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The Marlins have pushed the offer to free-agent shortstop Jose Reyes to more than $100 million, CBSSports.com senior writer Danny Knobler confirms, meaning the Mets are likely out of the bidding for the shortstop they signed out of the Dominican Republic in 1999. Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com reports the Marlins have offered Reyes a package worth $111 million. The deal would actually be worth $106 million over six years, but with a $5 million buyout of a $22 million option for a seventh year, according to the report.
Sources had told CBSSports.com senior writer Scott Miller that the Marlins were optimistic they could sign Reyesand pushing the total value of the contract over the $100 million mark is likely just the trick to get him to sign on the dotted line. The team had previously offered him a six-year, $90 million contract, according to reports. If the Marlins have offerend him $111 million, that’s probably too much for not only the Mets, but also the Brewers, who were also reportedly interested in Reyes. Sports Illustrated‘s Jon Heyman tweeted that the Mets and Brewers weren’t willing to offer more than $75-$80 million over six years. Neither team was interested in going seven years for the 28-year-old because of his history of injuries.
Heyman also noted that the Marlins are expected to move Hanley Ramirez to third base to make room for Reyes.
Miami has already agreed to a contract with closer Heath Bell and seem ready to be the offseason’s biggest spender as it readies to open its new ballpark in April. In the same report, Rojas says a source has told him the Marlins are the favorite for Albert Pujols if he doesn’t return to the Cardinals – although nobody seems to expect that to really happen.
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| 2012 MLB Free Agents – Position Players | |||||||||
| Rank | Player | Last Team | Pos | Age | AB | HR | AVG | RBI | Status |
| 1 | Albert Pujols | Cardinals | 1B | 31 | 579 | 37 | .299 | 99 | Signed by Angels; 10 years, $250MM |
| 2 | Prince Fielder | Brewers | 1B | 27 | 569 | 38 | .299 | 120 | Unrestricted |
| 3 | Jose Reyes | Mets | SS | 28 | 537 | 7 | .337 | 44 | Signed by Marlins; 6 years, $106MM |
| 4 | Brandon Phillips | Reds | 2B | 30 | 610 | 18 | .300 | 82 | Signed by Reds; 1 year, $12MM club option |
| 5 | Yadier Molina | Cardinals | C | 29 | 475 | 14 | .305 | 65 | Signed by Cardinals; 1 year, $7MM option |
| 6 | Carlos Beltran | Giants | OF | 34 | 520 | 22 | .300 | 84 | Signed by Cardinals; 2 years, $26MM |
| 7 | Nick Swisher | Yankees | OF | 30 | 526 | 23 | .260 | 85 | Signed by Yankees; 1 year, $10.25MM |
| 8 | Aramis Ramirez | Cubs | 3B | 33 | 565 | 26 | .306 | 93 | Signed by Brewers; 3 years, $36MM |
| 9 | Michael Cuddyer | Twins | OF | 32 | 529 | 20 | .284 | 70 | Signed by Rockies; 3 years, $31.5 MM |
