2023-24 Top 50 Free Agents With Predictions
2023/11/2023-24-top-50-free-agents-with-predictions.htmlMLB Trade Rumors is proud to present our 18th annual Top 50 Free Agents list! These are the top 50 MLB free agents by our estimation of their earning power. … His return to the mound in the shortened 2020 campaign was marred by an inability to throw strikes.
A.J. Minter Exits With Triceps Soreness, IL Stint Likely
2025/04/a-j-minter-exits-with-triceps-soreness-il-stint-likely.html34 on our Top 50 Free Agents list), and still, we only predicted he would ink a two-year, $16MM deal. … From 2020-24, he pitched to a 2.85 ERA and 3.04 SIERA in 243 innings of work, striking out more than 30% of the batters he faced.
Spencer Turnbull Throws For Teams
2025/04/spencer-turnbull-throws-for-teams.htmlTurnbull, who placed #50 on MLBTR's Top 50 free agents list last offseason, surprisingly remains unsigned into the second week of the regular season. … Turnbull took 11 turns through the rotation during the shortened 2020 season, but his elbow blew out early in '21.
Poll: Where Will Kyle Gibson Sign?
2025/03/poll-where-will-kyle-gibson-sign.htmlYesterday saw the top remaining pitcher on MLBTR's Top 50 MLB Free Agents list for the winter, southpaw Jose Quintana, come off the board when he reached an agreement with the Brewers on a one-year deal. … The right-hander has posted at least 147 1/3 innings of work in every full season of his career, with only his partial rookie season in 2013 and the 60-game 2020 campaign falling beneath that figure.
Poll: Who’s The Best Starting Pitcher Remaining?
2025/02/poll-whos-the-best-starting-pitcher-remaining.htmlThis winter, almost all of the top free agents have already landed somewhere as teams begin their first official workouts, with just five of MLBTR's Top 50 free agents of the offseason (and zero of the top 20) still unsigned. … Besides his half-season as a rookie back in 2013 and the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, Gibson has made at least 25 starts with at least 147 1/3 innings of work in every single season of his career.
Poll: Will Jack Flaherty Or Pete Alonso Sign First?
2025/01/poll-will-jack-flaherty-or-pete-alonso-sign-first.htmlJust a couple of weeks remain before pitchers and catchers report for spring training, and 32 of MLBTR's Top 50 MLB Free Agents have signed. … That was his first time making it to 150 innings in five years, however, as he pitched just 299 innings total over the 2020-23 seasons.
The Opener: Yates, Minter, Diamondbacks
2025/01/the-opener-yates-minter-diamondbacks.htmlTwo key details that have yet to be revealed are the length and dollar value of the "tentative agreement." MLBTR predicted a one-year, $14 million contract for the All-Star reliever on our Top 50 Free Agents list earlier this offseason. … Minter was one of the most reliable relievers in the game from 2020-23, and the fact that he landed a $22MM guarantee ($6MM higher than MLBTR's prediction) shows how highly the Mets value his skill set.
Dodgers Sign Hyeseong Kim
2025/01/dodgers-to-sign-hyeseong-kim.html26 on our Top 50 Free Agents list, we predicted he'd sign a three-year, $24MM contract. … He also played 44 games in left field during the 2020 season, and it will be interesting to see if the Dodgers consider using him in the outfield at all.
Multiple Teams Showing Interest In Kyle Hart
2024/12/multiple-teams-showing-interest-in-kyle-hart.htmlLongenhagen isn't sure how Hart's arsenal of this plus slider but only a 90mph fastball and an okay changeup will translate back in the big leagues, and thus Hart is projected as a fifth or sixth starter even if Fangraphs ranked him 48th on their list of the offseason's top 50 free agents. … Hart's previous Major League experience consists of just four appearances and 11 innings with the Red Sox in 2020, when he was hit hard for a 15.55 ERA over his few cups of coffee in the Show.
Angels, Tigers Interested In Anthony Santander
2024/12/angels-tigers-interested-in-anthony-santander.htmlMLB Trade Rumors ranked Santander ninth on our list of the offseason's top 50 free agents, and projected him for a four-year, $80MM pact. … Santander has hit .245/.312/.476 with 134 home runs in 2571 plate appearances since Opening Day 2020, translating to a 119 wRC+.
Diamondbacks Sign Corbin Burnes
2024/12/diamondbacks-to-sign-corbin-burnes.htmlBy total guarantee, Burnes' contract lands close to the seven-year, $200MM prediction that MLBTR made at the start of the offseason as part of our annual Top 50 MLB Free Agents list, where Burnes ranked second in the class behind only Juan Soto. … Burnes established himself as among the league's very best starters with Milwaukee during the shortened 2020 campaign, where he broke out to finish sixth in NL Cy Young award voting.
Rangers Sign Joc Pederson
2024/12/rangers-to-sign-joc-pederson.htmlWith that context, Pederson actually did quite well in landing the deal he got from the Rangers; his $37MM guarantee significantly outpaces the two-year, $24MM pact MLBTR predicted he would land when placing him as the #24 free agent on our Top 50 MLB Free Agents list at the outset of the winter. … The slugger first reached free agency during the 2020-21 offseason and signed a one-year deal with the Cubs.
