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Players currently Designated for Assignment:

(Their team has 10 days from the date of designation to trade, release, or outright the player to minors. When a player is designated for assignment, he does not count against either the 25-man or 40-man rosters. Plus, to outright a player, he must first clear waivers. Also, if player is released, the team must pay all of the remaining salary unless another team signs him--which can happen for as low as a prorated portion of the 316K minimum salary--in which case the original team would only pay the difference. Once a team ask for release waivers on a player, any team could also theclaim the player for $1, but that team also would be responsible for all of the player's remaining salary. If a player is outrighted, and it is his second removal from the 40-man roster, he has the option to decline assignment and opt for free agency.)

(Date of Desgination in parentheses)

Ryan Ketchner (10/14)

Derek Thompson (10/14)

Catchers:

Brook Fordyce

Brent Mayne (Retired) (Agent Barry Meister)

Todd Hundley

J.R. House (Rehab)

Robert Machado

Bobby Estalella

Andy Dominique

Benito Santiago

Greg Myers

Charles Johnson

Keith Osik (Retired)

Derek Wathan

Todd Greene

A.J. Hinch

Pat Borders

Ken Huckaby

Kelly Stinnett

Gary Bennett

Alberto Castillo

Todd Pratt

Ramon Hernandez

Sandy Alomar Jr.

John Flaherty

Brad Ausmus

Eddie Perez

Mike Piazza

Dan Wilson (Retired)

Bengie Molina

Ivan Rodriguez (Poss. Team Void Option)

Einar Diaz

Chris Widger

Raul Casanova

Gregg Zaun (Team Option)

Paul Bako

Mike DiFelice

First Base/DH:

Fred McGriff (Agent Jim Krivacs)

David Segui

Edgar Martinez(Retired)

Robin Ventura(Retired)

Mo Vaughn

Andres Galaragga (Retired)

Phil Hiatt

Dave McCarty (Retired)

Steve Cox

Wil Cordero

Matt LeCroy

Rafael Palmeiro

Jose Offerman

Frank Thomas (Player + Team option)

J.T. Snow

John Olerud

Roberto Petagine

Dave Hansen

Brad Fullmer

Julio Franco

Tim Salmon

Doug Mientkiewicz (Vesting Option)

Kevin Millar

Paul Konerko

Scott Hatteberg (Team Option)

Eduardo Perez

Robert Fick

Greg Colbrunn

Mark Sweeney

Tino Martinez (Team Option)

Ruben Sierra

Daryle Ward

Travis Lee

Olmedo Saenz

Erubiel Durazo

Brian Buchanan

Second Base:

Lou Collier

Homer Bush (Retired)

Bret Boone

Aaron Holbert

Luis Rivas

Brent Abernathy

Kevin Hooper

D'Angelo Jimenez

Frank Menechino

Damian Jackson

Manny Alexander

Chris Magruder

Trent Durrington

Ray Durham (Player Option)

Carlos Baerga

Damion Easley

Fernando Vina (Expected to retire)

Tony Graffanino

Todd Walker (Team + Player options)

Eric Young (Team Option)

Ronnie Belliard (Team Option)

Marlon Anderson

Mark Grudzielanek

Pokey Reese (Team Option)

Miguel Cairo

Roberto Alomar (Retired)

Enrique Wilson

Denny Hocking

Dave Berg

Joe McEwing

Third Base:

Herbert Perry

Todd Zeile (Retired)

Mark McLemore (Retired)

Shane Halter

Dean Palmer

George Arias

Scott Spiezio

Glenn Williams

Bill Mueller

Lenny Harris

Abraham O. Nunez

Jared Sandberg

Mike Mordeaci

Wes Helms

Joe Randa

Chris Stynes

Jeff Cirillo

Geoff Blum

Brandon Larson

Shortstop:

Rey Ordonez (Agent Adam Katz)

Barry Larkin (Retired)

Eddie Rogers

Royce Clayton

Ricky Gutierrez

Jose Vizcaino

Chris Woodward

Desi Relaford

Alex Gonzalez (FLA)