| 10 | Jimmy Rollins | Phillies | SS | 32 | 567 | 16 | .268 | 63 | Signed by Phillies; 3 years, $33MM |
| 11 | Marco Scutaro | Red Sox | SS | 35 | 395 | 7 | .299 | 54 | Signed by Red Sox; 1 year, $6MM club option |
| 12 | David Ortiz | Red Sox | DH | 35 | 525 | 29 | .309 | 96 | Signed by Red Sox via arbitration |
| 13 | Jason Kubel | Twins | OF | 29 | 366 | 12 | .273 | 58 | Signed by Diamondbacks; 2 years, $15MM |
| 14 | Ramon Hernandez | Reds | C | 35 | 298 | 12 | .282 | 36 | Signed by Rockies; 2 years, $6.5MM |
| 15 | Carlos Pena | Cubs | 1B | 33 | 493 | 28 | .225 | 80 | Unrestricted |
| 16 | Josh Willingham | Athletics | OF | 32 | 488 | 29 | .246 | 98 | Signed by Twins; 3 years, $21MM |
| 17 | Rafael Furcal | Cardinals | SS | 33 | 333 | 8 | .231 | 28 | Signed by Cardinals; 2 years; $14MM |
| 18 | Coco Crisp | Athletics | OF | 31 | 531 | 8 | .264 | 54 | Signed by Athletics; 2 years; $13MM |
| 19 | Grady Sizemore | Indians | OF | 29 | 268 | 10 | .224 | 32 | Signed by Indians; 1 year; $5MM |
| 20 | Rod Barajas | Dodgers | C | 36 | 305 | 16 | .230 | 47 | Signed by Pirates; 1 year, $4MM |
| 21 | Jamey Carroll | Dodgers | 2B | 37 | 452 | 0 | .290 | 17 | Signed by Twins; 2 years, $7MM |
| 22 | Edwin Encarnacion | Blue Jays | DH | 28 | 481 | 17 | .272 | 55 | Signed by Blue Jays; 1 year, $3.5MM club option |
| 23 | David DeJesus | Athletics | OF | 31 | 442 | 10 | .240 | 46 | Signed by Cubs; 2 years, $10MM |
| 24 | Derrek Lee | Pirates | 1B | 36 | 435 | 19 | .267 | 59 | Unrestricted |
| 25 | Jerry Hairston Jr. | Brewers | 2B | 35 | 337 | 5 | .270 | 31 | Signed by Dodgers; 2 years, $6MM |
| 26 | Johnny Damon | Rays | DH | 37 | 582 | 16 | .261 | 73 | Unrestricted |
| 27 | Casey Kotchman | Rays | 1B | 28 | 500 | 10 | .306 | 48 | Unrestricted |
| 28 | Andruw Jones | Yankees | OF | 34 | 150 | 13 | .247 | 33 | Unrestricted |
| 29 | Clint Barmes | Astros | SS | 32 | 446 | 12 | .244 | 39 | Signed by Pirates; 2 years, $10.5MM |
| 30 | Ramon Santiago | Tigers | 2B | 32 | 258 | 5 | .260 | 30 | Signed by Tigers; 2 years, $4MM |
| 31 | Jim Thome | Indians | DH | 41 | 277 | 15 | .256 | 50 | Signed by Phillies; 1 year, $1.5MM |
| 32 | Cody Ross | Giants | OF | 30 | 405 | 14 | .240 | 52 | Unrestricted |
| 33 | Hideki Matsui | Athletics | DH | 37 | 517 | 12 | .251 | 72 | Unrestricted |
| 34 | Ryan Doumit | Pirates | C | 30 | 218 | 8 | .303 | 30 | Signed by Twins; 1 year, $3MM |
| 35 | J.D. Drew | Red Sox | OF | 35 | 248 | 4 | .222 | 22 | Unrestricted |
| 36 | Jeff Keppinger | Giants | 2B | 31 | 379 | 6 | .277 | 35 | Unrestricted |
| 37 | Ryan Ludwick | Pirates | OF | 33 | 490 | 13 | .237 | 75 | Unrestricted |
| 38 | Ryan Theriot | Cardinals | SS | 32 | 442 | 1 | .271 | 47 | Unrestricted |
| 39 | Mark Ellis | Rockies | 2B | 34 | 480 | 7 | .248 | 41 | Signed by Dodgers; 2 years, $8.75MM |
| 40 | Yoenis Cespedes* | Granma(Cuba) | OF | 26 | XXX | 33 | .333 | 99 | Unrestricted |
