With the Winter Meetings winding down and the top Free Agents having found their homes let's look at the best players that's names have been swirling in trade rumors.
Ivan Tatis, c/dh, Salem Witch Doctors ($378k / 1 year): Ivan is a 25 year old catcher who has decent pitch calling skills and has the potential to get quite a bit better, it is his great eye and contact that separate him from many other catchers around the league. The last two seasons Ivan has hit .264 with an obp of .356 and accounted for 26 runs.
Brian Gragg, rf, Pittsburgh Pranksters ($26 million / 4 years): Gragg is a solid all around rf with exceptional speed. He has decent power and contact, but hits lefties much better then righties. With his great baserunning skills and speed he is a threat to steal 60+ bases any given year. Gragg's biggest weakness is his durability which requires a few extra days off every year. Last year Gragg set a career mark in home runs with 31 and a career low in strikeouts with only 99. In his last two seasons with Pittsburgh he has hit .284 with 26 hr and 74 rbi.
Vernon Lofton, cf, Boise Spudchuckers ($21.6 million / 4 years): Lofton is a solid cf, he has solid contact and hits both righties and lefties well. The knack on Lofton has been his lower durability. Lofton also brings solid speed and decent baserunning skills to the diamond. Over the past two seasons (both with Boise) Lofton hit .289 with 65 runs and a .351 obp.
Chris Lyons, rf, Philadelphia Black Lightning ($378 / 1 year): Lyons is a 25 year old rf who has great contact potential and already possesses fantastic power. He hits lefties a little better then righties and still has room to mature as a hitter. Lyons is extremely fast and is still learning on the bases but eventually should possess solid baserunning skills. While Lyons was hurt most of last season, in the 43 games he played in he hit .273 with 7 hr and 29 rbi with 10 sb.
Walter Miller, lf, Philadelphia Black Lightning ($21.9 million / 3 years): Miller has been on the trade block for over two seasons now, but has yet to be moved. Last season franchise insiders leaked that the team was close to a deal with the Pittsburgh Pranksters, the deal feel apart after the sides could not agree on the amount of Miller's contract that Philly would pay and the prospects that Pittsburgh would send Philly's way. Miller is a sensational contact hitter who thrives on righties. Miller is a 40/40 threat year in and year out with his amazing speed and solid power at the plate. Last season Miller hit 37 hr with 88 rbi. His sb numbers have fallen every year as Philly has scaled back on their stolen base attempts.
Storm Post, 3b, Hartford Yellow Jackets ($4.5 million / 1 year): Post is a solid 3b who isn't amazing at anything, but solid all the way around. What he does have is excellent speed for a 3b but lacks the baserunning skills to steal a ton of bases. Last season he hit .268 with 10 hr and 55 rbi.
Ronald Barfield, 3b, San Diego Zonkeys ($343k / 1 year): Ronald is a solid 3b who relies on the power of his bat over his contact. He has good vision on both righties and lefties and good baserunning skills but lacks the speed to make much of them. In 41 games last season he hit .233 with 2 hr.
Jolbert Mieses, dh, Philadelphia Black Lightning ($20.1 million / 4 years): No one is really sure how serious Lightning GM zhawks is about trading his star dh, especially after inking a 3 year $15 million extension this winter, keeping the dh under contract through Season 9. But he has always openly entertained offers for him. Mieses is a true slugger who has a near perfect eye while at the plate. He hits righties better then lefties and has no speed what-so-ever to talk about. Last season was his first year he hit below .300 and has averaged 37 hr and 101 rbi throughout his career to go along with a .439 obp.
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