The following players currently project to be eligible for free agency after the 2023 season. Just to state this extra-clearly, the 2023 season has not yet begun. Each player’s 2024 age is in parentheses. To view the current (2022-23) free agent list, click here.
* denotes ineligible for a qualifying offer
Updated 1-30-23
Catchers
Jorge Alfaro (31)
Tucker Barnhart (33) – player option
Victor Caratini (30)
Curt Casali (35) – $2.5MM club option with a $750K buyout
Travis d’Arnaud (35) – $8MM club option
Mitch Garver (33)
Yan Gomes (36) – $6MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Yasmani Grandal (35)*
Austin Hedges (31)
Sandy Leon (35)
Luke Maile (33)
Martin Maldonado (37)
Tom Murphy (33)
Roberto Perez (35)
Manny Piña (37) – $4MM club option
Austin Romine (35)
Mike Zunino (33)
First Basemen
Jesus Aguilar (34)
Josh Bell (31) – can opt out
Brandon Belt (36)*
Ji-Man Choi (33)
Garrett Cooper (33)
C.J. Cron (34)
Rhys Hoskins (31)
Eric Hosmer (34)
Trey Mancini (32) – can opt out of remaining one year with 350 plate appearances in 2023
Wil Myers (33) – club option
Darin Ruf (37) – $3.5MM club option with a $250K buyout
Carlos Santana (38)
Yoshi Tsutsugo (32)
Joey Votto (40) – $20MM club option with a $7MM buyout
Second Basemen
Hanser Alberto (31)
Adam Frazier (32)
Josh Harrison (36)
Tony Kemp (32)
Tommy La Stella (35)
Whit Merrifield (35) – $18MM mutual option with a $500K buyout
Jorge Polanco (30) – $10.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Jonathan Schoop (32)
Kolten Wong (33)
Shortstops
Nick Ahmed (34)
Tim Anderson (31) – $14MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Orlando Arcia (29) – $2MM club option with a $100K buyout
Javier Baez (31) – can opt out of remaining four years and $98MM
Brandon Crawford (37)
Paul DeJong (30) – $12.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (29)
Adalberto Mondesi (28)
Miguel Rojas (35)
Amed Rosario (28)
Third Basemen
Ehire Adrianza (34)
Brian Anderson (31)
Jeimer Candelario (30)
Matt Chapman (31)
Josh Donaldson (38) – $16MM club option with an $8MM buyout*
Eduardo Escobar (35) – $9MM club option with a $500K buyout
Evan Longoria (38)
Manny Machado (31) – can opt out of remaining five years, $150MM
Mike Moustakas (35) – $20MM club option with a $4MM buyout*
Max Muncy (33) – $10MM club option
Justin Turner (39) – player option*
Gio Urshela (32)
Joey Wendle (34)
Left Fielders
Michael Brantley (37)
Mark Canha (35) – $11.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Corey Dickerson (35)
Adam Duvall (35)
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (30)
Ian Happ (29)
Brad Miller (34)
Joc Pederson (32)*
Tommy Pham (36)
AJ Pollock (36)*
Eddie Rosario (32) – $9MM club option
Jorge Soler (32) – can opt out of remaining one year, $9MM
Raimel Tapia (30)
Jesse Winker (30)
Center Fielders
Harrison Bader (30)
Cody Bellinger (28)
Adam Duvall (35)
Adam Engel (32)
Enrique Hernandez (32)
Jake Marisnick (33)
Kevin Pillar (35)
Michael A. Taylor (33)
Right Fielders
Brian Anderson (31)
Charlie Blackmon (37)
Michael Conforto (31) – player option*
Joey Gallo (30)
Randal Grichuk (32)
Teoscar Hernandez (31)
Max Kepler (31) – $10MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Nomar Mazara (29)
Whit Merrifield (35) – $18MM mutual option with a $500K buyout
Wil Myers (33) – club option
Hunter Renfroe (32)
Designated Hitters
Michael Brantley (37)
Matt Carpenter (38) – $5.5MM player option
Nelson Cruz (43)*
Trey Mancini (32) – can opt out of remaining one year with 350 plate appearances in 2023
J.D. Martinez (36)
Andrew McCutchen (37)
Shohei Ohtani (29)
Carlos Santana (38)*
Justin Turner (39) – player option*
Starting Pitchers
Matthew Boyd (33)
Carlos Carrasco (37)
Mike Clevinger (33)
Alex Cobb (36) – $10MM club option with a $2MM buyout*