| 41 | Norichika Aoki* | Yakult(Japan) | OF | 28 | 583 | 14 | .358 | 63 | Brewers offer winning bid, 30 days to negotiate |
| 42 | Willie Bloomquist | Diamondbacks | SS | 33 | 350 | 4 | .266 | 26 | Signed by Diamondbacks; 2 years, $3.8MM |
| 43 | Yuniesky Betancourt | Brewers | SS | 29 | 556 | 13 | .252 | 68 | Signed by Royals; 1 year, TBD |
| 44 | Aaron Hill | Diamondbacks | 2B | 29 | 520 | 8 | .246 | 61 | Signed by Diamondbacks; 2 years, $11MM |
| 45 | Kosuke Fukudome | Indians | OF | 34 | 530 | 8 | .262 | 35 | Unrestricted |
| 46 | Eric Hinske | Braves | OF | 34 | 236 | 10 | .233 | 28 | Signed by Braves; 1 year, $1.5MM club option |
| 47 | Adam Kennedy | Mariners | 1B | 35 | 380 | 7 | .234 | 38 | Signed by Dodgers; 1 year, $800K |
| 48 | Jason Giambi | Rockies | 1B | 40 | 131 | 13 | .260 | 32 | Signed by Rockies; 1 year, $1MM club option |
| 49 | Wilson Betemit | Tigers | 3B | 29 | 323 | 8 | .285 | 46 | Unrestricted |
| 50 | Jorge Posada | Yankees | DH | 40 | 344 | 14 | .235 | 44 | Unrestricted |
| 51 | Raul Ibanez | Phillies | OF | 39 | 535 | 20 | .245 | 84 | Unrestricted |
| 52 | Jonny Gomes | Nationals | OF | 30 | 311 | 14 | .209 | 43 | Unrestricted |
| 53 | Juan Pierre | White Sox | OF | 34 | 639 | 2 | .279 | 50 | Unrestricted |
| 54 | Chris Snyder | Pirates | C | 30 | 96 | 3 | .271 | 17 | Unrestricted, Club Option Declined |
| 55 | Magglio Ordonez | Tigers | OF | 37 | 329 | 5 | .255 | 32 | Unrestricted |
| 56 | Aaron Miles | Dodgers | 2B | 34 | 454 | 3 | .275 | 45 | Unrestricted |
| 57 | Corey Patterson | Cardinals | OF | 32 | 368 | 6 | .239 | 36 | Unrestricted |
| 58 | Ronny Cedeno | Pirates | SS | 28 | 413 | 2 | .249 | 32 | Unrestricted, Club Option Declined |
| 59 | Juan Rivera | Dodgers | OF | 33 | 466 | 11 | .258 | 74 | Signed by Dodgers; 1 year, $4.5MM |
| 60 | Jack Wilson | Braves | 2B | 33 | 214 | 0 | .243 | 11 | Unrestricted |
| 61 | Carlos Guillen | Tigers | 2B | 36 | 95 | 3 | .232 | 13 | Unrestricted |
| 62 | Mark DeRosa | Giants | OF | 36 | 86 | 0 | .279 | 12 | Signed by Nationals; Details TBD |
| 63 | Casey Blake | Dodgers | 3B | 38 | 202 | 4 | .252 | 26 | Signed by Rockies; 1 year, $2 MM |
| 64 | Alex Gonzalez | Braves | SS | 34 | 564 | 15 | .241 | 56 | Signed by Brewers; 1 year, $4MM |
| 65 | Eric Chavez | Yankees | 3B | 33 | 160 | 2 | .263 | 26 | Unrestricted |
| 66 | Kelly Johnson | Toronto Jays | 2B | 29 | 545 | 21 | .222 | 58 | Signed by Blue Jays via arbitration |
| 67 | Nick Punto | Cardinals | 2B | 33 | 133 | 1 | .278 | 20 | Signed by Red Sox; 2 years, $3MM |
| 68 | Kelly Shoppach | Rays | C | 31 | 221 | 11 | .176 | 22 | Signed by Red Sox: 1 year, $1.35MM |
| 69 | Reed Johnson | Cubs | OF | 34 | 246 | 5 | .309 | 28 | Signed by Cubs; 1 year, $1.15MM |
| 70 | Conor Jackson | Red Sox | 1B | 29 | 352 | 5 | .244 | 43 | Unrestricted |
