Jessica Fletcher - contributing reporter
Now that we are to the Rule 5 draft, let's take a quick look at which Type A and B free agents have signed, where to, and what their prior teams received in terms of draft picks.
- Type A's (17)
- RF Koji Katou - IND - 89 - 4/$36.5M
- Signed a max - 5/$110M
- No trade
- Year 5 is a player option
- St. Louis gave up pick #30 overall
- SP Shae Grossman - TRE - 82 - 2/$15M
- Signed a 5/$79.9M
- Durham gave up pick #106 overall
- SP Javier Nieves - MNT - 78 - 3/$19.5M
- Signed a 5/$77M
- Cleveland gave up pick #19 overall
- SP Kiki Ozuna - NAS - 80 - 3/$21M
- Signed a 4/$66M
- New Orleans gave up pick #70 overall
- RP Armand Ceda - PHI - 79 - 3/$20.25M
- Signed a 5/$63M
- Durham gave up pick #74 overall
- SP Louie Vizqual - MNT - 77 - 4/$25M
- Signed a 5/$60M
- Salt Lake City gave up pick #76 overall
- SS Alex Martin - BUF - 82 - 3/$21M
- Signed for 5/$57.5
- No trade
- Year 5 is a mutual option
- Trenton gave up pick #31 overall
- Looks like he'll play 3B.
- SP Glenallen Cepicky - CSP - 78 - 4/$26M
- Signed a 5/$37.5M
- Boston gave up pick #25 overall
- SP Richard Woo - LA - 76 - 4/$24M
- Signed a 5/$34.8M
- Year 5 is a mutual option
- Vancouver gave up pick #67 overall
- RF Curt Dunn - PHI - 78 - 5/$29.8M
- Signed a 5/$30M
- Year 5 is a mutual option
- Cleveland gave up pick #80 overall
- SP Anthony Crow - FRE - 78 - 2/$13M
- Signed a 3/$24M
- Year 3 is a team option
- New Orleans gave up pick #102 overall
- RP Malcom Colin - TAC - 67 - 2/$8.4M
- Signed a 4/$17.1M
- Year 4 is a mutual option
- Trenton gave up pick #92 overall
- RP Sandy Caruso - CSP - 69 - 2/$9.2M
- Signed a 2/$9.2M
- Chicago gave up pick #65 overall
- RP Dylan Wagner - FAR - 69 - 2/$9.2M
- Signed a 2/$9.2M
- Helena gave up pick #62 overall
- RP Trent Cressend - BOS - 70 - 2/$9.6M
- Signed a 3/$8.2M
- Year 3 is a mutual option
- Cleveland gave up pick #112 overall
- RF Ehire Arruebarrena - CHI - 73 - 2/$9M
- Remains unsigned
- RP Ronnie Aldridge - SWB - 71 - 1/$5M
- Remains unsigned
- Type B's (12)
- SP Earl Brinkley - MC - 68 - 4/$17.6M
- Signed a 4/$26.6M
- SP Wil Little - TRE - 67 - 2/$8.4M
- Signed a 3/$14.5M
- RP Moises Arruebarrena - BUF - 60 - 2/$5.6M
- Signed a 2/$9.6M
- Year 2 is a mutual option
- RP Santiago Merced - CIN - 64 - 2/$7.2M
- Signed a 2/$7.2M
- Year 2 is a Mutual option
- RP Darren Berger - SWB - 63 - 1/$3.4M
- Signed a 2/$7.1M
- Year 2 is a Mutual Option
- RP Clarence Byrne - SA - 64 - 1/$3.6M
- Signed a 1/$5.1M
- SP Victor Holt - HEL - 71 - 1/$5M
- Signed a 1/$5M
- No trade
- 2B Gerald Simmons - SA - 73 - 3/$15M
- Signed a 2/$5M
- Year 2 is a Team option
- RP Robinson Wigginton - CLE - 64 - 1/$3.6M
- Signed a 2/$2.8M
- Year 2 is a Mutual option
- RP Bob Kelly - BAL - 60 - 1/$2.8M
- Signed a 1/$2.6M
- RP Danny Beverlin - NAS - 61 - 1/$3M
- Signed a 1/$1.6M
- RP Marty Ruth - ARI - 61 - 2/$6M
- Remains unsigned
Next year's prime FA target you ask? 31 year old first baseman Rajai Johnstone, unless Durham can secure him long-term. The top pitcher is a little more debatable amongst the blog writers, but we hear starting pitcher Luis Cruz of Vancouver and reliever Victor Mota of Fargo mentioned often.