MONEY PLAYERS MILLER AND ECKSTEIN HEAD THE LIST OF "2ND WAVE FREE AGENTS"

HUB SOURCES TELL US THAT THE SOX EYE MILLER FOR THE ROTATION, ECKSTEIN AS A "SUPER SUB" or 2nd BASEMAN.

NEW YORK -- The 41 players who became free agents Monday when their teams did not offer 2005 contracts:
AMERICAN LEAGUEANAHEIM (1) -- David Eckstein, SS.
BOSTON (3) -- Lenny DiNardo, LHP; Sandy Martinez, C; Billy Traber, LHP.
CLEVELAND (2) -- Mariano Gomez, LHP; Josh Phelps, 1B.
CHICAGO (4) -- Ben Davis, C; Ryan Meaux, LHP; Scott Schoeneweis, LHP; Eduardo Villacis, RHP.
DETROIT (1) -- Eric Munson, INF.
KANSAS CITY (1) -- Miguel Asencio, RHP.
SEATTLE (2) -- Rett Johnson, RHP; Luis Ugueto, INF.
TORONTO (1) -- Kevin Frederick, RHP.
NATIONAL LEAGUEARIZONA (2) -- Brandon Medders, RHP; Shane Nance, LHP.
ATLANTA (2) -- Mark De Rosa, INF; Mike Hessman, INF.
CINCINNATI (3) -- D.J. Mattox, RHP; Phil Norton, LHP; John Riedling, RHP.
FLORIDA (2) -- Franklyn Gracesqui, LHP; Matt Perisho, LHP.
HOUSTON (1) -- Wade Miller, RHP.
LOS ANGELES (3) -- Alex Cora, INF; Scott Stewart, LHP; Tom Wilson, C.
MILWAUKEE (1) -- Chris Saenz, RHP.
NEW YORK (2) -- Orber Moreno, RHP; Scott Strickland, RHP.
PHILADELPHIA (5) -- Lou Collier, INF; Geoff Geary, RHP; Michel Hernandez, C; Jorge Padilla, OF; Amaury Telemaco, RHP.
ST. LOUIS (1) -- So Taguchi, OF.
SAN DIEGO (1) -- Brian Sweeney, RHP.
SAN FRANCISCO (3) -- Wayne Franklin, LHP; Dustan Mohr, OF; Cody Ransom, INF.
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