THE GAME OF BASEBALL

As many were predicting, Stanford ace Mark Appel was selected by the Astros as the 1st overall pick of the 2013 Draft. The Cubs selected 3B Kris Bryant (University of San Diego) with the 2nd overall pick, while RHP Jonathan Gray (Oklahoma) went to the Rockies with the third overall choice.

2013 MLB Draft results (MLB.com)

Top 100 Draft Prospects (MLB.com)

Draft Database (Baseball America)

Amazing website mlbrumors.com gives the baseball fans all the information & details about contracts signed by MLB franchises. The following are the links for the transaction tracker & arbitration tracker.

MLB TRANSACTION TRACKER

MLB ARBITRATION TRACKER

The complete list of 137 XX B free agent players eligible to negotiate and sign with any club beginning 12:01 a.m. EST Sat., Nov. 3.

FREE AGENT TRACKER (source: CBSSports.com)

2012 MLB draft results from MLB.com web site. The Houston Astros picked Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa as the 1st overall pick.

According to MLR 3(h), on or before December 12, each Major League Club must tender a Major League Uniform Player's Contract to each player on its 40-man Roster. If a Club fail to tender or renew a contract, the player shall become a free agent. This year class of non-tendered FAs includes some prominent names such as former All-Star pitchers Joe Saunders (pictured) and Hong-Chih Kuo, and Baltimore outfielder Luke Scott.

The 30 players who became free agents (* means a player who was arbitration eligible):

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (3) — Willie Eyre*, rhp; Jo-Jo Reyes*, lhp; Luke Scott*, of

BOSTON (1) — Rich Hill*, lhp

DETROIT (1) — Will Rhymes, 2b

KANSAS CITY (1) — Aaron Laffey*, lhp

MINNESOTA (1) — Jose Mijares*, lhp

SEATTLE (2) — Dan Cortes, rhp; Chris Gimenez, c-1b-of

TAMPA BAY (1) — Andy Sonnanstine*, rhp

TEXAS (1) — Fabio Castillo, rhp

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (2) — Brooks Conrad, inf; Peter Moylan*, rhp

ARIZONA (2) — Micah Owings*, rhp; Joe Saunders*, lhp

CHICAGO (1) — Koyie Hill*, c

COLORADO (2) — Cole Garner, of; Ryan Spilborghs*, of

LOS ANGELES (1) — Hong-Chih Kuo*, lhp

MIAMI (1) — Clay Hensley*, rhp

NEW YORK (2) — Mike Baxter, of; Ronny Paulino*, c

PITTSBURGH (2) — Pedro Ciriaco, inf; Jason Jaramillo, c

ST. LOUIS (2) —Skip Schumaker* (then resigned to a 2-yr contract), 2b-of; Ryan Theriot*, inf

SAN DIEGO (1) — Jeremy Hermida*, of

SAN FRANCISCO (2) — Jeff Keppinger*, 2b; Eli Whiteside*, c

WASHINGTON (1) — Doug Slaten*, lhp

Dominican righty Rhiner Cruz (selected by the Astros) was the first overall pick of this year Rule V Draft.

RULE V DRAFT RESULTS (source: Baseball America)

Rule V Slide Show (source: Milb.com)

178 players are eligible to hit free agency the day after the World Series’ end. This is the complete list (note: *club option, **mutual option, ***club/player option; #player option; option exercised in italics):

Angels (4)

RHP Joel Pineiro, RHP Fernando Rodney, LHP Horacio Ramirez, IF Russell Branyan

Astros (2)

IF Clint Barmes, OF Jason Michaels

Athletics (5)

RHP Rich Harden, OF David De Jesus, OF Josh Willingham, OF Coco Crisp, OF/DH Hideki Matsui

Blue Jays (6)

RHP Frank Francisco, RHP Jon Rauch*, RHP Shawn Camp, C Jose Molina, IF Kelly Johnson, IF Edwin Encarnacion*

Braves (6)

RHP Scott Linebrink, LHP George Sherrill, IF Alex Gonzalez, IF Jack Wilson, IF/OF Eric Hinske*, OF Nate McLouth*

Brewers (8)

RHP LaTroy Hawkins, RHP Francisco Rodriguez**, RHP Takashi Saito, IF Prince Fielder, IF Yuniesky Betancourt*, IF Craig Counsell, IF/OF Mark Kotsay, IF/OF Jerry Hairston Jr.