Johnny Cueto (38) – $10.5MM club option with a $2.5MM buyout
Yu Darvish (37)
Zach Davies (31)
Jack Flaherty (28)
Chris Flexen (29)
Kyle Gibson (36)
Lucas Giolito (29)
Sonny Gray (34)
Andrew Heaney (33) – can opt out
Kyle Hendricks (34) – $16MM club option with a $1.5MM buyout
Rich Hill (44)
Jakob Junis (31)
Brad Keller (28)
Corey Kluber (38) – $11MM club option
Clayton Kershaw (36)
Michael Lorenzen (32)
Seth Lugo (34) – $7.5MM player option
Lance Lynn (37) – $18MM club option with a $1MM buyout*
Kenta Maeda (35)
Tyler Mahle (29)
Sean Manaea (32) – can opt out
German Marquez (29) – $16MM club option with a $2.5MM buyout
Nick Martinez (33) – two-year, $32MM club option; if declined, two-year, $16MM player option
Miles Mikolas (35)
Wade Miley (37) – $10MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout
Frankie Montas (31)
Jordan Montgomery (31)
Charlie Morton (40) – $20MM club option
Aaron Nola (31)
Jake Odorizzi (34)*
Shohei Ohtani (29)
James Paxton (34)
Martin Perez (33)*
Eduardo Rodriguez (31) – can opt out of remaining three years and $49MM*
Hyun-Jin Ryu (37)*
Luis Severino (30)
Max Scherzer (39) – can opt out of remaining one year, $43,333,334*
Blake Snell (31)
Marcus Stroman (33) – can opt out of remaining one year, $21MM*
Noah Syndergaard (31)*
Jose Ureña (32) – $4.5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Julio Urias (27)
Vince Velasquez (32)
Adam Wainwright (42)
Luke Weaver (30)
Alex Wood (33)
Right-Handed Relievers
Jacob Barnes (34)
Matt Barnes (34) – $8MM club option with a $2.25MM buyout
Anthony Bass (36)
Brad Boxberger (36) – $5MM mutual option with an $800K buyout
Ryan Brasier (36)
John Brebbia (34)
Miguel Castro (29) – $5MM+ club/vesting option. Vests with 60 appearances if he passes end-of-season physical
Luis Cessa (32)
Jesse Chavez (40)
Jose Cisnero (35)
Tyler Duffey (33)
Carl Edwards Jr. (32)
Jeurys Familia (34)
Buck Farmer (33)
Dylan Floro (33)
Luis Garcia (37)
Yimi Garcia (33) – $5MM club/vesting option with a $1MM buyout. Vests with 49 innings or games in 2023
Mychal Givens (34)
Heath Hembree (35)
Liam Hendriks (35) – $15MM club option with a $15MM buyout
Jordan Hicks (27)
Daniel Hudson (37) – $6.5MM club option
Joe Jimenez (29)
Pierce Johnson (33)
Joe Kelly (36) – $9.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Ian Kennedy (39)*
Craig Kimbrel (36)*
Dinelson Lamet (31)
Jose Leclerc (30) – $6.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Reynaldo Lopez (30)
Nick Martinez (33) – two-year, $32MM club option; if declined, two-year, $16MM player option
Phil Maton (31)
Trevor May (34)
Collin McHugh (37) – $6MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Mark Melancon (39) – $5MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout
Hector Neris (35)
Emilio Pagan (33)
Erasmo Ramirez (34)
David Robertson (39)
Craig Stammen (40)
Ryne Stanek (32)
Robert Stephenson (31)
Chris Stratton (33)
Ryan Tepera (36)
Blake Treinen (36) – option
Drew VerHagen (33)
Nick Wittgren (33)
Kirby Yates (37) – $5.75MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Left-Handed Relievers
Jose Alvarado (29)
Richard Bleier (37) – $3.75MM club option with a $250K buyout
Aroldis Chapman (36)
Jake Diekman (37) – $4MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Jarlin Garcia (31) – club option
Amir Garrett (32)
Josh Hader (30)
Aaron Loup (36) – $7.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Wandy Peralta (32)
Drew Pomeranz (34)
Brooks Raley (36) – $6.5MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Joely Rodriguez (32) – $4.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Brent Suter (34)
So Ohtani, Devers, and maybe Machado if he opts out and then a stark decline to the lower tiers
My thoughts exactly. Would this be a record low for qualifying offers made in an offseason?
