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Now that the Winter Meetings are over and Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth have signed mammoth contracts, what's next? What other impact free-agents are still out there? 

It looks more likely this winter that there will be significant player movement via trade. In this economic climate it makes sense for smaller market teams to trade players who are looking at large salary increases in the near future in exchange for younger players that they can control for a significant amount of time.

With news that the Angels have signed free agent reliever Scott Downs, the Angels have been removed from the amazing Rafael Soriano race.

Now that the front-runners have ran off the track, which bullpen will the veteran closer join for the 2011 MLB season?

Here are 10 possible destinations for the rejuvenated Soriano.

The MLB's winter meetings have come and gone, and the former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke still has not been traded out of Kansas City.

Royals GM Dayton Moore made statements during the winter meetings that KC would be willing to trade their star player to anyone that was interested. In the end, there were some teams that would have like Greinke's services, but could never come to an agreement with the Royals for what they wanted in return.

There are MLB rumors swirling all around as the winter meetings draw to a close. Teams are taking stock of where they stand, what they need to do and what they actually can do in the months ahead.

While there are plenty of big name players still to be signed (there's this Lee guy many of you may have heard of), there was a flurry of activity during baseball's winter meetings. With the dust settled, who improved their chances in 2011?

We're bringing you the 10 winners and 10 losers from the 2010 winter meetings.

The 10 biggest laughing stocks of free agency are described as such not necessarily because they aren't (or weren't once) fine players.

Although some of them are far past their prime.

But the main reason why teams would be foolish to sign them is because of the likely very high asking price.

Maybe the aging veterans whose production has dwindled would take a reduced deal, one-year to hang or try to resurrect their career. But that's not likely.

And maybe the free agents who aren't over the hill, aren't seeking contracts far better than they're worth.

Carl Crawford has signed the richest outfield contract in Major League Baseball history, and it has left other teams in the American League scrambling.

It has been a bizarre and very cash-driven start to the 2011 Winter Meetings.

Boston has clearly emerged with potentially the best offense in the American League.

But other teams will try to make sure that it's not enough to get them the AL pennant.

Here are five moves other AL teams will make to keep themselves in contention.

The Philadelphia Phillies are a great team with very little flaws.

After losing to the San Francisco Giants in the 2010 NLCS, Phillies fans were devastated on what happened.

They sat in the stands, at their homes, or at the local bar in shock and could not believe the defeat they faced.

Well, now we are entering the 2011 MLB season and we as Phillies fans must put the past behind us. We must try and make ourselves a better team for the near future.

The MLB offseason is already in full swing, and many top free agents have already been taken off the board.

So who's left? And what players might be available for teams that don't have the pocket change to go out and sign a free agent?

Begin the slideshow to see the top five players available to sign or trade for at each position.

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Carl Crawford and Cliff Lee are still available in Major League Baseball Free Agency. Some of the major names have already landed with new teams including Jayson Werth and Victor Martinez.

That leads to the question of who are the best remaining free agents. While it is a simpler process to measure these players from a numbers standpoint, who are the best value players remaining. In other words, who provides the most "bang for the buck".

Let's take a look at the 50 most valuable players still available on the market.

With the MLB Hot Stove season heating up at this week's winter meetings, some things are starting to take shape.

The Nationals shocked the baseball world by giving Jayson Werth $126 million. Big names have already been traded and more are sure to come.

Here is a list of 20 players, a mixture of free agents and guys who could potentially be traded, that can make an impact on the 2011 MLB regular season and into the postseason.