Nomar Garciaparra

Deivi Cruz

Jose Hernandez

Jose Valentin

Luis Lopez

Ramon Martinez

Alex Gonzalez (TB)

Rafael Furcal

Benji Gil

Lou Merloni

Rich Aurilia (Mutual Option)

Rey Sanchez

Neifi Perez

Left Field:

Rickey Henderson (Agent Jeff Borris) (Playing in Indep. League)

Rusty Greer (Retired)

Raul Mondesi

Ray Lankford

Bubba Trammell

Michael Ryan

Terrence Long

Quinton McCracken

Adam Hyzdu

Reggie Sanders

Eli Marrero

John Mabry

B.J. Surhoff

Carlos Lee (Team Option)

Bobby Higginson

Hideki Matsui* (please see his contract for details)

Rondell White (Rehab)

Randy Winn (Mutual Option)

Jeff Conine

Jeffrey Hammonds (Retired)

Todd Hollandsworth

Marty Cordova (Retired)

Center Field:

Eric Owens

Tom Goodwin

Doug Glanville (Retired)

Chris Singleton (Pursuing broadcasting)

Marquis Grissom

Chin-Feng Chen

Brian L. Hunter (playing in Indy league)

Michael Coleman

Roger Cedeno

Gerald Williams

Jacque Jones

Carl Everett (Team Option)

Preston Wilson

Kerry Robinson

Jay Payton (Team Option)

Bernie Williams

Kenny Lofton

Curtis Pride

Roosevelt Brown

Ruben Rivera

Johnny Damon

Dee Brown

Peter Bergeron

Trenidad Hubbard

Right Field:

Orlando Merced

Jong-Soo Shim (Agent: John Kim)

John Vander Wal (Retired)

Armando Rios (Playing in Atl. League)

Jason Tyner

Dustan Mohr

Darren Bragg (Playing in Atl. League)

Michael Tucker

Sammy Sosa (Team Option)

Larry Walker (Team Option)

Juan Encarnacion

Gabe Kapler

Orlando Palmeiro

Jose Cruz Jr.

Jacob Cruz

Richard Hidalgo

Juan Gonzalez

Moises Alou (Player Option)

Jeromy Burnitz (Mutual Option)

Danny Bautista (Retired)

Brian Jordan

Matt Lawton

Brian Giles

Players who have signed to play in foreign countries:

Gabe Kapler: signed 1-year deal worth 2M with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan Central's League- + he receives a 700K signing bonus- + was RELEASED on 7/15/05 Agent: Paul Cohen

Darwin Cubillan: signed 1-year deal worth 300 (plus a signing bonus worth another 300K) with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan

Adam Riggs: signed 1-year deal with the Yakult Swallows of Japan Central's League

Kevin Witt: signed 1-year deal worth 400K with the Yokohama BayStars of Japan

Marc Kroon: signed 1-year deal worth 400K with the Yokohama BayStars of Japan

Mark Quinn: signed 1-year deal in Korea

Valentino Pascucci: sold by the Nationals to the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Japanese Pacific League for $300,000

Michael Nakamura: signed 1-year deal worth 147K with the Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan's Pacific League on 12/10/04

Dan Miceli: signed 1-year deal worth 2.1M (1.8M in salary) with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League- + was RELEASED on 4/19/05 Agent: Tom O' Connell

Damon Minor: after signing minor league deal with PIT, signed on to play for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan on a 1-year deal

Player PhotoErick Almonte: sold to Japan on 1/3/04 and signed 1-year deal with the Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan on 12/17/04 (had signed a minor league deal with CLE on 11/30/04)

Jamie Brown: signed a 1-year deal worth about 400K with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan's Central League Agent: Alan Nero

Player PhotoAaron Myette: sold to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan after signing a minor league deal for 2005 season w/ invite to ST on 12/7/04 with the Phillies- with the Eagles he receives 50 million yen on a provisional deal + a 10 million yen signing bonus

Luis Lopez: signed 1-year deal worth 50million yen + a 10million yen signing bonus with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan on 12/21/04

