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[Rog]

Let's remove all cost constraints.  In order, which are our top five free agent closer choices based on the players who are left?  Our top five outfield choices?

[Rog]

Here are my own choices:

Closer:

1. Kenley Jansen -- Best closer out there IMO and only 29.

2. Aroldis Chapman -- No loss of draft pick and only 29.

3. Mark Melancon -- Not as big a strikeout pitcher and 32 years old. Still, I'll take him!

4. Greg Holland -- Was as good as they came before Tommy John surgery. Should be available on a shorter (2 year?) contract.

5. Brad Ziegler -- This guy has a 2.05 ERA over the past two seasons and a 2.44 ERA over his career. He has 52 saves over that time. But his WHIP fell to league average last season, and he's 37 years old.


Outfielders:

1. Justin Turner -- True, Turner isn't an outfielder. But he's good defensively at the hot corner, and is a strong right-handed power hitter. I'd move Eduardo Nunez to the outfield, hoping he could even use his speed to play center field.

2. Dexter Fowler -- He doesn't have the power I'd like, but he gets on base and is a speedy center fielder. Six months younger than Desmond.

3. Ian Desmond -- 20/20 player whom I might take first if he got on base more often. Very versatile and a right-handed hitter. Great clubhouse guy.

4. Edwin Encarnacion -- Yeah, he isn't an outfielder, but let's try Brandon Belt there. The right-handed hitter is one of the most consistently powerful right-handed hitters in the game, and he even draws walks and doesn't strike out a lot for a power hitter. I'd rank him first, except he's a poor fielder, and he's 36 years old.

5. Carlos Gomez -- Assuming he wouldn't blow up the Giants' chemistry, I'd take a flier on a guy who used to be one of the best and is still just 31 years old. He came back from the dead in the second half of last season, and he can play a good center field and still steals bases.