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Updated 3-27-24
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Manny Piña (37)
First Basemen
Brandon Belt (36)
Wil Myers (33)
Darin Ruf (37)
Donovan Solano (36)
Second Basemen
Hanser Alberto (31)
Jonathan Schoop (32)
Jean Segura (34)
Donovan Solano (36)
Shortstops
Adalberto Mondesi (28)
Third Basemen
Evan Longoria (38)
Jean Segura (34)
Left Fielders
Corey Dickerson (35)
Austin Meadows (29)
Tommy Pham (36)
AJ Pollock (36)
Raimel Tapia (30)
Center Fielders
None
Right Fielders
Wil Myers (33)
Designated Hitters
Kyle Lewis (28)
Austin Meadows (29)
Starting Pitchers
Matthew Boyd (33)
Mike Clevinger (33)
Johnny Cueto (38)
Zack Greinke (40)
Rich Hill (44)
Noah Syndergaard (31)
Julio Urias (27)
Vince Velasquez (32)
Right-Handed Relievers
Anthony Bass (36)
Brad Boxberger (36)
Codi Heuer (27)
Mark Melancon (39)
Zach Neal (35)
Alex Reyes (29)
Nick Wittgren (33)
Left-Handed Relievers
Jarlin Garcia (31)
Brad Hand (34)
Aaron Loup (36)
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
John comment did NOT AGE well
…but a year on, we know they didn’t.
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
Henry, Siedler passed away recently. Hate to break the bad news to you.
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.
Looks like somebody already claimed the 3rd spot in the division though 🙁
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.
Sho in the big apple? Bet on it
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.
The LA police dept might lock Urias up but the Dodgers doubtful.
They haven’t though
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.
I’m confused. Is this the same Devers we are talking about? He signed with the Red Sox… or is this from last year? Very confusing
Edit: answered my own question, but why are we recycling old topics now?
Devers?
(Peering into crystal ball)
I think he’s
Yes probably going to be
Wait this crystal ball is acting up
He’s going to sign a contract extension to stay in Boston
@Rsox: Machado signed an extension and isn’t a free agent until 2034.
True. But this thread is from a year ago. Since then Devers has also signed an extension and whatever currency Urias is going to get paid in isn’t going to be U.S. dollars…
Urias should be paid US dollars.
I was so confused until I realized this comment is 11 months old.
This comment did not age well, sir
I’ll take Jordan Montgomery for $192.50 million for 7 years. (27.5 million annually) under my tree this year. Frankie Montas $27 million for 2 years(13.5 million annually) can join him to.
1. Cole
2. Monty
3. Rodon
4. Schmidt/Montas
5. Montas/Cortés
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’m sure Nola will sign for more money elsewhere than Philly
That didn’t age well
May not have, but that was my honest opinion. Not going to be right all the time, so what’s the deal in trying to make a thing of it?
Your opinion was incorrect
Yeah, I got that, thank you.
“I’m sure Nola will sign for more money elsewhere than Philly”
. Saying “I’ Think Nola will sign for more money elsewhere than Philly. would be more of an opinion.
Saying “im sure” indicates fact…which it wasn’t. Was just pointing out the falacy.
I was saying that I accepted being incorrect. This sounds like you just want to argue responding to it. I was wrong, I accepted that, what more do you want to argue about?
Opinion was the wrong word to use… my bad. The point still stands that I was wrong, yet you want to continue to argue.
Not sure why you are so bent on wanting to argue or proving me wrong. We all make wrong predictions sometimes.
You’re welcome. Just confirming the analysis.
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.
I think he’ll get the QO
But reject it.
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.
> Maybe Correa if he is still black listed
I think Correa has injuries we don’t know about. Teams should order their team doctors to double-check his medical records before completing any contract with him.
I think he will stay with the Twins.
I think teams won’t be too concerned about his medicals but once I trash them for giving out one of the worst contracts in history they will use the medicals to weasel themselves out of the awful contract they offered.
