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 No Yankees or Phillies players opted for free agency today after the World Series, but on the first day that players could do so as part of Article XX B (2) of the Basic Agreement, 79 other players did, including Matt Holiday of the St. Louis Cardinals, John Lackey of the Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem, Carlos Delgado of the Mets, and Andrian Beltre of the Mariners.
Below is a complete listing of the players that filed on the first day.
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PLAYER
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TEAM
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POSITION
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Anderson,
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Garret
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AT
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OF
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Gonzalez,
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Mike
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AT
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RP
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LaRoche,
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Adam
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AT
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1B
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Norton,
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Greg
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AT
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1B/OF
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Davis,
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Doug
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AZ
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SP
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Tracy,
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Chad
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AZ
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1B
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Baez,
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Danys
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BA
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RP
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Hendrickson,
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Mark
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BA
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SP/RP
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Moeller,
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Chad
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BA
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C
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Mora,
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Melvin
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BA
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3B
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Baldelli,
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Rocco
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BO
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OF
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Bay,
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Jay
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BO
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OF
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Wagner,
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Billy
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BO
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RP
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Harden,
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Rich
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CC
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SP
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Johnson,
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Reed
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CC
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OF
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Carroll,
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Jamey
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CL
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2B/3B/0F
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Ohka,
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Tomokazu
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CL
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SP/RP
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Giambi,
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Jason
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CO
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1B
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Marquis,
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Jason
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CO
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SP
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Castro,
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Ramon
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CWS
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C
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Podsednik,
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Scott
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CWS
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OF
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Everett,
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Adam
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DE
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SS
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Huff,
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Aubrey
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DE
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1B/3B
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Polanco,
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Placido
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DE
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2B
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Rodney,
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Fernando
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DE
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RP
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Washburn,
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Jarrod
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DE
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SP
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Donnelly,
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Brendan
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FL
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RP
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Gload,
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Ross
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FL
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1B/OF
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Erstad,
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Darin
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HO
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1B/OF
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Hampton,
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Mike
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HO
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SP
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Michaels,
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Jason
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HO
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OF
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Wright,
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Jamey
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KC
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RP
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Lackey,
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John
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LAA
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SP
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Oliver,
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Darren
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LAA
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RP
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Quinlan,
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Robb
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LAA
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1B/3B/OF
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Belliard,
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Ron
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LAD
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2B
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Garland,
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Jon
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LAD
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SP
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Hudson,
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Orlando
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LAD
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2B
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Mientkiewicz,
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Doug
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LAD
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1B
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Milton,
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Eric
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LAD
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SP
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Wolf,
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Randy
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LAD
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SP
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Cameron,
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Michael
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MI
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OF
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Catalanotto,
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Frank
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MI
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OF
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Kendall,
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Jason
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MI
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C
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Lopez,
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Felipe
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MI
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2B/3B/SS/OF
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Patterson,
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Corey
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MI
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OF
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Crede,
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Joe
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MN
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3B
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Mahay,
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Ron
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MN
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RP
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Redmond,
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Mike
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MN
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C
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Delgado,
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Carlos
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NYM
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1B
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Schneider,
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Brian
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NYM
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C
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Crosby,
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Bobby
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OA
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SS
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Duchscherer,
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Justin
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OA
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SP
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Garciaparra,
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Nomar
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OA
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1B
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Kennedy,
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Adam
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OA
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2B
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Blanco,
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Henry
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SD
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C
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Giles,
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Brian
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SD
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OF
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Beltre,
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Adrian
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SE
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3B
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Sweeney,
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Mike
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SE
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1B/DH
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Howry,
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Bob
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SF
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RP
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Penny,
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Brad
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SF
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SP
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Uribe,
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Juan
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SF
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2B/3B/SS
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Winn,
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Randy
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SF
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OF
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Ankiel,
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Rick
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SL
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OF
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De Rosa
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Mark
|
SL
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3B
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Glaus,
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Troy
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SL
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3B
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Greene,
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Khalil
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SL
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SS/3B
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Holliday,
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Matt
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SL
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OF
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LaRue,
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Jason
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SL
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C
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Smoltz,
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John
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SL
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SP
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Percival,
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Troy
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TB
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RP
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Benoit,
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Joaquin
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TE
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RP
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Blalock,
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Hank
|
TE
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3B
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Byrd,
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Marlon
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TE
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OF
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Guardado,
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Eddie
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TE
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RP
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Rodriguez,
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Ivan
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TE
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C
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Millar,
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Kevin
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TO
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OF
|
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Bard,
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Josh
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WA
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C
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Hernandez,
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Livan
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WA
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SP
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Source: MLBPA
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