Top Free Agents in MLB

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Mark Teixeira of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, is the top free agent available this offseason for a number of reasons. Usually, the top position player free agent would be someone who plays a skill position, but this market is thin at those spots -- middle infield, catcher, center fielder and third base. Of the corner bats available, Teixeira offers the best combination of offensive production, defensive value and youth.

Derek Lowe of the Los Angeles Dodgers, entered free agency after the 2004 season on the heels of his worst year as a starter. He had capped it off with some great work in October that made the four-year deal given to him by the Dodgers and then-GM Paul DePodesta seem irrationally exuberant. But since the deal, Lowe has posted four straight seasons with ERAs under 3.90 and at least 199 innings pitched..

Milton Bradley of the Texas Rangers has always has had the ability to put up the kind of season he did in 2008, but injuries and his temper have conspired to limit his opportunities. He's a true switch-hitter who has plate discipline and plus raw power from both sides of the plate. He recognizes off-speed pitches well, lets the ball travel, then unleashes his bat, taking advantage of the speed in his wrists. In other words, he's exactly the player he was a year ago, but with a better platform year to take into free agency.

Original Article from ESPN.com

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