Super Bowl Sunday

Alright, not to sound like a Yankees fan but the Pats are going to win... 34, 20

So I've decided to take a look at what's left of the free agency pool now that the last big name, Ordonez, has finally signed (with the Tigers???).

At first base:
Robert Fick - had a good year in Detroit and one in Atlanta
Brad Fullmer - not the quickest bat, you have to be pretty desparate at first.
Eric Karros - way past his prime
Travis Lee - the D-backs tried to build their team around this guy
John Olerud - the only respectable 2004 Yankee. Great reliable competitor
David Segui - I'm pretty sure he's done.
Todd Zeile - always turns out worse than expected. Expect less get more


At second base:
Carlos Baerga - has streaky years. prob on the juice, nevertheless good bench player
Mike Mordecai - good backup player who ends up a starter every season

At Short:
Barry Larkin - most likely going to retired but has a good year left
Ramon Castro - had potential in Oakland, but noplace to play

At third base:
Tony Batista - consistently mediocre, can steal some bases
Herbert Perry - has had good years but has hard times finding a place as a starter

At catcher:
Brook Fordyce - d-rays don't even want him. nearing end. midseason backup at best
Todd Hundley - hasn't played in over 16 months
Brent Mayne - Undefeated as a pitcher... not a very good hitter

Outfield:
Darren Bragg - bust his ass for the team. very inexpensive backup/60 game starter
Lou Collier - minor leaguer
Tom Goodwin - not worth his speed anymore
Rusty Greer - hard working platoon outfielder
Ray Lankford - also getting old, lost speed, all his numbers are done, may be cheap
John Vander Wal - never lived to expectations, still has potential - needs a good team

Starters:
Shane Reynolds - deserves a #4 role somewhere, but is coming off injuries
Omar Daal - inconsistant, maybe worth the risk if your #4 or 5 gets injured
Rocky Biddle - not very good, made the big leagues on bad teams

Relievers:
The ones who don't suck:
Valerio De Los Santos
Mike Fetters
Adrian Hernandez
Kevin Jarvis
Curtis Leskanic
Al Levine
Robb Nen
Jason Simontacchi
Todd Van Poppel

Former Starters looking for pen roles:
Andy Ashby
Brian Boehringer

Everyone else:
Vic Darensbourg
Nelson Figueroa
Kevin Frederick
Franklyn Gracesqui
Ramiro Mendoza
Damian Moss
Scott Service
Lino Urdaneta

If I were to field a team of these free agents here are the guys I would take :

Catcher: nobody worth it (Hundley)
First Base: John Olerud is trustworthly, Travis Lee STILL has potential
Second Base: Baerga is worth a couple grand
Short: Larkin has a year left in the tank
Third Base: nobody worth it (Batista)
Outfield: Bragg & Greer are good gritty players.
Starters: nobody worth it (Reynolds)
Relievers: Valerio De Los Santos is streaky but has a lot of potential. Leskanic is a hardballer and I would go ahead and take the chance with Robb Nen for a discount.