Prince Fielder – .299 BA, .566 OPS, 38 HR, 120 RBI - Unlike Pujols, there seems to be little chance in Fielder returning to his team. In 2010, Fielder reportedly rejected a deal similar to Ryan Howard’s five-year, $125 million deal. Then the Brewers made a long-term commitment to Ryan Braun and now don’t appear to have the resources to make a larger offer. If he does leave, the Cubs could lure him using the allure of 81 games at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are a team that could use a big bat anywhere, but especially at first base. Their 654 runs were their worst in a 162-game season since 1992 and it marked the third straight year they have finished in the bottom half of the NL in runs scored. Also helping Fielder’s representatives in negotiations with the Cubs is that first baseman Carlos Pena hit .225 in his one-year deal. http://www.metro.us/newyork/sports/article/1019347--mlb-free-agency-fire-up-the-hot-stove
Offseason agenda: Without making a move, the Rays' offseason already is off to a strong start for this reason: Andrew Friedman and Joe Maddon haven't gone anywhere. Because of the club's success since reaching the World Series in 2008, Friedman’s and Maddon’s names likely will come up every time a big-money team is shopping for a GM or manager. After being courted by the Los Angeles Angels, Friedman has begun his quest to improve an offense that in 52 games this past season couldn’t muster more than two runs. http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/feed/2011-10/hot-stove-league/story/hot-stove-report-tampa-bay-rays#ixzz1dJYaNduc
Joe Cowley of the Chicago-Sun Times reports that Mark Buehrle has told the White Sox that he will not accept a hometown discount to stay in Chicago. Buehrle, who turns 33 in March, already met with Marlins earlier this week while Cowley writes that about ten teams have expressed interest. The market for free agent starters is especially thin this winter, so this could be his last chance for a big payday. The White Sox are still in the mix, but they could be priced out of the bidding. http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/345099/baseball-headlines?r=1
Pirates signed C Rod Barajas to a one-year contract with a club option for 2013. No word on the specifics, but Barajas earned $3.25 million in 2011. The 36-year-old backstop batted .230/.287/.430 with 16 homers, 47 RBI and a .717 OPS over 336 plate appearances with the Dodgers this season while throwing out 25 percent (20-for-80) of would-be basestealers. With Ryan Doumit and Chris Snyder free agents, he'll be the primary catcher in Pittsburgh next season http://www.rotoworld.com/headlines/mlb/345102/baseball-headlines?r=1
In his first 17 appearances — from the start of the season until he went on the DL — Joe Nathan simply could not get hitters out. He allowed 13 runs in his first 15.1 innings of work, posted a WHIP of 1.70, and allowed opposing hitters a .274/.370/.500 line. He recorded a few strikeouts along the way, but with Matt Capps getting the save opportunities, he couldn’t possibly strike out enough hitters to make him worth playing. Following a month on the disabled list with inflammation in his elbow — though in all likelihood, the inflammation was as much in his ERA as in his arm — Nathan looked much better than he did in the early part of the season. He still wasn’t nearly the dominant reliever the Twins had hoped he would be, but he held hitters to a much more reasonable .193/.239/.367 line with a 3.38 ERA and a 28/5 K/BB ratio. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=4788&position=P
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