The following players are currently eligible for free agency. Each player’s 2025 age is in parentheses. Generally, our cutoff for this list is 50 plate appearances or 20 innings pitched in the Majors in 2024.
Updated 12-14-24
Catchers
Curt Casali (36)
Elias Diaz (34)
Yan Gomes (37)
Yasmani Grandal (36)
Andrew Knizner (30)
Luke Maile (34)
Martin Maldonado (38)
James McCann (35)
Reese McGuire (30)
Omar Narvaez (33)
Tomas Nido (31)
Ali Sanchez (28)
Brian Serven (30)
First Basemen
Jose Abreu (38)
Pete Alonso (30) – declined qualifying offer
Josh Bell (32)
Mark Canha (36)
Garrett Cooper (34)
Bobby Dalbec (30)
J.D. Davis (32)
Ty France (30)
Joey Gallo (31)
Paul Goldschmidt (37)
Yuli Gurriel (41)
Connor Joe (32)
Anthony Rizzo (35)
Carlos Santana (39)
Gavin Sheets (29)
Dominic Smith (30)
Rowdy Tellez (30)
Justin Turner (40)
Gio Urshela (33)
Christian Walker (34) – declined qualifying offer
Jared Walsh (31)
Second Basemen
Cavan Biggio (30)
Brandon Drury (32)
Adam Frazier (33)
Jose Iglesias (35)
Nicky Lopez (30)
Nick Madrigal (28)
Whit Merrifield (36)
Jorge Polanco (31)
Brendan Rodgers (28)
Amed Rosario (29)
Gleyber Torres (28)
Shortstops
Nick Ahmed (35)
Tim Anderson (32)
Paul DeJong (31)
Ha-Seong Kim (29)
Third Basemen
Jon Berti (35)
Alex Bregman (31) – declined qualifying offer
Paul DeJong (31)
Brandon Drury (32)
Enrique Hernandez (33)
Danny Mendick (31)
Yoan Moncada (30)
Josh Rojas (31)
Miguel Sano (32)
Nick Senzel (30)
Donovan Solano (37)
Abraham Toro (28)
Cole Tucker (28)
Luis Urias (28)
Gio Urshela (33)
Ildemaro Vargas (33)
Eric Wagaman (27)
Patrick Wisdom (33)
Left Fielders
Mark Canha (36)
Dylan Carlson (26)
David Dahl (31)
Bryan De La Cruz (28)
Adam Duvall (36)
Nick Gordon (27)
Robbie Grossman (35)
Austin Hays (29)
Teoscar Hernandez (32) – declined qualifying offer
Ramon Laureano (30)
Manuel Margot (30)
Nick Martini (35)
Whit Merrifield (36)
Tommy Pham (37)
Jurickson Profar (32)
Eddie Rosario (33)
Alex Verdugo (29)
Jesse Winker (31)
Center Fielders
Harrison Bader (31)
Garrett Hampson (30)
Aaron Hicks (35)
Travis Jankowski (34)
Manuel Margot (30)
Cristian Pache (26)
Kevin Pillar (36)
Michael A. Taylor (34)
Right Fielders
Dylan Carlson (26)
Bryan De La Cruz (28)
Adam Duvall (36)
Adam Frazier (33)
Ben Gamel (33)
Avisail Garcia (34)
Randal Grichuk (33)
Teoscar Hernandez (32) – declined qualifying offer
Jason Heyward (35)
Connor Joe (32)
Bryce Johnson (29)
Max Kepler (32)
Ramon Laureano (30)
Manuel Margot (30)
Whit Merrifield (36)
David Peralta (37)
Tommy Pham (37)
Amed Rosario (29)
Eddie Rosario (33)
Anthony Santander (30) – declined qualifying offer
Gavin Sheets (29)
Designated Hitters
Willie Calhoun (30)
Mark Canha (36)
Matt Carpenter (39)
Garrett Cooper (34)
Robbie Grossman (35)
Eloy Jimenez (28)
J.D. Martinez (37)
Andrew McCutchen (38)
