SI's Gallery of Top 20 Free Agents

[HoopsCubs]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/11/01/gallery.freeagents/content.20.html

 

Somebody is missing from their list. They either had a brain cramp and forgot him, or we are clearly over-rating him. Who am I talking about?

 

 

Hoops

[Diffusion]

Nomar Garciaparra

 

Rafael Furcal

[HoopsCubs]

Rafael Furcal

 

Correct. What gives?

[don_kessinger_was_good]

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Three years ago, everyone would say Nomar and Sammy were sure-fire first-ballot HOF-ers. Now they can't even get a mention.

[David]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/11/01/gallery.freeagents/content.20.html

 

Somebody is missing from their list. They either had a brain cramp and forgot him, or we are clearly over-rating him. Who am I talking about?

 

 

Hoops

 

I'd say they had a brain cramp. Either that, or they're really underrating Nomar and Furcal, considering they have guys like Kenny Rogers and the Farnz on that list. Nothing against Farnsworth. Wish we still had him, but when you round out the top 20 free agent list with those guys, it pretty much says everything you need to know about that year's free agent class.

[TheDude]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/11/01/gallery.freeagents/content.20.html

 

Somebody is missing from their list. They either had a brain cramp and forgot him, or we are clearly over-rating him. Who am I talking about?

 

 

Hoops

 

I'd say they had a brain cramp. Either that, or they're really underrating Nomar and Furcal, considering they have guys like Kenny Rogers and the Farnz on that list. Nothing against Farnsworth. Wish we still had him, but when you round out the top 20 free agent list with those guys, it pretty much says everything you need to know about that year's free agent class.

 

I think it says more about the writer's ability to read a FA class honestly. The writer has 6 closers on the list (well, closer candidates anyway)! Not very solid analysis at all.

[SouthSideRyan]

TODD JONES?

[David]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/11/01/gallery.freeagents/content.20.html

 

Somebody is missing from their list. They either had a brain cramp and forgot him, or we are clearly over-rating him. Who am I talking about?

 

 

Hoops

 

I'd say they had a brain cramp. Either that, or they're really underrating Nomar and Furcal, considering they have guys like Kenny Rogers and the Farnz on that list. Nothing against Farnsworth. Wish we still had him, but when you round out the top 20 free agent list with those guys, it pretty much says everything you need to know about that year's free agent class.

 

I think it says more about the writer's ability to read a FA class honestly. The writer has 6 closers on the list (well, closer candidates anyway)! Not very solid analysis at all.

 

Valid points. But the FA class is unquestionably sucky.

[Radar3454]

It is a bad year but that is a poor ranking also - this is a much better ranking

 

http://www.rotoauthority.com/2005/10/top_50_baseball_2.html

[CoolHandLuke]

Looking at Wagner, Farnsworth, Rogers, Encarnacion, Morris, Giles, Jones I would say its a list of most hilarious faces.