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There He Goes, Mr. #183

If you haven't seen it already, Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan compiled his rankings of the 183 eligible free agents for 2008-09.  And the Detroit Tigers' hard-luck catcher, Vance Wilson, he of the two ligament replacement surgeries on his right elbow, is at the very bottom of the totem pole.

183)   Vance Wilson, C: Mr. Irrelevant is a guy who hasn’t played in the major leagues since 2006.  Seriously, it is impressive to appear on MLB’s official free-agent list despite missing two full seasons.  Wilson probably will retire because of elbow problems, so congratulations are due on this final accomplishment.  What a way to go out.

Passan definitely has a point.  Should Wilson even be on this list, given the unlikely nature of his playing status for next season? 

Other Tigers of note in Passan's rankings:

20.  Edgar Renteria

61.  Freddy Garcia

72.  Kyle Farnsworth

82.  Kenny Rogers

128.  Casey Fossum

Check out the list if you want to see where free agent targets like Rafael Furcal, Derek Lowe, Juan Cruz, and Brandon Lyon rank.  Plus, you can check back throughout the winter to see if Wilson actually begins to move up the rankings. 

Posting a list of "players on the edge" in response is Newsday's Ken Davidoff.  Kenny Rogers ranks quite favorably (or perhaps unfavorably) there.

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Baggar Vance

Great guy though. Would love to have him in the clubby, so Brandon Inge can have his best friend around. It might help him hit above the mendoza line. Detroit4lyfe.blogspot.com

by Detroit4lyfe on Nov 12, 2008 12:32 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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