Joc Pederson (33)
Anthony Santander (30) – declined qualifying offer
Gavin Sheets (29)
Justin Turner (40)
Daniel Vogelbach (32)
Jesse Winker (31)
Starting Pitchers
Ty Blach (34)
Aaron Brooks (35)
Walker Buehler (30)
Corbin Burnes (30) – declined qualifying offer
Griffin Canning (29)
Carlos Carrasco (38)
Mike Clevinger (34)
Patrick Corbin (35)
Anthony DeSclafani (35)
Jack Flaherty (29)
Chris Flexen (30)
Domingo German (32)
Kyle Gibson (37)
Marco Gonzales (33)
Andrew Heaney (34)
Jakob Junis (32)
Clayton Kershaw (37)
Michael Lorenzen (33)
Jordan Lyles (34)
Lance Lynn (38)
Sean Manaea (33) – declined qualifying offer
Wade Miley (38)
John Means (32)
Charlie Morton (41)
Martin Perez (34)
Nick Pivetta (32) – declined qualifying offer
Cal Quantrill (30)
Jose Quintana (36)
Colin Rea (34)
Joe Ross (32)
Sixto Sanchez (26)
Patrick Sandoval (28)
Max Scherzer (40)
Mike Soroka (27)
Ross Stripling (35)
Tomoyuki Sugano (35)
Spencer Turnbull (32)
Jose Ureña (33)
Jose Urquidy (30)
Justin Verlander (42)
Trevor Williams (33)
Alex Wood (34)
Jake Woodford (28)
Right-Handed Relievers
Adbert Alzolay (30)
Chase Anderson (37)
Shawn Armstrong (34)
Daniel Bard (40)
Scott Barlow (32)
Brandon Bielak (29)
John Brebbia (35)
Miguel Castro (30)
JT Chargois (34)
Jesse Chavez (41)
Adam Cimber (34)
Jose Cisnero (36)
Enyel De Los Santos (29)
Chris Devenski (34)
Carlos Estevez (32)
Buck Farmer (34)
Kyle Finnegan (33)
Dylan Floro (34)
Luis Garcia (38)
Domingo German (32)
Kendall Graveman (34)
Jonathan Hernandez (28)
Jeff Hoffman (32)
Brent Honeywell Jr. (30)
Jay Jackson (37)
Luke Jackson (31)
Kenley Jansen (37)
Dany Jimenez (31)
Jakob Junis (32)
Tommy Kahnle (34)
Brad Keller (29)
Joe Kelly (37)
Craig Kimbrel (37)
Andrew Kittredge (35)
Chad Kuhl (32)
Jose Leclerc (31)
Jorge Lopez (32)
Chris Martin (39)
Phil Maton (32)
Darren McCaughan (29)
Scott McGough (35)
Keynan Middleton (31)
Shelby Miller (34)
Hector Neris (36)
Adam Ottavino (39)
Erasmo Ramirez (35)
Trevor Richards (32)
David Robertson (40)
Joe Ross (32)
Ryder Ryan (30)
Paul Sewald (35)
Lucas Sims (31)
Burch Smith (35)
Drew Smith (31)
Mike Soroka (27)
Ryne Stanek (33)
Josh Staumont (31)
Hunter Strickland (36)
Ross Stripling (35)
Dillon Tate (31)
Touki Toussaint (29)
Lou Trivino (33)
Spencer Turnbull (32)
Jose Ureña (33)
Austin Voth (33)
Jordan Weems (32)
Kirby Yates (38)
Left-Handed Relievers
Scott Alexander (35)
Tyler Alexander (30)
Jalen Beeks (31)
Ty Blach (34)
Andrew Chafin (35)
Danny Coulombe (35)
Jake Diekman (38)
Caleb Ferguson (28)
Victor Gonzalez (29)
Tim Hill (35)
Richard Lovelady (29)
Tim Mayza (33)
Hoby Milner (34)
A.J. Minter (31)
Matt Moore (36)
Colin Poche (31)
Brooks Raley (37)
Tanner Scott (30)
Will Smith (35)
Drew Smyly (36)
Caleb Thielbar (38)
Ryan Yarbrough (33)
Juan Soto better improve an awful lot if he wants $500m.