Shane Spencer: signed 1-year deal worth 580K with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan Agent: Jim Krivacs

Player PhotoJolbert Cabrera: was granted his unconditional release by SEA on 1/4/04, and his contract was sold to the Fukuoka Hawks who signed him to a 2-year deal worth $5.4M on 1/11/05- he will be paid 2.7M each year in 2005 and 2006

Jose Parra: signed deal with Orix Buffaloes on 1/4/05

Karim Garcia: signed deal with Orix Buffaloes on 1/4/05

Tony Batista: signed 2-year deal worth 15M with Fukuoka Hawks of Japan on 1/9/04- he receives a 5M signing bonus and salaries of 5M annually in 2005 and 2006

Mike Holtz: signed deal for 2005 season w/ Yokohama Bay Stars worth 360K (+ performance incentives) on 1/19/05

Pedro Feliciano: contract sold to Fukuoka Hawks of Japan's Pacific League by NYM on 1/21/05

Brad Thomas: signed deal for 2005 season w/ the Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan on 3/1/05

Randall Simon: signed deal for 2005 season worth about 286K w/ the Orix Buffaloes of Japan on 6/27/05 Agent: Alan Nero

Players in foregin countries who want to come to MLB:

The Japanese-MLB posting system: If a Japanese player wants to make the move to the majors before qualifying for free agency, the player is put up for auction under the posting system. The team posts the player, then American teams have 4 days to place a bid for the players. The players exclusive negotiating rights are then given to the highest bidder. Once a team is awarded the player, they must negotiate a contract with the player.

Daisuke Matsuzaka: pitcher from Japan- eligible for free agency in Japan in 2007, but could possibly be posted after 2005 season(will make 2.4M in 2005 with the Seibu Lions)

Koji Uehara: pitcher from Japan- eligible for free agency in Japan in 2007 and hopes to pitch in the majors in 2006 via the posting system (he hoped to be posted in 2005, but decided to sign a new deal with this club)

Kei Igawa: pitcher from Japan- eligible for free agency in Japan in 2007, but could be posted after 2005 season

Toshihisa Nishi: 2Bmen from Japan- is a current free agent in Japan and is looking for a contract in MLB for 1M or more or will stay in Jap. (he re-signed in Japan on 12/29/04) Agent: Scott Boras

Naoyuki Shimizu: SP for the Chiba Lotte Mariners wants to come to MLB via posting system this off-season (specifically would like to join CHW) Agent: Don Nomura

Hirotoshi Ishii: lefty reliever for Yakult Swallows will likely be posted after 2005 season

Kenji Jo(h)jima: a 29-year old catcher for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks wants to play in MLB next season. He has been offered $25M over 3 years to remain in Japan. He speaks no English so a position change may be needed, but he may be the best right-handed hitter in Japan. Mets, Dodgers and Mets will likely pursue him.

Kenji Jojima, 29, could become the first Japanese catcher to play in the majors next season

Pitchers:

RHSP:

Paul Abbott (Playing in Indy League)

Jeff D'Amico

Joey Hamilton

Pat Hengten(Retired)

Shane Reynolds

Albie Lopez

Jimmy Haynes

Robert Person (Playing in Atl. League)

Miguel Asencio

Aaron Sele

Joe Mays

Kevin Appier (Retired)

Steve Sparks (Retired)

Pedro Astacio

Andy Ashby

Matt Morris

Scott Elarton

Ariel Prieto

Elmer Dessens (Mutual Option)

A.J. Burnett

Jeff Weaver

Jason Schmidt (Team Option)

Jeff Suppan (Team Option)

Jason Bere (Retired)

Hideo Nomo

John Thomson (Team Option)

Steve Trachsel (Team Option)

Brett Tomko

Kevin Brown

Brian Moehler

Jason Johnson

Paul Byrd

Aaron Myette

Jamey Wright

Jose Lima

Ismael Valdez

Kevin Millwood

Todd Ritchie (Retired)

James Baldwin

Rick Helling

Esteban Loaiza (Mutual Option)

Roger Clemens

Scott Erickson

Tony Armas Jr.

