Justin Duchscherer
Although he’s battled both injury and depression, Justin Duchscherer is a two-time All-Star who could once again reach that level — and he won’t demand a huge contract.

Carlos Delgado
Another guy coming off an injury, Carlos Delgado had 38 homers and 115 homers in 2008. At 37, he may have another year or two of top-level play.

Ryota Igarashi
A pitcher in the Japanese leagues, Ryoto Igarashi has a blazing fastball and very good splitter. He’d help any team’s bullpen right away.

Darren Oliver
Darren Oliver has become an extremely effective reliever. The former starter has been very good over the last two years with the Angels. He’s not a closer but he’s a lefty who can be very valuable in 50 to 60 outings.

Darren Oliver would help your team (Image: Zuma Press)

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CC Sabathia, SP – NY Yankees – 7 years, $161,000,000
A.J. Burnett, SP – NY Yankees – 5 years, $82,500,000
Ryan Dempster, SP – Chicago Cubs – 4 years, $52,000,000
Francisco Rodriguez, RP – NY Mets – 3 years, $37,000,000
Raul Ibanez, LF – Philadelphia – 3 years, $31,500,000
Rafael Furcal, SS – LA Dodgers – 3 years, $30,000,000
Kerry Wood, RP – Cleveland – 2 years, $20,500,000
Edgar Renteria, SS – San Francisco – 2 years, $18,500,000
Casey Blake, 3B – LA Dodgers – 3 years, $17,500,000
Brian Fuentes, RP – LA Angels – 2 years, $17,500,000
Jamie Moyer, SP – Philadelphia – 2 years, $13,000,000
Juan Rivera, RF – LA Angels – 3 years, $12,750,000
Kyle Farnsworth, RP – Kansas City – 2 years, $9,250,000
Nick Punto, SS – Minnesota – 2 years, $8,500,000
Jeremy Affeldt, RP – San Francisco – 2 years, $8,000,000
Randy Johnson, SP – San Francisco – 1 years, $8,000,000
Willy Taveras, CF – Cincinnati – 2 years, $6,250,000
Cesar Izturis, SS – Baltimore – 2 years, $5,000,000
Mike Lincoln, RP – Cincinnati – 2 years, $4,000,000
Arthur Rhodes, RP – Cincinnati – 2 years, $4,000,000
Ramon Vazquez, 3B – Pittsburgh – 2 years, $4,000,000
Felipe Lopez, SS – Arizona – 1 years, $3,500,000
David Ross, C – Atlanta – 2 years, $3,000,000
Doug Brocail, RP – Houston – 1 years, $2,750,000
Bob Howry, RP – San Francisco – 1 years, $2,750,000
Daniel Cabrera, SP – Washington – 1 years, $2,600,000
Chan Ho Park, RP – Philadelphia – 1 years, $2,500,000
Alan Embree, RP – Colorado – 1 years, $2,250,000
Mike Hampton, SP – Houston – 1 years, $2,000,000
Horacio Ramirez, SP – Kansas City – 1 years, $1,800,000
Russell Branyan, 3B – Seattle – 1 years, $1,400,000
Joe Nelson, RP – Tampa Bay – 1 years, $1,300,000
Mark Loretta, 2B – LA Dodgers – 1 years, $1,250,000
John Bale, SP – Kansas City – 1 years, $1,200,000
Adam Everett, SS – Detroit – 1 years, $1,000,000
Jorge Julio, RP – Milwaukee – 1 years, $950,000
Tony Clark, 1B – Arizona – 1 years, $800,000
Joey Gathright, CF – Chicago Cubs – 1 years, $800,000
Greg Norton, LF – Atlanta – 1 years, $800,000
Aaron Boone, 3B – Houston – 1 years, $750,000
Jason Michaels, OF – Houston – 1 years, $750,000
Trever Miller, RP – St. Louis – 1 years, $500,000
Mike Lamb, 3B – Milwaukee – 1 years, $400,000

Which players are the best of the remaining free agents? Here are the best of the baseball free agents still available.

