projected twins roster for 2009

I thought it would be fun to project who I think is going to be on the Twins team next year and see if I am anywhere close to being right with the roster.

1. Joe Mauer
2. Mike Redmond
3. Justin Mourneau
4. Alexi Casilla
5. Nick Punto
6. Casey Blake
7. Denard Span
8. Carlos Gomez
9. Michael Cuddyer
10. Jason Kubel
11. Delmon Young
12. Brenden Harris
13. Matt Tolbert
14. Scott Baker
15. Francisco Liriano
16. Kevin Slowey
17. Nick Blackburn
18. Glen Perkins
19. Joe Nathan
20. Jose Mijares
21. Matt Guerrier
22. Jesse Crain
23. Craig Breslow
24. Boof Bonser
25. Philip Humber

I think there is a chance Delmon Young gets traded before Spring training but i dont think it would be a good idea. Otherwise the only changes I would make is if Casey Blake goes elsewhere that opens a spot for Brian Buscher. If they sign a reliever then likely Boof Bonser or Phil Humber would have to go so they have some tough decisions to make.

Top 50 free agents and landing spots

Im going to do my own version of a topic i saw on mlbtraderumors.com and project where i see all the players ending up next year. I am not going to do the reasoning just the projection. There are not alot of Twins news right now so i am trying to find things to write about and this is something i want to try out and welcome feedback either on the comment section or you can always email me at travis_aune@yahoo.com. UPDATE: as free agents sign i will be updating where they ended up and how much they got.

1. CC Sabathia- New York Yankees 7years 160 million Signed
2. Manny Ramirez- Los Angeles Dodgers 3 years 80 million
3. Mark Texiera- New York Yankees 8 years 180 million Signed
4. A.J. Burnett- New York Yankees 5 years 83 million Signed
5. Francisco Rodriguez- New York Mets 3 years 37 million Signed
6. Derek Lowe- New York Yankees 3 years 39 million
7. Ben Sheets- Boston Red Sox 1year 12 million
8. Orlando Hudson- Chicago White Sox 4 years 40 million
9. Adam Dunn- Washington Nationals 5 years 65 million
10. Raul Ibanez- Philadelphia Phillies 3 years 30 million Signed
11. Bobby Abreu Chicago Cubs 2 years 30 million
12. Pat Burrell- Tampa Bay Rays 2 years 16 million Signed
13. Brian Fuentes- Anaheim Angels 2 years 15 million Signed
14. Andy Pettitte- Los Angeles Dodgers 1 year 15 million
15. Casey Blake- Los Angeles Dodgers 4 years 24 million Signed
16. Rafael Furcal- Los Angeles Dodgers 3 years 30 million Signed
17. Jason Giambi- Oakland A's 1 year 10 million
18. Milton Bradley- Chicago Cubs 3 years 30 million Signed
19. Orlando Cabrera- Detroit Tigers 3 years 24 million
20. Jamie Moyer- Philadelphia Phillies 2 year 10 million Signed
21. Kerry Wood- Cleveland Indians 2 years 20 million Signed
22. Randy Johnson- San Francisco Giants 1 year 5 million Signed
23. Oliver Perez- San Francisco Giants 4 years 32 million
24. Randy Wolf- New York Mets 1 year 8 million
25. Mark Grudzilenak- Kansas City Royals 1 year 4 million
26. Ray Durham- Arizona Diamondbacks 1 year 5 million
27. John Smoltz- Atlanta Braves 1 year 10 million
28. Ivan Rodriguez- Florida Marlins 1 year 7 million
29. Trevor Hoffman- Cleveland Indians- 1 year 11 million
30. Brad Penny- Boston Red Sox 1 year 8 million Signed
31. Jon Garland- Milwaukee Brewers 3 years 27 million
32. Paul Byrd- Boston Red Sox 1 year 4 million
33. Edgar Renteria- San Francisco Giants 2 years 19 million Signed
34. Braden Looper- Pittsburgh Pirates 1 year 5 million
35. Joe Crede- Texas Rangers 1 year 7 million
36. Nick Punto- Minnesota Twins 2 year 8.5 million Signed
37. Damaso Marte- New York Yankees 3 year 12 million Signed
38. Juan Cruz- Atlanta Braves 3 years 18 million
39. Mark Kotsay- Oakland A's 1 year 4 million
40. Jason Varitek- Boston Red Sox 1 year 8 million
41. Garrett Anderson- Los Angeles Angels 1 year 10 million
42. Odalis Perez- Washington Nationals- 4 years 5 million
43. Felipe Lopez- Washington Nationals- 3 years 10 million
44. Jim Edmonds- Seattle Mariners 1 year 8 million
45. Dennys Reyes- Kansas City Royals 3 years 12 million
46. Nomar Garciaparra- Los Angeles Dodgers 1 year 6 million
47. Juan Uribe- Chicago White Sox 1 year 5 million
48. Rocco Baldelli- Chicago White Sox 3 years 12 million
49. Ken Griffey Jr.- Tampa Bay Rays 1 year 10 million
50. Eddie Guardado- Texas Rangers 1 year 3 million