Just for fun, want to go through the list and what I think given contracts and current players and whatnot.
BAL: Chris Davis is a lock.
BOS: Not sure, might be open.
NYY: Teixera inconsistent but probably a lock due to contract.
TBR: Loney contract lock.
TBJ: Encarnacion lock.
ATL: Freeman lock.
MIA: Might be destination, although not likely to push them over the edge.
NYM: Duda.
PHI: Howard. Probably should give up on him but won't.
CHW: Abreu lock.
CLE: Swisher likely a lock for contract.
DET: Miggy lock.
KCR: Hosmer lock.
MIN: Mauer lock.
CHC: Rizzo lock.
CIN: Votto lock.
MIL: Possible destination.
PIT: Alvarez can't play anywhere else so probable lock.
STL: Adams lock.
HOU: Singleton lock.
LAA: Pujols lock.
OAK: Possible destination.
SEA: Possible destination.
TEX: Fielder lock.
AZ: Goldschmidt lock.
COL: Morneau lock.
LAD: Gonzalez lock.
SF: Belt/Posey lock.
SD: Not close to competing.
I count 7 out of 30 that might want LaRoche after this season, and a few of those are iffy and banking on high hopes.
I would keep LaRoche at least for one season, maybe two and give him an overpay to stay here. He's been a huge MVP for this team this season and unless we do serious wheeling and dealing our team will look mostly the same next year. We need a good lefty bat. We need him to reel in wild throws that would be errors. If we don't do anything good to compensate for the loss of Cabrera and have Zim at 1B or 3B next season, I think we have trouble.