Jurickson Profar Reportedly Seeking Three-Year Deal
2024/12/jurickson-profar-reportedly-seeking-three-year-deal.htmlAs part of MLBTR's annual Top 50 Free Agents post, Santander was predicted for $80MM over four years, Hernández for $60MM over three, and Profar $45MM over three. … Hernández had a dip with Seattle in 2023 but has otherwise been in the 130-145 range from 2020 to the present.
Masahiro Tanaka To Sign With NPB’s Yomiuri Giants
2024/12/masahiro-tanaka-to-sign-with-npbs-yomiuri-giants.htmlMLBTR ranked Tanaka as the #10 free agent in the class on that year's edition of our Top 50 MLB Free Agents list, and the righty appeared to be a lock to remain in the majors as a quality mid-rotation veteran. … His final year with the Yankees was abbreviated due to the 60-game pandemic-shortened campaign that took place in 2020, but Tanaka look solid in ten starts with a 3.56 ERA in 48 innings of work that stood as his best mark since 2016.
Tigers Interested In Kirby Yates
2024/12/tigers-interested-in-kirby-yates.htmlAt the start of the offseason, MLBTR predicted him for a one-year pact with a $14MM guarantee as part of our annual Top 50 Free Agents post. … He hardly pitched at all during the 2020 to 2022 period, mostly due to undergoing Tommy John surgery, the second such procedure of his career.
Cubs Interested In A.J. Minter, Kyle Finnegan
2024/12/cubs-interested-in-a-j-minter-kyle-finnegan.htmlMLBTR predicted the lefty to land a two-year, $16MM guarantee as part of our annual Top 50 MLB Free Agents…… The southpaw broke out with the Braves during the 2020 season and has been one of the better lefty relief arms in baseball since then with a 2.85 ERA and a matching 2.84 FIP in 243 innings over the past half-decade.
Tigers Seeking Starting Pitching, Have “Some Interest” In Flaherty Reunion
2024/12/tigers-seeking-starting-pitching-have-some-interest-in-flaherty-reunion.htmlMLBTR ranked Buehler 37th on our annual Top 50 MLB Free Agents list last month while predicting a one-year, $15MM pact for the righty. … Since then, however, he's struggled to stay on the field with just 46 innings of work combined between the 2020-23 seasons at the big league level.
The Opener: Soto, Chapman, Athletics
2024/12/the-opener-soto-chapman-athletics.htmlThe deal landed above expectations for Severino, whom MLBTR predicted would sign a three-year, $51MM deal in our annual Top 50 MLB Free Agents list. … The Red Sox haven't made a Rule 5 pick themselves since they selected Garrett Whitlock from the Yankees in the 2020 draft, but they acquired right-hander Justin Slaten through last winter's draft by way of the Mets drafting him and then immediately dealing him to Boston.
MLB Mailbag: Dodgers, Padres, Vlad Jr., Casas, Nats, Cubs, Giants
2024/12/mlb-mailbag-dodgers-padres-vlad-jr-casas-nats-cubs-giants.htmlTo Kevin's point, yes - how often a player is called upon as for a "golden AB" would rightly become cited by agents, particularly if the player delivered in those scenarios. … 2020: .245 / 23.4%
Cubs Sign Matthew Boyd
2024/12/cubs-to-sign-matthew-boyd.htmlMLBTR ranked Boyd as the #23 free agent in this winter's class on our annual Top 50 MLB free agents list, and predicted a two-year, $25MM guarantee that comes in just below the pact he ultimately landed with the Cubs. … From 2016 to 2020, Boyd served as a slightly below league average starter for Detroit with a 4.75 ERA (95 ERA+) and 4.54 FIP in 727 innings of work.
The Best Fits For Corbin Burnes
2024/11/the-best-fits-for-corbin-burnes.htmlIt'd be a shock if they didn't come away with at least one of the top free agents (i.e. … Burnes hasn't been quite as dominant over the past two seasons as he was during the 2020-22 stretch.
Blue Jays Interested In Anthony Santander, Corbin Burnes
2024/11/blue-jays-interested-in-anthony-santander-corbin-burnes.htmlMLBTR's Anthony Franco predicted the Jays to sign Santander when our Top 50 Free Agents list came out earlier this month. … From 2020 to 2022, he had a 2.62 earned run average, 33.4% strikeout rate, 6.4% walk rate and 47.6% ground ball rate.
The Best Fits For Juan Soto
2024/11/juan-soto-rumors-best-fits-mets-yankees-blue-jays-red-sox-dodgers-phillies.htmlLast offseason, MLBTR took extensive looks at how the market for each of the top free agents might shake out, providing those pieces to our Front Office subscribers. … They opened a new stadium in 2020 (and opened it to fans in 2021).
Rays Had Interest In Travis d’Arnaud
2024/11/rays-had-interest-in-travis-darnaud.htmlMLBTR predicted two-year guarantees for both players on our annual Top 50 MLB Free Agents list. … Of course, d'Arnaud ultimately landed with the Braves prior to the 2020 season and has spent the past five seasons as a fixture of the lineup in Atlanta, catching more games for them than any other player in each season except 2023, when Sean Murphy took over primary catching duties.
Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox Interested In Max Fried
2024/11/blue-jays-orioles-red-sox-interested-in-max-fried.htmlMLBTR's recent Top 50 Free Agents post predicted Fried for a $156MM deal over six years, the third pitcher on the list behind Burnes and Snell. … From 2019 to 2024, he made 11 starts in the shortened 2020 campaign and tossed at least 165 innings in each full season of that stretch except for 2023.