By an incredibly wide margin
Certainly a weaker class than this year.
You all know damn well a lot of these guys will have career bests years going into free agency. Uriah, Giolito, Flaherty, Nola, Means, Severing, Hader, Chapman
Nola just had a career year he was in the top 5 in almost every meaningful pitching stat and was 4th in CY voting! He should have been mentioned with Nola Devers and Machado!
Sry meant Otani not Nola obviously
Better get your position players this year.
Padres alone will QO Manny if he opts out.. Snell.. Yu .. and Hader so that’s 4 QOs..
I think Manny AJP and Peter Siedler will sit down and extend him 10-12yrs 300 to 360 and he will be a non issue next offseason .. But if he does he is getting QO
Or they let Machado walk and sign Devers to play with his former teammate
A record low? I feel like if anything, next year’s QO class could be huge.
Hoskins, Chapman, Devers, Machado, Ohtani, Giolito, Nola, Severino, and Urias alone seem like locks. Then you add in guys who could play themselves into getting one (Gurriel, Rosario, Happ, Hernandez, Darvish, Flaherty, Gray, Montas, Montgomery, Snell, Hader, Mahle) and guys who would opt out if they play well enough to get one (Bell, Heaney, Manaea) then that’s plenty of possible candidates.
Then you have guys like Bellinger, Gallo, Clevinger, and Montas who could get one if they play up to levels they’ve shown in the past. And then a few wild cards like Renfroe and Bader who are at least decent enough to possibly be a surprise candidate.
Obviously the vast majority of those guys won’t be getting one, but there are enough guys who are seemingly locks that there should be a decent amount of guys that get one. I look forward to my comment aging poorly by next winter.
Serevino, Urias, Hoskins, Chapman, Snell, Montgomery, Mahle, T Hernandez, Gurriel, And Happ as well
Zero percent chance devers and shohei make it to FA and Manny isn’t going to opt out
My guess is Friars will negotiate a new deal for Manny, probably similar to old one but adding a year or two.
Zero percent chance? That’s so dumb. Very good chance both of them will make it to FA, and very reasonable chance too that Machado will opt out depending on how this season goes for him.
100% chance Ohtani is going to be a FA. He is not going to sign an extension with the Angels unless they make the playoffs and there is <5% of that.
@Marinersblue96: Less than 5%? Is this the first time you’ve been on this site this off-season?
Less than 5% was being optimistic for the Angels. They have one really good pitcher and 4th/5th type SP for the rest of the rotation. Andersen is unlikely to match what he did for the Dodgers last year. The lineup is nothing but questions marks. Rendon isn’t very good when healthy, Trout is still a stud but outside of Ohtani the remaining lineup is below average. Drury had a career year, like Andersen I doubt he matches it again.. IMHO they will be battling with Texas for 3rd in the division.