I said to him should have taken the money toombs. Gonna need more than 500 million to make up for the lost investment opportunities the past 3 years.
@YourDreamGM It’s kind of moot as Soto has made $55MM via arb since the Nats’ offer and the Nats would’ve backloaded and baked in deferrals to that contract. Soto took a gamble with his health. He’s also increased his brand value and that will factor in during contract negotiations.
At time I don’t remember if deferred $ was known and how accurately. I believe they spun it that there wasn’t much or any. Either way it’s all negotiation. If he was willing to negotiate. He was set on testing free agency.
improve how?
Finish higher than 3rd in MVP voting.
He has no control on how the voters vote for mvp. That’s a poor way of judging a player. Based on his stats, if anyone is worth 500 million, he is.
Tdat
Finish higher than b Witt JR and Aaron judge??? LOL dumb comment
age also really helps. You are getting at least 4 more prime years and the great eye tends to age well. So if i was ever going to sign one of these guys to a 14-15 year deal, it may be soto….. but that would be paying basically 60m per for the next 4-5 years and accepting he will be overpaid for the rest since it will likely be more flat- so 15 years for 600m is only 40m per, but he is worth more the next few years and worth less on the back end of that deal
That’s an interesting use of the word “only”! Obviously, its not your money we’re talking about.
“But he wasn’t even the best player on his own team!”
But He hasn’t been the top player on his last 2 teams
He’s gonna learn to pitch this offseason to get a $750MM contract.
Super stud hitter who is a FA at age 26 needs to “improve an awful lot” to get $500M?
Okay…
i think the comment was from 2 years ago….. so not crazy from 2 years ago.
James, do you mean Skell’s comment above? Sure, it’s from April, 2023, but if anything Soto has improved his odds of topping $500M.
He had what very well could be his best full season, helping to lead his team to the World Series, and he did it in what many consider the highest pressure media environment in the sport.
He’s topping $500M with ease.
Comfortable hitting in big game moments. Check that. Enjoys hitting in big game moments. Invaluable.
Poor OF play in big games too. He basically lost game 1 when he turned Ohtani 2b into a 3b and scored on S.F. by next batter, Betts.
Allegedly 26, probably at least 28
cooperhill with an awful take. No one with any credibility has disputed Soto’s age.
Soto is really a good hitter. Elite type actually. Rare. So good his production is sort of taken for granted. He is decent OF. Good arm. He is pretty young in comparison. Of all FAs, he is the one to invest in. Salaries are outrageous and raises far exceed common sense a/o inflation. I would propose something like 13/520. it’s fair, balanced. High end, team’s advantage maybe early(4yrs), even up (3yrs) and players advantage (6yrs)
I know Inside Out won’t see this since they Muted me, but it’s ironic for someone to question another person’s “baseball analytic ability” when they suggest Soto “will easily clear $600 million” like that’s a given. That’s about a 15% increase in the max AAV over a very long period. Possible, sure. Something that will happen “easily?” I’m not so sure.
I’m speculating he’ll get around $550M.
Since he will easily clear $600 million level over 12 years you might want to reevaluate your own poor baseball analytic ability.
lol
Remember to read the year carefully before saying they forgot so and so.
Good if you need a pitcher or short term 1b dh. A lot of these will disappear with extensions.