LHSP:

Omar Daal

Denny Neagle

Kirk Rueter

John Halama

Darren Oliver (Retired)

Tom Glavine (Mutual Option)

Al Leiter

Brian Anderson

Mark Redman (Mutual Option + Player Option)

Jamie Moyer

Kenny Rogers

Shawn Estes

Jarrod Washburn

Glendon Rusch (Player Option)

LHRP:

Lance Painter

Nick Bierbrodt (playing in Atl. League)

Franklin Gracesqui

Mark Guthrie

Rigo Beltran

Nate Bland

Grame Lloyd (Retired)

Chad Bentz

John Rocker

John Franco

Mike Remlinger

Tom Martin

Gabe White

Matt Perisho

Justin Thompson

Doug Creek

Vic Darrensbourg

Carlos Hernandez

Donovan Osborne

Scott Eyre

Valerio de Los Santos

Mike Stanton

Dennys Reyes (Temp. Retired till the off-season)

Armando Almanza

Victor Santos

Felix Heredia (Team Option)

Alan Embree

Joey Eischen

Eddie Oropesa

Ricardo Rincon

Scott Sauerbeck

Terry Mulholland

Mike Myers

Jason Christiansen (Team Option)

Chris Hammond

John Franco

Mike Matthews

Buddy Groom

B.J. Ryan

C.J. Nitkowski

RHRP:

Mike Crudale

Dave Burba

Willis Roberts

Mike Jackson (Retired)

Dave Veres

Scott Service (Playing in Atl. League)

Tim Harikkala

Al Levine

Brian Boehringer (Retired)

Steve Reed

Bret Prinz

Antonio Osuna

Tim Spooneybarger

John Riedling

Nate Field

Ramiro Mendoza

Gary Knotts

Matt Ginter

Jason Karnuth

Ben Weber

Chris Booker

Carlos Almanzar (Rehab--will be suspended for first 10 days on an active roster for steroid-use) Evan Rust

Julio Santana

Brandon Duckworth

Travis Driskill

Scott Strickland

Curtis Leskanic (Retired)

Mike Fetters (Retired)

Rod Beck (Retired)

D.J. Mattox

Kevin Frederick

Rich Garces (Agent Jeff Borris)

Josias Manzanillo

Jose Jimenez

Juan Acevedo

Mike James

Seung Song

Luis Pineda

Bob Howry

Dan Miceli

Danny Graves (Team Option)

Byung-Hyun Kim

Grant Roberts

Mike DeJean

Ricky Bottalico

Brian Falkenborg

Rick White

Tanyon Sturtze (Team Option)

Kyle Farnsworth

Cal Eldred

Steve Karsay

Russ Springer

Darren Dreifort (Expected to Retire)

Julian Tavarez

Tim Worrell

Felix Rodriguez

Paul Quantrill

Tom Gordon

Mike Timlin

Scott Sullivan (Team or Player Option)

Doug Brocail

Shigetoshi Hasegawa (Vesting Option)

LaTroy Hawkins (Player Option)

Matt Herges

Lou Pote

Rudy Seanez

Jason Grimsley

Todd Jones

Al Reyes (Rehab)

Antonio Alfonseca (Vesting Option)

Brian Meadows

Terry Adams (Expected to Retire)

Turk Wendell (Retired)

Chad Fox

Roberto Hernandez

Scott Williamson (Team Option)

Jay Witasick

Paul Shuey (Retired)

Jay Powell

Jeff Nelson

Jim Mecir

Kerry Ligtenberg

Closer:

Rocky Biddle (Rehab)

Robb Nen (Retired)

Billy Koch

Trevor Hoffman

Octavio Dotel (Rehab)

Braden Looper (Team Option)

Billy Wagner

Jose Mesa (Team Option)

Bob Wickman

Eddie Guardado (Mutual Option + Player Option)

Ugeuth Urbina

Matt Mantei

Managers with expiring contracts:

Jack McKeon (Retired)

Bobby Cox

General Managers with expiring contracts:

Brian Cashman

Theo Epstein

John Schuerholz (Team Option)

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