0% chance they make it to free agency? More like 100% for Ohtani and 70% for Devers.
Zero percent chance they don’t go to FA. Ohtani might get $500 mil and Devers $300 mil. The drop off is drastic after them.
I’d take you up on 2 of those 3 happening. Red Sox lost nearly an entire 25 man roster the past two year, what makes you think they keep Devers? Manny sees what the other shortstops got who he’s arguably better than, not sure about Otani, such a rare player
Machado has not been a SS in a long time.
If Devers and Shohei were going to sign extensions they would have done it by now.
Thought the same thing. Teams may look to strike harder this year with the weak class next year. Should be interesting.
You forgot La Stella.
Just kidding.
There’s also Urias, Serevino and Nola along with Giolito and Montas (if they right the ship). That seems like a pretty normal class.
I think Nola is just that next tier and has had some great years, but some really sub par ones too… he’s an interesting one bc he’ll probably get paid like an ace
Don’t forget about Urias too. He’s an excellent pitcher but I don’t see the Dodgers letting him get to free agency. They will lock him up sometime this year.
No idea why my message posted 3-4 times; hopefully the extras will go away. If they don’t I didn’t purposely post this multiple times.
Let’s see here how many 100 mil contracts for this class.
Locks if healthy / same as 2022
Ohtani
Devers
Nola
Urias
Machado (opt out)
Yeah this class is pretty weak.
To quote Major League:
Who are these f guys?
Machado will opt out unless he gets injured. The money being tossed about this offseason will push him to free agency. He’s “only” owed $160MM for five seasons after 2023. He’ll easily eclipse that. He could be considered the second best free agent at that point factoring in his hitting, his defensive ability and his durability. He also could slip over to SS again.
Down in the second tier, someone like Severino could elevate himself with a 15o+ inning season, something he’s primed for. Bader may get a surprisingly high contract based on the lack of quality CFers.
The weakness of next year’s free agent class could explain why this off season has been so crazy with contracts. The quality outside the top few you mentioned is not deep.
Agreed about Machado. The CF market May at least be partially satiated through trades.
Lots of baseball to play between now and November. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Some of these guys have monster years.
@Abc, agreed. There will be surprise breakouts, if not from the top-tier, then from some of the second tier. A year ago, Judge was considered one of the top three to five free agents this off season (some projections had all four SS’s ahead of him, but I could only see Correa and Turner in my view), but he obliterated those projections.
Put Urias in the top 5 as welk
Don’t sleep on Julio Urias. 27 year old aces get PAID
He is more of a deuce, and he will still get paid.
Yep, I think that’s why some front offices spent big this year. Big drop off after Ohtani, Devers and Machado(possibly) so most of the teams with money to spend next year won’t have much to spend it on.
Just a correction for the article: you forgot to change Shohei’s uniform to NYY for the cover page pic.
Shohie doesn’t like pinstripes wants to have a goatee and wants to wear the best alt uni it is Sunday home cream. He also wants his 1st name on his jersey. He knows of 1 team that has waded the first name waters. It is OK to feel that desperate feeling of want and you fail to get what you want. He also will look good in the Friday green unis. If you feel too bad and need a pitcher we will send you Marco. He will be an extra arm.
Clipper apparently lesser teams need multiple gimmicky unis. They just can’t measure up to the pinstripes and interlocking NY.
I admit, I was thrown off by the “Friday green unis” thing. I’m not exactly sure to which team or uniform that applies.
That said, I think Shohei wants to win. West coast was nice…promises were nice. But I think he’s tired of losing, honestly. I believe his next team will be one in perennial competition & have the resources to pay him, build around him, and not have to rebuild at all.
Happy Thanksgiving, Joe.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too Clip. I’m guessing Seattle with his mention of Marco.
When Ohtani signs somewhere else, Yankee fans will say he wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure cooker.
