Contract Year Players List

Many fantasy baseball league participants believe that they can gain an edge on their competition by selecting players who are in the final year of their current contracts (i.e.- players entering their "contract year").

Here is a list, separated by league, of some prominent players for whom 2008 is a contract year (includes those with options for 2009):

National League

Player	Team	Position
Mark Teixeira	Atlanta Braves	First Baseman
Adam Dunn	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder
Oliver Perez	New York Mets	Starting Pitcher
Brad Penny	Los Angeles Dodgers	Starting Pitcher
Brad Lidge	Philadelphia Phillies	Closer
John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves	Starting Pitcher
Ben Sheets	Milwaukee Brewers	Starting Pitcher
Rafael Furcal	Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop
Orlando Hudson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Second Baseman
Pat Burrell	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder
Derek Lowe	Los Angeles Dodgers	Starting Pitcher
Ken Griffey Jr.	Cincinnati Reds	Outfielder
Jeff Kent	Los Angeles Dodgers	Second Baseman
Chipper Jones	Atlanta Braves	Third Baseman
Carlos Delgado	New York Mets	First Baseman
Jason Isringhausen	St. Louis Cardinals	Closer
Eric Gagne	Milwaukee Brewers	Closer

American League

Player	Team	Position
C.C. Sabathia	Cleveland Indians	Starting Pitcher
Vladimir Guerrero	Los Angeles Angels	Outfielder
John Lackey	Los Angeles Angels	Starting Pitcher
Francisco Rodriguez	Los Angeles Angels	Closer
Manny Ramirez	Boston Red Sox	Outfielder
Carl Crawford	Tampa Bay Rays	Outfielder
Bobby Abreu	New York Yankees	Outfielder
A.J. Burnett	Toronto Blue Jays	Starting Pitcher
Andy Pettitte	New York Yankees	Starting Pitcher
Edgar Renteria	Detroit Tigers	Shortstop
Jason Giambi	New York Yankees	First Baseman
Orlando Cabrera	Chicago White Sox	Shortstop
Hank Blalock	Texas Rangers	Third Baseman
Mark Ellis	Oakland Athletics	Second Baseman