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137 Players Become Free Agents

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | October 29, 2012 at 10:00am CDT

137 players became free agents today, the MLB Players Association announced. Josh Hamilton, Zack Greinke and Michael Bourn are among the most prominent free agents of the year.

Teams have exclusive negotiating rights with their own free agents for five days following the completion of the World Series. Free agents can negotiate with all teams beginning at 12:01am EDT this Saturday, November 3rd.

You can view MLBTR's complete list of free agents here. Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com has the full MLBPA list of free agents. Be sure to check in this week for MLBTR's upcoming list of top 50 free agents and annual prediction contest. 

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  1. BVHjays

    13 years ago

    Is it really the case that team’s have “exclusive negotiating rights” for five days? Free agents can only sign with their previous teams, but is it not true that they can talk to any team?

    For example, Josh Hamilton can only sign with Texas before Saturday, but the Brewers are able to call up Hamilton, within the rules, and offer him the moon, no?

    Reply
    • fighterflea

      13 years ago

      I think it is true that MLB enforces the rule that players can speak only with the team that retains exclusive negotiating rights with the player. But MLB has no ability to control whom a player’s agent speaks with so if a team is tampering during this 5 day period of exclusivity, you have to ask yourself who would divulge the activity since it is in the interests of the parties to keep any such discussion quiet.

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      • cedarandstone

        13 years ago

        Milwaukee media has been talking to Hamilton’s agent for more than a month.

        Reply
    • tesseract

      13 years ago

      Any team can contact any player, for example mike trout and offer him the moon. It does not mean that he will be able to sign. This is just an absurd example to prove a point

      Reply
  2. diesel2410

    13 years ago

    Bourn would be a great fit for the Rays. $$ is the only issue

    Reply
    • BetweenNames

      13 years ago

      That’s like saying Greinke, Sanchez and Haren would be a great fit for the Royals if money wasn’t the issue…Oh might as well throw in Hamilton too…

      Reply
      • diesel2410

        13 years ago

        I appreciate the sarcasm, but Bourn actually is a great fit who won’t command mega money. It’s not like they have no shot, like they have no shot for Hamilton or Greinke

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        • stl_cards16

          13 years ago

          How many times have the Rays ever dished out a contract for over $50MM guaranteed?

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          • diesel2410

            13 years ago

            You see Bourn getting $50MM? Yikes

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            • Twinkilling61

              13 years ago

              He is represented by Scott Boras, so it’s probably not a bad guess.

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            • vtadave

              13 years ago

              $50MM might be on the low end…

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            • stl_cards16

              13 years ago

              Absolutely! He’s going to get at least around $15MM/yr for 4 or 5 years.

              Reply
              • diesel2410

                13 years ago

                $15MM over 4/5 yrs? Man, I must be still living in my cheapie Rays bubble if that’s what a guy like Bourn is worth now

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                • stl_cards16

                  13 years ago

                  A 4+ WAR player that will be 30 years old? I think 4/$60MM would be a heck of a deal for some team. I would expect him to exceed that.

                  Reply
        • BetweenNames

          13 years ago

          I see what your saying…
          Instead of Bourn how about the Rays make a trade for Cain.

          Reply
        • Jeremy Bailey

          13 years ago

          If he doesn’t demand mega money he’ll stay in Atlanta obviously. Why would they let him go if they can afford him?

          Reply
  3. EarlyMorningBoxscore

    13 years ago

    If they can negotiate will all teams the 3rd. How long after that can they officially sign? Or is the 3rd the day they can officially sign with other teams as well?

    Reply
    • stl_cards16

      13 years ago

      Free Agents are free to sign with any team after the 5 day period. However, baseball isn’t like the NFL. Don’t expect major signings until late November/early December. Many won’t sign until after the new year.

      Reply
      • EarlyMorningBoxscore

        13 years ago

        Right, I wouldn’t expect much before the Winter Meetings. I just wasn’t sure if they were able to sign! Thanks for the information!

        Reply
  4. Paul Shailor

    13 years ago

    Will the FA prediction contest be back?

    Reply
    • rkmarx 3

      13 years ago

      Read the last sentence of the post:

      “Be sure to check in this week for MLBTR’s upcoming list of top 50 free agents and annual prediction contest.”

      Reply
      • Paul Shailor

        13 years ago

        And that is what i get for not finishing the post…..thank you.

        Reply
  5. DerekJeterDan

    13 years ago

    Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants!

    A team with their backs up against the wall six times who bonded together at the right moments to prove baseball is a game you play one at a time, pitch by pitch.
    They deserve this.

    Let the 2012-2013 Offseason begin!!

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      13 years ago

      get a blog

      Reply
      • DerekJeterDan

        13 years ago

        I’m not sure whether to take this positively or not but thank you 🙂 I was considering starting a blog this offseason and keeping it consistent through 2013 and beyond. Baseball has always been a passion of mine and I really enjoy talking about the sport.

        Reply
        • diesel2410

          13 years ago

          Wow…totally taken the wrong way

          Reply
  6. EpiphanyinBaltimore

    13 years ago

    It would be so helpful if mlbtraderumors linked directly from the free agent list to the player’s Baseball Reference page. Every time I check out the list, I have to open up a new window and search. I know this is a bit of a #firstworldproblem, but I had to say how convenient it would be (especially since you already link to players in the articles). Thanks for listening.

    Reply
  7. Ian Burton

    13 years ago

    Just a question that I always wondered. If a player doesn’t “file” for free agency, what happens, would they even become a free agent or only be able to sign with there current team?

    Reply
    • Slopeboy

      13 years ago

      If a player doesn’t “file” for Free Agency within the filing period, after 5 days he is put into a pool of players and belongs to either the Mets or Astros.

      Reply

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