Breaking News:
At least 6 teams wear pinstripes as part of their regular uniforms.
“Pinstripes and the interlocking NY”
That seems….clear to me. But to your point about pinstripes, only one team’s uniform is referred to as “the pinstripes” anyway. But the “interlocking NY” in Joe’s comment was a pretty big hint too.
He might not go to the Mariners, but I’m pretty confident he won’t go to the Yankees. Doesn’t seem like he wants to deal with that noise.
I honestly doubt Seattle will go after him but might. I just like flipping crap to the NY fans that can take it. I also thought the cream unis was a give away.
Not sure why Joe thinks different unis are a gimmick. How many combinations do you haves? Lastly the name should give it away. Our hat has a compass rose on it. Most of our unis have a form on it. It will be interesting to see where he goes. Everything you mentioned is Seattle money set up to win etc. It will be interesting to see where he does go. We would have to trade a pitcher to make room for him.
Happy Thanksgiving to all you on the EC have probably eaten we are waiting for the Turkey to get done Eat some pie after you wake up from your sleep coma.
I’m a Mariners fan haha I’m 99.9% positive we’re going Ohtani based on some of Dipoto’s wording to a question during the year end press conference… but I’m not going to guarantee we land him.
Shohei wants to wear Yank pinstripes and his birthday suit at the same time!
I wonder if the Mets are allowed to pursue Ohtani? They will need to ask the Yankees.
Shohei loves the Yankees so much that they were the first team he nixed from the list before signing with the Angels.
Time will tell. Priorities change.
They aren’t willing to pay Judge. Why would you trying they would pay Ohtani?
Substantially less money on the books + no Judge = Ohtani.
Clipper, the general vibe is he prefers the West Coast, and he should have the Dodgers, the Giants and the Angels (under new ownership) really pushing hard for his services out west. The Yankees signing Judge and their refusal to cross the Cohen tax line seemingly takes them out of the running. I can see Cohen going huge for Ohtani, and he doesn’t like to be denied, and he has Eppler, who the Yankees had shadowing Ohtani for years. Unfortunately, he went to the Angels before Ohtani was available. Will that relationship help again?
Ohtani himself may have a preference for the West Coast, so getting every last dollar may not matter. We saw that when he came over originally. Dark horse? The Red Sox? Maybe they’ve been keeping their power dry for a run at the modern Ruth to avenge the past! I’d never count the Yankees out if they decide to go all in, but will they?
Starting pitching market goes crazy.
Nola is the cream of that crop.
NOLA won’t be going anywhere.
Most free agents leave if they make it to open market.
Agreed, it would be really hard to move from its current location next to the Gulf of Mexico.
I agree ! I also believe he goes there bc he thrives under pressure. I think yanks loose judge but get ohtani. Boston had a shot at ohtani but there team will continue to decline by the time he makes a decision
A lot of age in this group
A lot of age in all free agent groups. It’s how the game has to be designed when there’s not equal profit sharing like in football
Just a weak free agent class. Usually more stars under 30. Rigged was when they had no free agency at all. Sure owners wish it was still that way. Players agreed to the terms so don’t feel sorry for them.
My thoughts exactly. 11 pitchers under 30 and only 6 positional players under 30. I guess baseball rigged the system so players don’t become free agents until they turn 30
Phillies need to extend Nola; otherwise guaranteed he gets the QO.
Bold guarantee.
Astute, some might say.
Man..thats a weak FA class among position players.
If Winker and Rosario bounce-back and Machado opts out, 3B and LF are pretty strong. We also don’t yet know what will happen with the SS market this season. Someone could take a 1 yr deal, play the market in a weaker crop.
Maybe Correa if he is still black listed by big spenders. This should be a strong market with teams knowing what 2023 looks like.
Especially catchers. That sorry bunch is gonna be worse than even this year’s 2B class.
Matt Chapman is one to watch. What a difference a year makes in terms of perceived value. He could swing back to the elite tier.