I believe James Paxton’s option is no longer valid. It was either a club option for 2 years OR a player option for $4M. Once he exercised the player option the Team one was voided. (Or once Sox turned down Team 2 year he then exercised 1 year player — either way there is no longer a 2 year team option)
You are correct – thanks.
paxton said he’s retiring
In their timeline multiverse he very much isn’t retiring.
Considering the owners’ trend toward younger players these days, most of the players on this list will be past or nearly passing their baseball prime. In today’s free agent environment, it’s most likely none of these players will receive any sort of long term deal unless they are extended, and the marginal players will either have to settle for minor league deals or will find themselves out of MLB altogether.
The year-over-year data does not support that assertion. Some teams may tend to maintain a younger roster but the average age of MLB players has been largely unchanged. Attendance and revenues continue to grow so it will be business as usual for free agents.
I think the point is that a lot of these guys are gonna hafta take short term deals.
always has been the case- enough teams have internal options that are about on par with the guys 5-10 Free agents deep at any given position, so they let those guy off to pasture- or really to play oversees or be organizational depth in AAA. If you look at any AAA roster, 70% of the guys would be the 10th best FA in any given season at their position. A few luck out and latch on to a big league club paying them well under 5m, the rest just hope to spend enough time in the bigs (where as a vet i think they get a pro rated 850k for the season), so even if you spend only 2 months in the bigs all season and get nothing for your troubles in the minors- you can still clear 250k for the season.
The best players will keep getting contracts, and the guys who are no more than a 2 WAR player will fade away once they are no longer cost controlled- that has been the way the league has worked for 40 years now- and there is not much that is going to change to make it different. Even if you get rid of a years worth of control- it would not move the needle much since a lot of this tier of player is non tendered if their arb number starts to get a little high
I’d say that is a trend, but this is mostly just common sense. Older players get shorter contracts and younger players get longer contracts.
But offsetting this is the fact that GMs know that they will be long gone before the final 3-4 years of a contract play out.
I think owners are using more self control- and that is the bigger change. Owners do not want hundreds of millions in dead money on their payroll- paying Miggy 30million to be a cheerleader for the team- so even the long term contracts are less silly with years than they were years ago.
I think teams also are finally catching up to age curves not looking like they did in the early 2000s. The roid era messed a lot of things up, and made it look like it was normal for a power hitter to still be good at 38…. now it is obvious that bad body power hitters just fall off a cliff at 29 (Fielder, either one, Prince was more obvious than Cecil). So no way do i touch a power hitter over 30, and teams know that. They also know prime years are 24-28 vs. the roid era where prime was 28-32 (since guys were juicing and that was the point where they were not breaking down yet, but had learned the game, so got wiley vets with younger bodies).
Fortunately, our current front office seems to be more aware of those inevitabilities than the last group.
James123 — Except for the exceptions like JD Martinez [37], Big Pappi Ortiz [40], Marcell Ozuna [33], Freddie Freeman [35], Max Muncy [34], and so on . . .
Great read. Agreed
2 years ag0?
Moncada, Jimenez, and maybe Anderson—three parts of the ballyhooed rebuild by the White Sox, all three signed to long-term team-friendly contracts when very young players, and except for Anderson, didn’t deliver the goods. All three have trouble getting on to the field and, once there, staying on it. Trade all three for younger players, but please, no more prospects with who are ranked number one in all of baseball or projected to be the next Babe Ruth. I’d settle for players who come to play daily, hit the ball, and who are more concerned with avoiding strikeouts than barrels, hit velocity, or launch angle.
realsox (At least until Reinsdorf croaks): Much like Buxton, Rendon, Sale, JV and Scherzer, when they are able to take the field Moncada, Jimenez and TA were some of the best parts of the Sox’ succesful 2017 rebuild.
realsox
Moncada, Jimenez, and maybe Anderson—Trade all three for younger players,
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Maybe I missed something, but aren’t all three no longer with the WS?
and you are responding to a 2 year old comment.
the whitesox now need to decide on what to do with the sole bright spot that was Chrochet last year. They are miles away from contending, and due to injuries he is already in his arb years before really playing much. It is doubtful he is around on the back end of a rebuild- but do they get enough to move him.
