"Brewers star first baseman Prince Fielder is generally considered one of the three mega free agents of the 2011-12 offseason, along with Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes. But so far Fielder's impending free agency hasn't garnered quite the publicity as the other two. That's probably because Reyes is in New York (at the moment, anyway), and Pujols is, well, Pujols.

But Fielder's market should still attract a great deal of attention considering he is having an MVP-caliber season (he and Brewers teammate Ryan Braun are probably the co-favorites, though Matt Kemp has his supporters) and is only 27. A year or so ago the Brewers offered Fielder a $20-million-a-year deal, believed to be for six years with at least one opt out that didn't even make Fielder flinch, and he recently said in an interview with TBS that this was "probably'' his last year in Milwaukee. His departure has long been suspected, though aggressive Brewers owner Mark Attanasio should never be counted out and is expected to make one final run at Fielder."