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 think LA could sign Urias really really really cheap if they wanted to.
He’d be an upgrade to SF’s rotation
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.
Full vindication? Agreed
The Giants should sign him. And Tommy Pham.
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
Turns out she lied, so…
> Seriously, what’s going to happen
> with Bauer’s situation?
Play in Japan maybe.
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.
I think it would be a bad idea to extend Urias. He seems like the kind of guy to attack his wife.
You beat me to it.
Has he been convicted of anything? Or are emotionally driven thinkers just jumping on media dirty laundry?
That Javier Baez contract is a mistake by the Tigers. Baez & Bellinger have the same issue – long swing.
ya think?
Bellinger can absolutely be fixed and perform at all star level.
Too bad you can’t
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
I think he opts out
and gets
Like 2/$87MM
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.
No, he’ll retire at the end of 2023.
And you can put that inside your bank and smoke it!
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
They will for sure.
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.
Padres will give him free agency $ and extend him.
Thank You for the list of 2023-24 MLB FAs.
You’re welcome
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?
> I don’t understand, is he made of glass?
Yes. His right arm is.
Ohtani becomes MLB’s first $1B player!
Negative.
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.
Nola will do good. Urias I am not so sure about. Might not be much of a market for him.
Urias is a great pitcher. There’s no baseball related reason why he wouldn’t.
I wonder if that lady lied about him, the way the lady in the Trevor Bauer situation lied about Bauer?
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??
Not a free agent until after 2024 season!!!
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.
I think he’ll probably with the AL MVP. And he will be the unanimous winner. But his right arm…caught in an escalator? No, injured pitching. He will not pitch in…2024 at least.
He won the AL MVP unanimously
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.
The comments are from nearly a year back. Probably should publish as a new post.
It’s always refreshing to me to see old friends like Clip commenting though! I miss chats with Ducky too
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I’m still here Gwynning. Don’t see the need for a new article. People will figure out one day why there are comments from 2022. New/updated who cares as long as they click on it!
I’d rather not have a single free agent list floating around at two different URLs. This is more a reference post than a commenter discussion one, I’d say.
I could see Atlanta targeting either Joc Pederson or Lourdes Gurriel, jr. to help in the outfield.
I could also see them going after one of either Sonny Gray, Jordan Montgomery, or even Aaron Nola and in addition signing yet another starting pitcher out of guys like Michael Wacha, Michael Lorenzen, Seth Lugo or even Sean Manea.
So an outfielder and two different starting pitchers (but not two from the top tier).
Joc is trash
Except for a small handful of these player, most of them are really just a hot mess. That being said some in the hot mess category is going to land on Chicago White Sox roster
The big news is, for the very first time, MLB features three free agent catchers named Austin.
That’s Austin power.
Hopefully no one puts Kyle Lewis in CF.
The Dodgers have removed Urias’ locker from the clubhouse, scrubbed his image in a mural on the stadium walls, and the manager said he isn’t coming back. The LA district attorney office has a year to file charges if it wants to. MLB will undoubtedly suspend him for a season or 2 even if there are no criminal charges. Nobody is signing him for the foreseeable future. Not even for pennies on the dollar.
Trying to picture them removing the locker as opposed to assigning it to someone else. Sledgehammer party, anybody?
As always MLB cannot investigate violations of the domestic violence policy until any criminal investigation is completed. Charging and the MLB investigation are effectively mutually exclusive propositions. If a player is charged with a crime, the MLB investigation is mooted because the commissioner would have grounds to place the player on either the ineligible or restricted list. As you say this could be a very long process but we shouldn’t prejudge the outcome as we don’t know any more about the specifics of the situation than we are entitled to know, which is basically nothing.
If they had a strong case, they would have filed charges already. I’m beginning to suspect false allegations, like in the Trevor Bauer situation
I think the winner of the Ohtani sweepstakes could wind up getting burned with a half billion dollar contract or more. No doubt he is a great slugger, but what happens when pitchers start throwing him inside toward his rehabilitating right next season? Additionally, there’s no guarantee he will be the same pitcher he was in 2025 after having a second TJ surgery. Buyer beware.
