As the playoffs wrap up, a World Series champ is crowned, and several players are given the MVP and Cy Young awards for their efforts, other players are looking to next year.
These are players that may or may not be sure of where they're playing, and are looking forward to see just how much money they will be making over the next few years. Likewise, any teams that have deep pockets and any holes in their lineup will be looking through what's out there and will try and make their team the best that it can be heading into 2011.
The top 25 free agents this year are not as much a myriad of people as one might hope. Rather, many are older players who have some left in the tank (or think they do at least), and power bats that can be placed in the middle of the lineup.
If a team is looking for fielding or pitching, this is not the year for them in the free agent market, nor is it for the small market teams. After the cream of the crop, the drop-off is rather sudden and steep. Who knows who will pull through and have a monster season next year though. After all, no one saw Beltre or Bautista coming.
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