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Free Agent Shortstops

SP | RP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF/DH

Cream of the crop

Julio Lugo
2006 TSN.ca Rating: 77.63
2006 Team: Devil Rays/Dodgers
Age: 30
2007 Team: Boston Red Sox (Four years, $36 million)
Notes: Can play second, third, short and had a bit of time at the corner OF spots. Hits with some pop, has good speed and will make the odd outstanding play in the field. Decent all-around player.

AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
435	69	12	37	24	.278

Craig Counsell
2006 TSN.ca Rating: 69.86
2006 Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Age: 36
2007 Team: Milwaukee Brewers (Two-years, $6 million)
Notes: Lost some games to injury (hamstring, ribs) in 2006. His arm is not very strong but he can play second, third and short. Still employs the exaggerated stance but it doesn't help much as he is a light hitter.

AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
372	56	4	30	15	.255

Rich Aurilia
2006 TSN.ca Rating: 88.74
2006 Teams: Cincinnati Reds
Age: 35
2007 Team: San Francisco Giants (Two-years, $8 million)
Notes: Put up good numbers and looked more like the player he was with San Francisco in the early part of the decade. Like the other guys on the list, he can play multiple positions (first, second, third and short).

AB	R	HR	RBI	OBP	AVG
440	61	23	70	.349	.300

The best of the rest

Player	Team	Age	Rating	Notes
Alex Cora	BOS	31	64.22	Signed a two-year, $4 million deal with Red Sox
Royce Clayton	CIN	36	60.93	Signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with Blue Jays
Alex Gonzalez	BOS	29	70.54	Agreed to three-year, $13 millon contract with the Reds.