Posted by Joe Hamrahi on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:02 pm

The Elias Sports Bureau has published their annual player rankings. As you are well aware, these rankings determine draft-pick compensation for teams losing free agents.

Free agents are classified as Type A, Type B or not at all. The compensation applies to free agents offered arbitration by their former club by the Dec. 1 deadline or to those who sign before then.

If a team signs a Type A free agent, its first-round pick goes to the former team — unless that pick is in the top 15, in which case a second-round pick goes to the former team. The former team also gets an extra pick between the first and second rounds.

If a team loses a Type B free agent, it gets an extra “sandwich” pick.

Click below for the attachment of the rankings for the 2009 potential free agents.

Elias Rankings of Potential Free Agents