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CC Sabathia
The 2007 American League Cy Young Award winner pitched great for the Milwaukee Brewers after they aquired him in a midseason trade. The Brewers want to keep him and are reportedly willing to give him $20 million per year for the next five years. However, it is also being reported that Sabathia is being wooed by Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees.

Ryan Ludwick
In 2008, Ryan Ludwick had a breakout season. He got named to the National League All-Star team and was simply a force in the middle of the St. Louis Cardinals lineup. The Cardinals appear ready to bring Ludwick back into the fold, however the Atlanta Braves are believed to be making a push for his services.

Derek Lowe
Almost every team in baseball could use a veteran starting pitcher who could also become a closer if need be. With that in mind, there’s no wonder that Derek Lowe is getting a lot of attention already in free agency. The Los Angeles Dodgers are believed to want him back but both the New York Yankees and the New York Mets are believed to be quite interested.

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The below 2008 baseball free agents are listed in alphabetical order with their position and previous team.

Bobby Abreu, Right Fielder, NY Yankees
Jeremy Affeldt, Relief Pitcher, Cincinnati
Moises Alou, Left Fielder, NY Mets
Garret Anderson, Left Fielder, LA Angels
Tony Armas, Starting Pitcher, NY Mets
Rich Aurilia, First Baseman, San Francisco
Brad Ausmus, Catchers, Houston
Luis Ayala, Relief Pitcher, NY Mets
Rocco Baldelli, Center Fielder, Tampa Bay
Joe Beimel, Relief Pitcher, LA Dodgers
Casey Blake, Third Baseman, LA Dodgers
Hank Blalock, Third Baseman, Texas
Henry Blanco, Catchers, Chicago Cubs
Willie Bloomquist, Center Fielder, Seattle
Milton Bradley, Designated Hitter, Texas
Russell Branyan, Third Baseman, Milwaukee
Emil Brown, Right Fielder, Oakland
Orlando Cabrera, Shortstop, Chicago Sox
Miguel Cairo, First Baseman, Seattle
Sean Casey, First Baseman, Boston
Alex Cintron, Shortstop, Baltimore
Tony Clark, First Baseman, Arizona
Bartolo Colon, Starting Pitcher, Boston