I feel like a lot of spirits are going to be crushed when the Halos extend Shohei.
Ahahahaha your funny. If you really think he is gonna stay then this won’t be a happy time for you. 1 aging superstar and 1 aging overpaid star. That team is atleast 4 years away from being competitive and even then it’s not a guarantee they will be able to compete. You need Donald Glover not Shoehei Ohtani.
Drew, I wish I could say that you swayed me. Unfortunately, I still think he stays in Anaheim. Donald Glover? Danny Glovers son? The actor?
I ment to put Danny Glover. That’s not his dad. Danny Glover and Donald Glover aren’t related.
I was trying to put Danny Glover because for that team to be any good and competitive, it needs Angels everywhere, not just the outfield. More than 9.
Are you SURE they aren’t? Not even distant kinfolk? Glover is a pretty rare name…
Distance kinfolk is very different than father and son. Danny Glover and his wife only ever had a daughter and she didn’t marry Donald either. No relations.
Ok kool, we’ll stick with distant kinfolk then. I think we all descended from 2 people so it’s all relative.
Why would he stay in Anaheim when he said he’s not having fun, the team doesn’t win, and Moreno is selling the team?
I baseball expert and a danny glover family expert as well. Impressive.
DreamGM, you showed up on my 23&Me as a 5th Cousin…Was expecting you at the table this Thansgiving….If you are a no show, next year you bring the pies!
You know me and uncle Mikey go to grams. But gram ain’t looking so good so maybe next year. Meant to say A baseball expert. Definitely not I. It’s creepy but I can understand a fan obsessed with JLO or Gal or another attractive female. But Danny Glover? Someone should let him know he has stalker. He should be alerted for his safety but he might be flattered as well.
Yeah, I spend many hours a day attending to “Danny Glover” matters.
PHI gonna mess around and let Nola sneak away? Same for LAD/Urias?
Nola will get extended.
#@RunDMC: Urias, to me, is tops of this UFA class. LA is salivating to extend him. They’re eager to huddle with his agent. That’s where it gets interesting. His agent? Boras Corporation.
Hahahaha CYards, yeah the Dodgers seem to wait till the VERY last second to extend anyone. Remember how close Bellinger was to getting a big extension after 2019 but they got Mookie instead? Now would be the time to extend him.
@TrumboJ; that’s the beauty of the LA organization. If Urias, next off season, ends up going to the highest bidder (and with Boras as agent a definite possibility) and if it’s not them, Blue acts on their Plan B and with immediacy. Plus, comfortable spending big bucks for the replacement if warranted.
I thought Juan Soto was to be a free agent during this time?
Soto is with SD until at least the end of 24…unless he doesn’t sign an extension from there…SD may trade him for prospects and needs at 24’s deadline.
Thank you.
I’d be totally okay if the Orioles do something this year, even if it’s considered a little too soon. Unless they plan on going all in on Ohtani
Shohei is already living a lavish SoCal lifestyle. Can you do that in Maryland? Plus his GF/Future wife is firmly engrained in CA. Why on Earth would he wanna go to Bal?
Orioles were over 500 and sorta in playoff race. You are the only person I heard who thinks it would be a year too early.
Because Baltimore gave him significantly more money? You don’t have much free time in season. Off season you can live wherever you want.
DreamGM, I like your pretty green check mark avatar, but I don’t really understand what you mean…”Year too early?”
2012 said “I’d be totally okay if the Orioles do something this year, even if it’s considered a little too soon.” I don’t believe this season is too soon and havn’t heard anyone else say that. I wasn’t a reply to you. I saved the forest by answering 2 post with just 1 post by using 2 paragraphs.
Wasn’t even disagreeing with you. I would guess on a list of all 30 teams Ohtani wants to play for Baltimore would be in the bottom 1. But IF they gave him 50 or 100 more than anyone else he might love Baltimore.
