! I was just rummaging through my server stats and noticed that a lot of people are looking for information on the 2008 free agent class (perhaps they wanted this post?). I won’t reinvent the wheel, but I’m more than happy to point y’all in the right direction:

• 2008 MLB Free Agents (MLB Trade Rumors). Originally posted March 17, 2007, updated August 23.
• 2007-08 Free Agents (Cot’s Baseball Contracts). For those of you who just can’t plan far enough ahead, they’ve also got the 2008-09 list.
• Potential free agents following the 2008 season (MLB4U). Includes player agent name s, an angle often overlooked.

Why three sources? Well, because you always want to corroborate whenever possible. If three independent sources agree on something, you can feel a little more confident than if you only use one. And if there are discrepancies, then you know you need to dig deeper.

Okay, enough with the lecture. Happy hunting!

Update Nov. 1, 2007. Wondering who will be compensated for what? Elias rankings are now available at USA Today:

• AL Elias rankings
• NL Elias rankings

Update Nov. 3, 2007. The list of minor-league free agents is now available at Baseball America.

Update Nov. 6, 2007. MLB Trade Rumors has posted its top 50 free agent list, which also features predicted destinations for each.

Update Nov. 9, 2007. Jon Heyman at SI.com predicts how much the top free agents will sign for this winter.

Update Dec. 7, 2007. ESPN has its Free Agent Tracker up and running so you can see who signed where, and for how much.

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