Alex Cora, Shortstop, Boston
Joe Crede, Third Baseman, Chicago Sox
Juan Cruz, Relief Pitcher, Arizona
Ryan Dempster, Starting Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
Brendan Donnelly, Relief Pitcher, Cleveland
Adam Dunn, Left Fielder, Arizona
Ray Durham, Second Baseman, Milwaukee
Damion Easley, Second Baseman, NY Mets
David Eckstein, Shortstop, Arizona
Jim Edmonds, Center Fielder, Chicago Cubs
Scott Elarton, Relief Pitcher, Cleveland
Adam Everett, Shortstop, Minnesota
Josh Fogg, Starting Pitcher, Cincinnati
Keith Foulke, Relief Pitcher, Oakland
Chad Fox, Relief Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
Brian Fuentes, Relief Pitcher, Colorado
Eric Gagne, Relief Pitcher, Milwaukee
Freddy Garcia, Left Fielder, Detroit
Nomar Garciaparra, Shortstop, LA Dodgers
Jon Garland, Starting Pitcher, LA Angels
Chris Gomez, Shortstop, Pittsburgh
Tom Gordon, Relief Pitcher, Philadelphia
Mark Grudzielanek, Second Baseman, Kansas City
Eddie Guardado, Relief Pitcher, Minnesota
Jerry Hairston Jr., Shortstop, Cincinnati
Toby Hall, Catchers, Chicago Sox
LaTroy Hawkins, Relief Pitcher, Houston
Mark Hendrickson, Starting Pitcher, Florida
Matt Herges, Relief Pitcher, Colorado
Livan Hernandez, Starting Pitcher, Colorado
Orlando Hernandez, Starting Pitcher, NY Mets
Eric Hinske, Right Fielder, Tampa Bay
Trevor Hoffman, Relief Pitcher, San Diego
Bob Howry, Relief Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
Orlando Hudson, Second Baseman, Arizona
Raul Ibanez, Left Fielder, Seattle
Jason Isringhausen, Relief Pitcher, St. Louis
Cesar Izturis, Shortstop, St. Louis
Jason Jennings, Starting Pitcher, Texas
Jason Johnson, Starting Pitcher, LA Dodgers
Todd Jones, Relief Pitcher, Detroit
Jorge Julio, Relief Pitcher, Atlanta
Gabe Kapler, Center Fielder, Milwaukee
Mark Kotsay, Center Fielder, Boston
Mike Lamb, Third Baseman, Milwaukee
Jason LaRue, Catchers, St. Louis
Jon Lieber, Relief Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
Mike Lincoln, Relief Pitcher, Cincinnati
Paul Lo Duca, Catchers, Florida
Braden Looper, Starting Pitcher, St. Louis
Felipe Lopez, Second Baseman, St. Louis
Mark Loretta, Second Baseman, Houston
Derek Lowe, Starting Pitcher, LA Dodgers
Greg Maddux, Starting Pitcher, LA Dodgers
Pedro Martinez, Starting Pitcher, NY Mets
Ramon Martinez, Second Baseman, NY Mets
Adam Melhuse, Catchers, Colorado
Kent Mercker, Relief Pitcher, Cincinnati
Jason Michaels, Right Fielder, Pittsburgh
Doug Mientkiewicz, Third Baseman, Pittsburgh
Kevin Millar, First Baseman, Baltimore
Chad Moeller, Catchers, NY Yankees
Greg Norton, Left Fielder, Atlanta
Will Ohman, Relief Pitcher, Atlanta
Darren Oliver, Relief Pitcher, LA Angels
Chan Ho Park, Relief Pitcher, LA Dodgers
John Parrish, Starting Pitcher, Toronto
Jay Payton, Left Fielder, Baltimore
Odalis Perez, Starting Pitcher, Washington
Oliver Perez, Starting Pitcher, NY Mets
Scott Podsednik, Center Fielder, Colorado
Sidney Ponson, Starting Pitcher, NY Yankees
Mark Prior, Starting Pitcher, San Diego
Nick Punto, Shortstop, Minnesota
Horacio Ramirez, Relief Pitcher, Chicago Sox
Manny Ramirez, Left Fielder, LA Dodgers
Dennys Reyes, Relief Pitcher, Minnesota
Arthur Rhodes, Relief Pitcher, Florida
Juan Rincon, Relief Pitcher, Cleveland
Ricardo Rincon, Relief Pitcher, NY Mets
Luis Rivas, Shortstop, Pittsburgh
Juan Rivera, Left Fielder, LA Angels
Ivan Rodriguez, Catchers, NY Yankees
David Ross, Catchers, Boston
CC Sabathia, Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee
Curt Schilling, Starting Pitcher, Boston
Ben Sheets, Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee
Brian Shouse, Relief Pitcher, Milwaukee
John Smoltz, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta
Russ Springer, Relief Pitcher, St. Louis
Mark Sweeney, First Baseman, LA Dodgers
Julian Tavarez, Relief Pitcher, Atlanta
Mark Teixeira, First Baseman, LA Angels
Frank Thomas, Designated Hitter, Oakland
Juan Uribe, Second Baseman, Chicago Sox
Javier Valentin, Catchers, Cincinnati
Jason Varitek, Catchers, Boston
Ramon Vazquez, Third Baseman, Texas
Ron Villone, Relief Pitcher, St. Louis
Daryle Ward, Left Fielder, Chicago Cubs
David Weathers, Relief Pitcher, Cincinnati
Brad Wilkerson, Right Fielder, Toronto
Vance Wilson, Catchers, Detroit
Matt Wise, Relief Pitcher, NY Mets
Randy Wolf, Starting Pitcher, Houston
Kerry Wood, Relief Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
Jamey Wright, Relief Pitcher, Texas

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