| 71 | Endy Chavez | Rangers | OF | 32 | 256 | 5 | .301 | 27 | Signed by Orioles; 1 year, $2.5MM |
| 72 | Pat Burrell | Giants | OF | 35 | 183 | 7 | .230 | 21 | Unrestricted |
| 73 | Ryan Spilborgs | Rockies | OF | 32 | 200 | 3 | .210 | 22 | Unrestricted |
| 74 | Cesar Izturis | Orioles | SS | 31 | 30 | 0 | .200 | 1 | Unrestricted |
| 75 | Ivan Rodriguez | Nationals | C | 39 | 124 | 2 | .218 | 19 | Unrestricted |
| 76 | Gerald Laird | Cardinals | C | 31 | 95 | 1 | .232 | 12 | Signed by Tigers; 1 year, $1MM |
| 77 | Nate McLouth | Braves | OF | 29 | 267 | 4 | .228 | 16 | Signed by Pirates; 1 year, $1.75MM |
| 78 | Rick Ankiel | Nationals | OF | 32 | 380 | 9 | .239 | 37 | Unrestricted |
| 79 | Brad Hawpe | Padres | 1B | 32 | 195 | 4 | .231 | 19 | Unrestricted |
| 80 | Vladimir Guerrero | Orioles | DH | 36 | 562 | 13 | .290 | 63 | Unrestricted |
| 81 | Luke Scott | Orioles | OF | 33 | 209 | 9 | .220 | 22 | Unrestricted |
| 82 | Jason Varitek | Red Sox | C | 39 | 222 | 11 | .221 | 36 | Unrestricted |
| 83 | John McDonald | Diamondbacks | SS | 37 | 227 | 2 | .229 | 22 | Signed by Diamondbacks; 2 years, $3MM |
| 84 | Greg Dobbs | Marlins | 3B | 33 | 411 | 8 | .275 | 49 | Signed by Marlins; 2 years, $3MM |
| 85 | Hiroyuki Nakajima* | Seibu Lions(Japan) | SS | 29 | 566 | 16 | .297 | 100 | Unrestricted |
| 86 | Felix Pie | Orioles | OF | 26 | 175 | 0 | .220 | 7 | Signed by Indians; 2 years, $1MM (Minor League) |
| 87 | Xavier Nady | Diamondbacks | 1B | 32 | 206 | 4 | .248 | 35 | Unrestricted |
| 88 | Kevin Kouzmanoff | Mets | C | 30 | 228 | 2 | .268 | 19 | Unrestricted |
| 89 | Ronny Paulino | Seibu Lions(Japan) | SS | 29 | 566 | 16 | .297 | 100 | Unrestricted |
| 90 | Omar Vizquel | White Sox | 3B | 44 | 167 | 0 | .251 | 8 | Unrestricted |
| 91 | Dioner Navarro | Dodgers | C | 27 | 176 | 5 | .193 | 17 | Unrestricted |
| 92 | Jason Michaels | Astros | OF | 35 | 156 | 2 | .199 | 10 | Unrestricted |
| 93 | Lyle Overbay | Diamondbacks | 1B | 34 | 394 | 9 | .234 | 47 | Signed by Diamondbacks; 1 year, $1MM |
| 94 | Brian Schneider | Phillies | C | 34 | 125 | 2 | .176 | 9 | Signed by Phillies; 1 year, $800K |
| 95 | Mark Kotsay | Brewers | OF | 35 | 233 | 3 | .270 | 31 | Signed by Padres; 1 year, $1.25MM |
| 96 | Edgar Renteria | Reds | SS | 36 | 299 | 5 | .251 | 36 | Unrestricted |
| 97 | Mike Cameron | Marlins | OF | 38 | 237 | 9 | .203 | 27 | Signed by Nationals; 1 year, $1MM (Minor League) |
| 98 | Felipe Lopez | Rays | SS | 31 | 141 | 2 | .206 | 11 | Unrestricted |
| 99 | Willie Harris | Mets | OF | 33 | 240 | 2 | .246 | 23 | Unrestricted |
| 100 | Matt Treanor | Rangers | C | 35 | 196 | 3 | .214 | 22 | Signed by Dodgers; 1 year, $850K |
| 101 | Henry Blanco | Diamondbacks | C | 40 | 100 | 8 | .250 | 12 | Signed by Diamondbacks; 1 year, $1.2MM |
| 102 | Ross Gload | Phillies | 1B | 35 | 113 | 0 | .257 | 8 | Unrestricted |
| 103 | Craig Counsell | Brewers | 2B | 41 | 157 | 1 | .178 | 9 | Unrestricted |
