The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2008 season.
* - player whose contract includes 2009 option
Player ClubFirst BasemenRich Aurilia SFBen Broussard NYYCarlos Delgado * NYMNomar Garciaparra LADJason Giambi * NYYWes Helms PHIKevin Millar BALRichie Sexson NYYMark Teixeira LAAFrank Thomas OAKDaryle Ward CHCSecond BasemenJamey Carroll * CLERay Durham MILMark Ellis OAKMarcus Giles COLMark Grudzielanek KCOrlando Hudson ARZJeff Kent LADFelipe Lopez STLD¡¯Angelo Jimenez STLPablo Ozuna LADNick Punto MINJose Valentin NYMJose Vidro * SEAShortstopsOrlando Cabrera CWSAlex Cintron CWSAlex Cora BOSCraig Counsell * MILAdam Everett MINRafael Furcal LADCesar Izturis STLRamon Martinez LADEdgar Renteria * DETJuan Uribe CWSThird BasemenCasey Blake LAD
Hank Blalock * TEXJoe Crede CWS
Morgan Ensberg NYYChipper Jones * ATLCorey Koskie MILGreg Norton TBCatchersRod Barajas TORHenry Blanco * CHCJohnny Estrada WASToby Hall * CWSAdam Melhuse TEXMike Redmond * MINIvan Rodriguez NYYDavid Ross BOSJavier Valentin CINJason Varitek BOSVance Wilson DETGregg Zaun * TOROutfieldersBobby Abreu NYYMoises Alou NYMGarret Anderson * LAARocco Baldelli TBWillie Bloomquist SEAEmil Brown OAK
Pat Burrell PHI
Endy Chavez NYMCarl Crawford * TBAdam Dunn ARZJim Edmonds CHCCliff Floyd TBBrian Giles * SDKen Griffey Jr. * CWSVladimir Guerrero * LAARaul Ibanez SEAJacque Jones FLAMark Kotsay ATLRob Mackowiak WASKevin Mench TORJason Michaels * CLECraig Monroe MINJay Payton BALScott Podsednik COLManny Ramirez LADJuan Rivera LAARondell White MINStarting PitchersKris Benson PHIA.J. Burnett TOR (may opt out)Paul Byrd BOS
Ryan Dempster CHC
Jon Garland LAATom Glavine ATLMike Hampton * ATLRich Harden * CHCOrlando Hernandez NYMJason Jennings TEXRandy Johnson ARZJohn Lackey * LAAEsteban Loaiza CHWBraden Looper STLDerek Lowe LADPedro Martinez NYMMike Mussina NYYJamie Moyer PHIMark Mulder * STLCarl Pavano NYYBrad Penny * LADOdalis Perez WASOliver Perez NYMAndy Pettitte NYYMark Prior SDHoracio Ramirez CHWC.C. Sabathia MILBen Sheets MILJohn Smoltz * ATLJulian Tavarez ATLSteve Trachsel BALBrett Tomko SDClaudio Vargas MILRandy Wolf HOURelief PitchersJeremy Affeldt CIN
Tony Armas Jr. PITLuis Ayala WASJoe Beimel LADJoe Borowski CLEJuan Cruz ARZBrendan Donnelly BOSAlan Embree * OAKScott Eyre CHCKyle Farnsworth DETCasey Fossum DETBrian Fuentes COLAaron Fultz CLETom Gordon * PHILaTroy Hawkins HOUMark Hendrickson LADTrevor Hoffman SDBobby Howry CHCJason Isringhausen STLSteve Kline SFBrandon Lyon ARZDamaso Marte * NYYTom Martin COLJulio Mateo PHIGuillermo Mota MILWill Ohman CHCHideki Okajima * BOSDarren Oliver LAAJohn Parrish SEAChris Reitsma SEADennys Reyes MINJuan Rincon CLEFrancisco Rodriguez LAABrian Shouse MILRafael Soriano ATLJorge Sosa NYMMike Stanton * CINSalomon Torres * MILDerrick Turnbow MILOscar Villarreal ATLDavid Weathers CINDan Wheeler TBDave Williams NYMMatt Wise NYMJay Witasick TB