A rebuild where you pick the right guys from the start is going to be 2-3 years. That is if you trade everything with that timeline in mind, you find a few hidden treasures on the waivers/ rule 5, and everything you draft and trade for works out for you. So trading chrochet makes sense if you assume 3 years to be a .500 club again, and real runs in 4-5 years.
the Os are a good example of this, they have been good for 2 years now, but it was a 4 year rebuild. Santander was a find in the Rule 5- and really came into his own in the past 2-3 years when they finally had a window (now a FA), Ohearn was a great steal when he was non tendered by the royals (and i think is now in his last arb year), and their roster still has a bench built from waiver wire finds when they were scouring for guys. Almost every pick has worked out for them- and it is still a 4 year rebuild. It could have been less if what they got for Manny Machado panned out at all (i think Dean Kreamer has been the best of the bunch they got for him- Diaz was a bust, and i think they got Kreamer and Rylan Bannon in the deal, but i may missed something).
The whitesox of that era did it right. They had 3 big name guys they got locked up to deals we all thought were below market…. but every single one ended up being terrible. It happens- and shows how lucky the Braves are in that all of the guys they locked up like this panned out.
Acuna and Albies have both been injured too often
“The following players currently project to be eligible for free agency after the 2024 season.”
In other words the 2025 free agent list
Why are you stating the obvious?
Or some of them will be extended.
Lots of pitchers on the list.
Always. Pitchers get shorter contracts than hitters.
Teams tend to cycle more pitchers than hitters. A team may only need 12 hitters all season to see any real playing time (lets say 150 at bats) since most will be relatively healthy and you will carry a 4th OF that will replace 3 different guys.
Most teams will have 9-12 guys START a game for them in any given season. That is from a 5 man rotation. they will normally make sure there is something in the org for 8-9 minimum. Then the bullpen will have another 7 guys, but only 3-4 will stick aronud all season with the other slots getting shuttled to AAA or just released.
So a team needs to worry about carrying far less hitters than pitchers. I actually sort of care about the fringe SP my team signs to a minor league deal since i expect to see them for at least 4-5 starts as the 8th SP, i really do not care about the 5th OF they sign to be org depth in AAA since things are going really bad if i ever see that guy as more than a bench bat when somoene is hurt.
Which player gets #1? Soto, Bregman, or Burnes?
Easily Soto with Burns a clear 2nd
Dasha: I’ll take those worrying trends in exchange for any of the Sox’ pitchers.
Bregman isn’t even in the top 5.
And Bregman doesn’t? I doubt Bregman breaks top 5 and he’s a strong candidate to be waiting on a deal next spring.
depends on what he thinks he is. If he thinks he is more or less Matt Chapman and prices himself in that range- i think he gets that contract pretty early, if he thinks he is what Chapman thought he was, he will be waiting.
Are we that forgetful of who Bregman has been? I’d have him on my team any time, whether at 2b, ss or 3b. Maybe even 1b.
A lot of serviceable players, particularly pitchers. Star talent seems weak; I expect Altuve and Alonso to resign, leaving Soto and Bregman
Bregman’s far from a star.
Gee, you sure are hard on the guy after one down year. I’d love to have him on my team.
he is a very good regular- but i agree that he is not a star. If you sign him and expect him to be your best hitter- you are not going to be a playoff team, but if you sign him expecting him to be your 3rd or 4th best hitter, you have something.
The days of him being a regular at the all star game are likely over (but maybe 1 more if he has a big first half one year)
One of the more underrated pitchers on this list is Nick Pivetta who was one of the most effective pitchers in the league in the second half of last season. If he continues in 2024 then at age 32 and with a high quality arm that he is seemingly harnessing he could be in line for a big contract. He goes into the season as key member of a Red Sox rotation that could surprise people this year. There are big league arms with durability on this staff and the lineup can hit and will score runs.