You think he would want to go to Baltimore less than Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Oakland, Detroit, or Colorado? I suppose you can argue over which of those 6 is the least desirable city to live in but I don’t think it’s disputable which team is in better position than the other 5.
I would love to live in Colorado.
He isn’t going to any of those cities unless they do a crazy over pay. Pittsburgh and Oakland would be great if he is serious about playing for a contender because the second they aren’t a contender they will trade him to one.
I been to all of those cities. Definitely rather live in Denver or Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is on like every best cities to live in list. Colorado Springs makes a lot of list as well and isn’t that far from Denver. Oakland is surrounded by the rest of California so that’s a plus.
Yes.
Seriously, what’s going to happen with Bauer’s situation?
Hopefully the braves will work something with him. Just hopeful thinking. No inside knowledge. He’s getting a raw deal though.
Bauer’s getting what he deserves.
Blacked ball from league. Can’t you tell ?
Some fans are chompin at the bit to cut him a deal the second he is available.
Sad, but true.
According to recent reporting, a ruling on his appeal of the suspension won’t be made any earlier than next month. The woman’s countersuit suit was allowed to proceed and Bauer’s defamation suit against her lawyer was dismissed. That’s pretty much everything new we’re going to know until next month at the soonest.
What a mess BlueSkies. I would want to have my hands washed of the whole ordeal as quickly as possible.
It can get a lot messier and probably will. He’s already sued just about everyone in sight. When his appeal fails, as I believe it will, he will file even more suits. He’s being egged on by some, including the lawyer who represented Roger Clemens when he was named in the Mitchell Report.
I don’t know how he can afford these legal bills with only 80-100 mil in the bank.
Trumbo: Autograph sessions at Books-a-Million?
Clip, he probably had an early stake in bitcoin and is actually worth 500 mil.
Perhaps he cornered the market on snuff films?
Hahahahahah What I have been waiting 1/2 the day for Clip! Attaboy! Spread the word hahaha
I think Hendriks buyout is wrong because it’s the same as the club option
No, that’s right. The option pays that year, but the buyout is paid over several years. There’s little chance they don’t pick it up unless the wheels totally fall off.
I assumed it was wrong too, lol, but yeah, that’s an interesting contract structure.
Hope the Os lock up Means. He’s been hurt a lot and it seems like he might be more amicable to a reasonable contract to fit right into the middle of the rotation for 5 years. He’s not an ace but could make a stud #3
I’m pretty sure Means is controlled through 2024. He signed a 2 year deal due to his injury in April, but that covered Arb 1 and Arb 2 seasons. He has his Arb 3 year next offseason.
I thought so too. Threw me off seeing him listed here
As a Phillies fan nothing makes me more happier than seeing Rhys Hoskins name on there. Most likely they will give him a QO and we’ll be stuck with him for another year after
Not a Hoskins fan, nor am I a hater….With Boras as his agent, ZERO chance he even sniffs an extension.
It will be curious if they give him a QO? And what would a contract for a 31 yr old Hoskins look like…?
Pretty weak class
Julio Franco (65)
Bartolo Colon (50)
Buster Posey (35)
(Going to Anaheim)
Surprised the Dodgers haven’t extended Urias yet. Teams will be all over him if he gets to FA
Perhaps you haven’t heard of his agent.
That Javier Baez contract is a mistake by the Tigers. Baez & Bellinger have the same issue – long swing.
ya think?
Today I’m thankful that DeGrom resigned with the Mets for 2yrs $60 mil. I’m also thankful for what I’ve been smoking
Does Scherzer opt out of that last year of his contract?
Probably not, unless he thinks he can get maybe a 2/80 Or something
Miguel Cabrera is missing off of this list. The team option at the end of 23 will certainly be bought out
Plot Twist:
Miggy goes all Pujols 2022 and Detroit exercises the option.
You beat me to it. I had the same thought.
