Looking Ahead: The Top MLB Free Agents For 2009

With the season two months from being over, some teams are in the heat of a pennant race, some seasons are over (i.e. Pirates, Nationals), and every GM is starting to sketch out their plans for life after the 2009 season.

The trade deadline showed us the direction many teams intend on taking.

The Pirates and Indians are having the fire sales to end all fire sales and the Phillies are stacking themselves up for the here-and-now, grabbing Cliff Lee and Ben Francisco in a steal of a deal.

Free agency is just as much a part of the game as the game itself.

Some teams look to shore up the holes on their roster while others try to put fans in the seats with a flashy signing.

It's like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get.

There are...

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