I am waiting for Patrick Corbin – that should be a great buy
If Alonso doesn’t resign I think he’d be a great fit for my Twins. We haven’t had an everyday 1b for awhile now. Depends on where they play Brooks Lee when he comes up. I’m guessing they put him at 2b and play Julien at first. Julien’s a good hitter,but not your prototypical power hitting first baseman.
After hearing he turned down Freeman/Olson money, no thank you. Maybe the Twins can get another “Boras special” if Pete doesn’t like the market
As a fellow Twins fan, Christian Walker is a better player and value imo
Or maybe Goldschmidt?
If they take another step forward this year as expected, the Tigers should consider Bregman for 3B and either Kim or Adames for SS (if they can attract them). Baez needs to go to the bench or just eat the salary and cut him and Jung can be trade bait to fill other needs. Canha, who was signed to be a veteran presence and get on base, is gone after this year and solid vets to pair with the kids will balances things out. All dependent in all those players seasons of course.
Canha’s been on the Giants for months. Rub the sleep from your eyes. He’ll be a FA this off season.
My post was from March 16th.
In our multiverse timeline we had no idea where Canha would be in 4 and a half months. Right now in March he is in Detroit. Thanks for ruining though. Next time be a gentleman and put spoiler alert.
Lou Trivino has a $5 million club option for 2025
Its getting declined
Declined already!
Jeff Hoffman
Most intriguing/touted:
(+) (Coming off a recent injury)
(-) (Big ones)
Batters:
D. Jansen
P. Alonso (-)
C. Bellinger (-)
P. Goldschmidt
R. Hoskins
B. Lowe
J. Polanco
G. Torres (-)
W. Adames (-)
H. Kim (-)
A. Bregman (-)
Y. Moncada
E. Suarez (-)
T. Hernandez (-)
T. O’Neill (-)
J. Profar (-)
J. Soto (-)
A. Santander (-)
E. Jimenez
Starting Pitchers:
C. Burnes (-)
S. Bieber (+)
W. Buehler (+)
G. Cole (-)
N. Eovaldi
J. Flaherty
M. Fried (-)
L. Giolito (+)
M. Kelly (+)
C. Kershaw (+)
Y. Kikuchi
S. Manaea
J. Means (+)
F. Peralta (-)
R. Ray (+)
B. Snell (-)
M. Soroka (+)
M. Wacha
Righty Relief Pitching:
S. Dominguez
C. Estevez
G. Gallegos
J. Hoffman (-)
K. Graveman (+)
C. Holmes
D. Hudson
K. Jansen
C. Kimbrel
C. Martin
H. Neris
D. Robertson (?)
P. Sewald (+)
B. Treinen
K. Yates (?)
L. Weaver
Lefty Relief Pitching:
A. Chapman
D. Coulombe
A. Minter
B. Raley (+)
T. Scott (-)
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Put a plus next to AJ Minter. He had season ending hip surgery in August.
Martin Perez will be in demand. Better than traditional stats in Pittsburgh and good stats in SD.
Tim Hill has a almost under 2 era. Was under 2 a week or so ago. Every team other than NY wanted nothing of him. Maybe they won’t be so stupid this off-season.
I want a drug test before I sign Tim Hill.
Bellinger may not join free agency.
Hoskins even more so. Don’t know for sure though.
Santana would be my 1b choice. Every year his age scares teams off and every year someone gets a bargain. At least recently.
Tellez if someone falls in love. Once he found a real hitting coach he had 900 900 800 ops. September waa brutal. Will be a bargain bin guy but there is a multiverse where he is a 800 ops for entire season.
Jose Quintana another guy I like. Him and Perez I would rather have than half the guys on your list.
Nick Martinez
The 2nd best maybe the best 1b available Christian Walker Maybe the 2nd to 5th best bat available.
