2. Mike Leake

Yet another player who played for two different teams last season, former Red and Giant Mike Leake, is arguably the best right handed pitcher still available on the market.

It seemed likely that the Giants would pursue Leake, that is until the team went out and signed both Jeff Samardzija and Johnny Cueto. The Diamondbacks also were reportedly interested prior to the signing of Zack Greinke and Shelby Miller. While Leake has made it clear he would love to play for his hometown Diamondbacks, and do so at a discount, it seems unlikely the D’backs would want to pay out another big contract.

With that being said, Leake still holds quite a bit of value, and should get enough attention to net him a contract in the 5 year $70-80 million range.

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Patrick is a recent graduate of the University of California San Diego where he studied Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations. He is also a lifelong baseball fan and has dreams of one day watching a Major League game in every stadium.