King of Cali thoughts: Johnson is a guy that can hit and get on base. He’s not a big power bat, but he’s a guy that can get on base and isn’t a free swinger. He would be a good 2nd tier player to sign, and we all know that Sabean said the Giants will be after 2nd tier players.
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Ben Reiter of SI.com has his Top 50 Rankings of the top free agents. He has Matt Holliday listed as the #2 free agent available behind John Lackey. The #3 free agent is Jason Bay. Sorry Giants fans, but he doesn’t have either one of these players signing with the Giants.
#2 Matt Holliday -LF
Current Team: Cardinals
Best Fit: Mets
#3 Jason Bay -LF
Current Team: Red Sox
Best Fit: Red Sox
Now the players that Reiter predicts will sign with the Giants:
#5 Nick Johnson -1B
Current Team: Marlins
Best Fit: Giants
#32 Juan Uribe -IF
Current Team: Giants
Best Fit: Giants
#37 Pudge Rodriguez -C
Current Team: Rangers
Best Fit: Giants
#41 Brad Penny -SP
Current Team: Giants
Best Fit: Giants
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