I didn’t like the optics when the locker replacement happened. It looked like the beginning of the end for Julio in LA at the very least. From my own troubles with the law in Los Angeles specifically, I can tell you that the DA’s office doesn’t have to file right away. It can file right up until whatever the statute of limitations is. Then of course MLB gets to do their own investigation. Without even judging guilt or innocence, add this all up and I don’t like his chances of getting tendered a contract from any league anytime soon.
Sure, but my point is, if criminal charges are filed against a player, an MLB investigation won’t be required. MLB only investigates if charges aren’t filed. This is something most of the reporting gets wrong. They usually say MLB can suspend a player under the policy “even if no charges are filed,” when they should say MLB can suspend a player under the policy “only if no charges are filed.” Because that’s how it really works. The situation with Urias is a little unusual in that he’s not under contract to any team now, and for sure no team would touch him even if they could. If he isn’t charged with a crime he’s young enough to potentially make a comeback, but I’m afraid he’s run himself right out of a career. So sad, but he’s got nobody to blame but himself.
It is sad, I agree. My point is that there is so much time that is going to be consumed to reach unpredictable outcomes that it is not a good business decision to tender an offer to Urias at this time. After every thing shakes out, it then becomes another matter depending on the unpredictable outcomes. In the meantime, I think the Dodgers need a veteran ace. I don’t care if it’s free agents or trades. If they really expect to compete better in the post season next year, then we need an ace. I like Buehler but you’re only hoping that he can pick up where he left off.
Urias is on administrative leave so I don’t think he can be signed even if a team wanted to take that risk.
Yep, top of the rotation has to be the priority. Burnes for Pepiot? I know some will say that’s a lopsided trade but it is one year of Burnes for six (I believe) of Pepiot.
Why do a handful of comments say 2022? The article was written on Nov. 18th 2023?
because if they update the wording it updates the “written on” date .. this was there during the i think 2021/2022 offseason and they just update as they go.
Catching is thin, however Knizner would be a good addition for a club. Maybe at 2yr/4mil.
Interesting that Ohtani isn’t listed as a pitcher. I know he won’t pitch in 24, but technically, he is also a starting pitcher.
Padres PLEASE, PLEAESE, SIGN A FEW free agents.
A lot of roster fillers who need to retire, step aside, go away with grace and make room for younger players. I dont think baseball will notice if most of these guys are gone. Of course with teo née expansions expected some of these guys will find jobs simply for name recognition.
I’m surprised Grandal is already 35 years old. It doesn’t feel like he’s been around that long.
It’s funny reading all these comments and seeing how wrong everyone was.
im curious what qualifies people to be in multiple positions. like justin turner played more 1b than 3b last season but is listed as a 3b and not 1b.
Adam Frazier played some outfield.
yup and IKF did not even play a full game at SS last year but is listed as a SS only.
So…is Trevor Bauer not a free agent?
Didn’t see him on the list.
With enough money, you could easily sign a 26 man expansion team roster that would be competitive and possibly win either the AL or NL Central Divisions
MLB really screwed this up; FA time use to be when every fan could look forward to their team signing a few nice players to complement the off-season dream. Now the players plot together & the same old organizations get Uber rich & sign stars to decade-long deals, pricing fans out in the process. If MLB refuses to implement a hard cap (& cap floor) w/ reasonable term limit on contracts (like 6 or 7 years max), they need to create an international draft, but where teams can trade the picks…
Last minute Christmas shopping anyone?
Would love to field a team from this list and see how they do!
I see no Luke Voit. Why?
Pirates should give Clevinger a call.
Jake Odorizzi gets an asterisk! Only player in the entire list that gets a star!
Over/Under 50 of these players won’t be in the Major Leagues.
You forgot to include free agent (and recent NL CY Young winner) Trevor Bauer.