Torii Hunter will indeed file for free agency today, his agent, Larry Reynolds said. Today is the first day players can do so, and Hunter wasted no time.

This is merely a formality, as the Twins still have an exclusive 15-day negotiating window. Other teams cannot make financial offers, but they are allowed to express interest and discuss the length of terms during this window.

“We want to see what may or may not be some of Torii’s options,” Reynolds said. “And the filing is just the start of the process.”

Update: Carlos Silva filed for free agency today, as well. Throughout the game, the list of players who filed was long. Some other names of note: Alex Rodriguez, Luis Castillo, Shannon Stewart, Doug Mientkiewicz, Corey Koskie, Sean Casey and Kerry Wood.

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