I can see Ji-Man Choi having a monster season and winning MVP so he can cash in.
Notable that Chris Flexen is listed for all those people claiming he was going into arbitration upon the conclusion of the initial contract years.
Would be kinda neat if Machado opted out and the O’s re-signed him.
It doesn’t really make any sense considering all of the young IFs the Orioles will have arriving over the next year or two, but f*** it lol.
O’s aren’t paying anyone 35-40 mil and no marquee player wants to go to Baltimore unless no other team wants him.
If they would pay a 30 something year old 40 million a year they would go to Baltimore.
You can scratch Baez off the free agent list. No way he’s opting out.
You know it’s a weak FA class when catcher actually has appealing depth
Cubs need to extend Ian Happ
Awesome… a list of players the Seattle Mariners are going to blatantly ignore. Yay for Mariners fans.
I predict Cron two years with the Twins.
Thank You for the list of 2023-24 MLB FAs.
I’m indifferent on this subject to some extent, because I’m just a Reds fan, and we aren’t relevant at this point at all. I have one thing to say about Ohtani though. I just really hope for this guy not to suffer a serious injury. He’s been all world, but playing the way he does has to take a considerable toll on his body..
Playing the way he does?
He pitches, every 6th day. Not 5th.
He’s not in the feild, he doesn’t run into the wall catching deep fly balls, he’s not throwing his body around diving trying to take hits away.
I don’t understand, is he made of glass?
Ohtani becomes MLB’s first $1B player!
With Devers, Machado & Ohtani the only big names, overall it’s a very weak free agent class next offseason. No wonder there was such a wild scramble for the top free agents this month! (December 2022).
Make that Devers. No way Ohtani is going anywhere and I doubt Machado will opt out of $150mm unless the Mets offer $250mm.
No way ohtani is wasting his time with a loser organization any longer. He’s as good as gone
Machado will opt out unless AJ over pays for him or something drastic happens. Majority of teams in baseball will pay him more than 150 million.
Nola and Urias will get big contracts too.
C-d’Arnaud
1B-Hoskins
2B-Polanco
SS-Anderson
3B-Devers
LF-Canha
CF-Bellinger
RF-Hernandez
DH-Machado
Machado who plays exceptional defense at DH but Devers who is awful continues to play 3B?
Other than Ohtani, Devers, and possibly Machado (I can’t believe he’ll opt out, we’ll see), this is a fugly list compared to the past couple of years. Nowhere near the number of top quality players.
Almost certain he opts out. Would have to be severely injured not to. Good chance they extend him though.
Unless I’m missing something, Means shouldn’t be a FA until after the 2024 season. That 2024 pitching class should be fun.
Cardinals have 4 Starting Pitchers on this list…Hmmm.
Means isn’t a free agent until after the 2024 season
A few observations: very little offense
many big name pitchers who are old and some young ones too
some decent relievers
it seems there were way more FA this offseason than there will be next offseason (maybe some of these guys will sign 1 year contracts and non-tendered guys may increase this, but it still seems very light)
Max fried??? Or did I miss it
Not a free agent until after 2024 season.
Max fried??
Shohei Ohtani (29) 8 years 400M
Probably 12 / 500
Wow, can’t wait till next year, to see my Giants almost get Ohtani
It will be interesting to see how Ohtani plays this season in what is probably the most anticipated FA in the history of MLB.
It will also be interesting to see how Rafael Devers hits without JD and Bogaerts in the lineup, thought Hosmer was due for a big year, still dont understand that one.
Ohtani will get 12 years 600 million and teams will lineup for it. Heck even that maybe too little. Whats the price of 75% age 40 jv + age 40 corner of at the tail end of contract? Abd of course ohtanis prime.
Also a contract yr of ohtani in 2023.
I know he will likely retire, but you don’t have Miguel Cabrera on your DH or 1B list
Kiermaier will be a free agent. His $9 million deal with Toronto is only for 2023.