Cardinals (9)

RHP Edwin Jackson, RHP Octavio Dotel*, LHP Arthur Rhodes, C Yadier Molina*, C Gerald Laird, IF Albert Pujols, IF Rafael Furcal*, IF Nick Punto, OF Corey Patterson

Cubs (8)

RHP Ryan Dempster#, RHP Kerry Wood, RHP Rodrigo Lopez, RHP Ramon Ortiz, LHP John Grabow, IF Aramis Ramirez*, IF Carlos Pena, OF Reed Johnson

D’backs (8)

RHP Jason Marquis, LHP Zach Duke*, C Henry Blanco**, IF Aaron Hill*, IF Lyle Overbay, IF John McDonald, IF Willie Bloomquist**, OF Xavier Nady

Dodgers (10)

RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Jon Garland, RHP Vicente Padilla, RHP Jonathan Broxton, RHP Mike MacDougal, C Rod Barajas, IF Jamey Carroll, IF Casey Blake, IF Aaron Miles, OF Juan Rivera

Giants (8)

RHP Guillermo Mota, LHP Jeremy Affeldt*, LHP Javier Lopez (signed 2yr extension), IF Mark DeRosa, IF Orlando Cabrera, OF Carlos Beltran, OF Cody Ross, OF Pat Burrell

Indians (4)

RHP Chad Durbin, IF/DH Jim Thome, OF Grady Sizemore*, OF Kosuke Fukudome*

Mariners (4)

RHP Jamey Wright, C Josh Bard, IF Adam Kennedy, OF Willy Mo Pena

Marlins (3)

RHP Javier Vazquez, IF Jose Lopez, IF Greg Dobbs

Mets (7)

RHP Miguel Batista, RHP Jason Isringhausen, RHP Chris Young, LHP Chris Capuano, IF Jose Reyes, IF/OF Willie Harris, OF Scott Hairston

Nationals (8)

RHP Livan Hernandez, RHP Chien-Ming Wang, RHP Todd Coffey, C Ivan Rodriguez, IF Alex Cora, OF Jonny Gomes, OF Rick Ankiel, OF Laynce Nix

Orioles (2)

OF/DH Vladimir Guerrero, IF Cesar Izturis

Padres (4)

RHP Heath Bell, RHP Aaron Harang**, RHP Chad Qualls*, OF Brad Hawpe**

Phillies (7)

RHP Roy Oswalt, RHP Brad Lidge, RHP Ryan Madson, C Brian Schneider, IF Jimmy Rollins, IF Ross Gload, OF Raul Ibanez

Pirates (6)

LHP Paul Maholm*, C Chris Snyder*, C Ryan Doumit*, IF Derrek Lee, IF Ronny Cedeno*, OF Ryan Ludwick

Rangers (6)

RHP Brandon Webb, LHP C.J. Wilson, LHP Mike Gonzalez, LHP Darren Oliver, C Matt Treanor, OF Endy Chavez

Rays (5)

RHP Juan Cruz, RHP Kyle Farnsworth*, C Kelly Shoppach*, IF Casey Kotchman, OF Johnny Damon

Reds (5)

RHP Francisco Cordero*, LHP Dontrelle Willis, C Ramon Hernandez, IF Brandon Phillips*, IF Edgar Renteria

Red Sox (10)

RHP Tim Wakefield, RHP Jonathan Papelbon, RHP Dan Wheeler*, LHP Erik Bedard, LHP Trever Miller, C Jason Varitek, 1B/DH David Ortiz, IF Marco Scutaro***, OF J.D. Drew, OF Conor Jackson

Rockies (5)

RHP Aaron Cook**, RHP Kevin Millwood, LHP J.C. Romero, IF Mark Ellis, IF Jason Giambi**

Royals (3)

LHP Bruce Chen, LHP Jeff Francis, C Jason Kendall

Tigers (6)

RHP Brad Penny, RHP Joel Zumaya, IF Wilson Betemit, IF Carlos Guillen, IF Ramon Santiago, OF Magglio Ordonez

Twins (4)

RHP Matt Capps, RHP Joe Nathan, OF Michael Cuddyer, OF Jason Kubel

White Sox (5)

RHP Jason Frasor*, LHP Mark Buehrle, C Ramon Castro, IF Omar Vizquel, OF Juan Pierre

Yankees (10)

RHP Luis Ayala, RHP Bartolo Colon, RHP Freddy Garcia, RHP Sergio Mitre, LHP Damaso Marte, C Jorge Posada, IF Robinson Cano*, IF Eric Chavez, IF/OF Nick Swisher*, OF Andruw Jones