| 104 | Laynce Nix | Nationals | OF | 30 | 324 | 16 | .250 | 44 | Signed by Phillies; 2 years, $2.5MM |
| 105 | Brooks Conrad | Braves | 2B | 31 | 103 | 4 | .223 | 13 | Unrestricted |
| 106 | Jose Lopez | Marlins | 2B | 27 | 21 | 8 | .216 | 21 | Signed by Indians; 1 year, $900K (Minor League) |
| 107 | Jose Molina | Blue Jays | C | 36 | 191 | 3 | .281 | 15 | Signed by Rays; 1 year, $1.8MM |
| 108 | Marcus Thames | Dodgers | OF | 34 | 66 | 2 | .197 | 7 | Unrestricted |
| 109 | Josh Bard | Mariners | C | 33 | 81 | 2 | .210 | 11 | Unrestricted |
| 110 | Ramon Castro | White Sox | C | 35 | 68 | 4 | .235 | 10 | Unrestricted |
| 111 | Orlando Cabrera | Giants | SS | 36 | 450 | 5 | .238 | 51 | Unrestricted |
| 112 | Drew Sutton | Red Sox | SS | 28 | 54 | 0 | .315 | 7 | Unrestricted |
| 113 | Bill Hall | Giants | 3B | 31 | 185 | 2 | .211 | 14 | Unrestricted |
| 114 | Eli Whiteside | Giants | C | 32 | 213 | 4 | .197 | 17 | Signed by Giants; 1 year, $600K |
| 115 | Scott Hairston | Mets | OF | 31 | 132 | 7 | .235 | 24 | Unrestricted |
| 116 | Jeremy Hermida | Padres | OF | 27 | 581 | 2 | .190 | 9 | Unrestricted |
| 117 | Scott Podsednik | Dodgers | OF | 35 | 539 | 6 | .297 | 51 | Unrestricted |
| 118 | Wily Mo Pena | Diamondbacks | OF | 29 | 113 | 7 | .204 | 15 | Signed by SoftBank(Japan); 2 years, $5MM |
| 119 | Russell Branyan | Angels | 1B | 35 | 127 | 5 | .197 | 14 | Unrestricted |
| 120 | Jorge Cantu | Padres | 3B | 29 | 472 | 11 | .256 | 56 | Unrestricted |
| 121 | Dewayne Wise | Blue Jays | OF | 33 | 99 | 2 | .202 | 7 | Unrestricted |
| 122 | Koyie Hill | Cubs | C | 32 | 134 | 2 | .194 | 9 | Unrestricted |
| 123 | Jason Kendall | Royals | C | 37 | 434 | 0 | .256 | 37 | Unrestricted |
| 124 | Jay Gibbons | Dodgers | OF | 34 | 55 | 1 | .255 | 5 | Unrestricted |
| 125 | Andy LaRoche | Athletics | 3B | 28 | 93 | 0 | .247 | 5 | Unrestricted |
| 126 | Travis Buck | Indians | OF | 27 | 149 | 2 | .228 | 18 | Signed by Astros; Details TBD (Minor League) |
| 127 | Alex Cora | Nationals | 3B | 36 | 156 | 0 | .224 | 6 | Unrestricted |
| 128 | Jason Jaramillo | Pirates | C | 29 | 43 | 0 | .326 | 6 | Unrestricted |
| 129 | Chris Gimenez | Mariners | C | 28 | 59 | 1 | .203 | 6 | Unrestricted |
| 130 | Pedro Ciriaco | Pirates | SS | 26 | 33 | 0 | .303 | 6 | Unrestricted |
| 131 | Mike Baxter | Mets | OF | 27 | 34 | 1 | .235 | 4 | Signed by Mets; Details TBD (Minor League) |
| 132 | Milton Bradley | Mariners | OF | 33 | 101 | 2 | .218 | 13 | Unrestricted |
Overall rankings determined by the average position as voted on by the EOB staff.
* Player has no MLB stats. Stats taken from most recent foreign professional season.
** Player has no MLB stats for 2011. Stats taken from most recent MLB season.
*** Player has stats for both a professional foreign league and MLB. Stats taken from most recent professional season.