I put “intriguing” on players who have been solid in the past but aren’t so hot right now. Maybe they can get a revival in 2025.
I find Soroka very interesting. His relief stats, in a very small sample size, were really impressive. Close to 2K/IP.
I believe Danny Columbe has a team option for next year. And isn’t Jordan Montgomery not eligible for a qualifying offer since he signed after the season started?
he was traded at the deadline last year to the Rangers, I believe that disqualifies him from getting a QO
That disqualified him last winter. If he had signed before this season and stayed in Arizona all year he would have been eligible for a qualifying offer. Moot point most likely because I doubt he ops out
Can we have links to their profile and stats please?
Which starting pitchers do you want to see your team going for full throttle?
Will Gerritt Cole and Nate Eovaldi hit free agency?
Which starting pitchers are going to steal a major over-pay?
Who’s going to linger under-valued on the market and get stuck with a short-term pillow contract?
Who’s going to be the surprise value on the mound?
My team doesn’t need starting pitching. It’s the only thing they have at the mlb and minor league level. But if they didn’t Perez Quintana Martinez. Only strong answer I have although they could be values as well.
Corbin Burnes to the Mets?
(Please Uncle Steve, make it happen.)
Pirates can’t afford any of those listed
I can only dream what a guy like Pete Alonso would look like in black and gold, instead we’ll probably be lucky to get one of the has beens like Santana or Goldschmidt playing 1B next year.
Those two are too expensive for the Pirates
I found 1
Michael A. Taylor (34)
Dang couldn’t even use a picture of Burnes in an Orioles uniform? It’s the last picture I’ll have of him before he leaves town. So insensitive….I know it was a slim chance that he’d be back but after today’s pathetic offensive “display” he’s already somewhere else. Pathetic
I like the joke of adding Cole Tucker to the list.
If Soto wants $700 mil, as a Mets fan I probably would go after Santander and O’Neill , SP’s I would sign Buehler and either Bieber or Flaherty because Burnes will ask for a (7-8) year deal. Resign Manaea, Winker and Iglesias, all other Met free agents can go, if Christian Walker would take a 2 year deal sign him or sign a backup 1b with Vientos sliding there until 1 of our young guys can play there.
A weird end to a career for Brandon Belt,
Why don’t the player names link to Baseball Reference like in the articles? Would be really useful.
This group seems very underwhelming to me except for maybe 5 players. Some decent not great players on this list and some players who should be done with baseball.
Hard to get used to see a FA list of catchers over 34 being pushed as valuable to a playoff caliber team.
I just looked up Johnny B for reference and yes, he played a long time, but not much time behind the plate after his age 31-32 year. Last game still 34 and mostly 1b.
There is a whole herd of 33+ guys on this list still ready to put on the suit and take foul balls.
Hope Orioles can get McCann to come back.
What is the Tiger fan obsession with Bregman?
Tyler O’Neil, 30 = gonna continue to hit home runs?
The Tigers could solve ALL their problems with just ONE hire…..
Who’s that?
Wtf is happening with these comments? Why are they mostly 1-2 years old?
These lists are created well in advance.
For example, the 2025-26 list went up this month:
mlbtraderumors.com/2024/11/2025-26-mlb-free-agents…
This is probably an obvious point, but what strikes me is just how few good players there are on this list except for those who got QO’s. Many names, but I can’t think of even one position player that I have to have on my team that didn’t get a QO.
Justin Turner still producing at the plate. can he be a fence post a first? If so i wonder if the pirates ping him.
I think (?) this list does not include guys who were non-tendered yesterday. Even though it was posted just after the deadline. Would love to see it updated with those players added.
Half of the position players and a third of the pitchers will be out of baseball, replaced by guys with comparable numbers making the minimum. The RSN implosion has accelerated the trend of a two-tiered salary structure. Mid- and low-mid-level guys in their early-mid 30s are being phased out.