Who is a free agent? Who received a qualifying offer? What team did they sign with and for how my coin? In this article, we will continually update where the MLB free agents will call home in 2021 and beyond.
Some audio discussions to review before we get to the actual list.
MLB Free Agents Table
* Player option or opt-out for 2021
** Club or mutual option for 2021
| TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catchers | |||
| J.T. Realmuto (30 years old, 7.4 WAR) | Received the Qualifying Offer, but turned it down. | ||
| James McCann (31, 3.8) | Coming off two strong offensive seasons. | ||
| Roberto Pérez (32, 3.1) ** | |||
| Tyler Flowers (35, 2.5) | |||
| Jason Castro (34, 1.9) | |||
| Yadier Molina (38, 1.7) | |||
| Wilson Ramos (33, 1.6) | |||
| Alex Avila (34, 1.5) | |||
| Robinson Chirinos (36, 1.4) | |||
| Stephen Vogt (36, 0.8) ** | |||
| Kurt Suzuki (37, 0.6) | |||
| Austin Romine (32, 0.3) | |||
| Mike Zunino (30, 0.3) ** | |||
| Josh Phegley (33, 0.1) | |||
| Erik Kratz (41, -0.1) | |||
| Matt Wieters (35, -0.3) | |||
| Sandy León (32, -0.4) | |||
| Bryan Holaday (33, -0.7) | |||
| Drew Butera (37, -1.0) | |||
| Welington Castillo (34, -1.0) | |||
| Jeff Mathis (38, -2.0) | |||
| First Basemen | |||
| Anthony Rizzo (31 years old, 5.1 WAR) ** | CHI | 1-yr, $16.5M | Fully expcted to return to the Cubs even after a down season with a mere .222 average and .414 SLG. |
| Carlos Santana (35, 4.7) ** | |||
| Asdrúbal Cabrera (35, 1.8) | |||
| Mitch Moreland (35, 1.6) ** | Suprpsingly not still part of the Padres organization. | ||
| Eric Thames (34, 1.2) | |||
| C.J. Cron (31, 0.6) | |||
| Jedd Gyorko (32, 0.1) ** | |||
| Ryan Zimmerman (36, 0.1) | |||
| Logan Morrison (33, -0.3) | Does the vet have anything left? | ||
| Daniel Murphy (36, -1.1) | Does the vet have anything left? | ||
| Second Basemen | |||
| DJ LeMahieu (32 years old, 7.8 WAR) | Received the Qualifying Offer, but turned it down. | ||
| Kolten Wong (30, 5.0) | |||
| Jonathan Villar (30, 3.7) | |||
| Cesar Hernandez (31, 3.6) | |||
| Tommy La Stella (32, 3.2) | |||
| Jonathan Schoop (29, 2.7) | |||
| Jason Kipnis (34, 1.7) | |||
| Enrique Hernández (29, 1.1) | |||
| Adeiny Hechavarría (32, 0.5) | |||
| Joe Panik (30, 0.5) | |||
| Dee Strange-Gordon (33, 0.2) ** | |||
| Neil Walker (35, 0.2) | |||
| Logan Forsythe (34, 0.1) | |||
| Jed Lowrie (37, -0.1) | |||
| Chris Owings (29, -0.7) | |||
| Daniel Descalso (34, -0.8) ** | |||
| José Peraza (27, -0.9) | NYM | 1-yr, Minor Lg. | Will try to resurrect his career. Maybe gets a shot with Cano’s PED suspension. |
| Third Basemen | |||
| Justin Turner (36 years old, 4.7 WAR) | |||
| Eric Sogard (35, 2.3) | |||
| Todd Frazier (35, 1.7) | |||
| Marwin Gonzalez (32, 1.6) | |||
| Brock Holt (33, 1.3) | |||
| Ehire Adrianza (31, 0.5) | |||
| Jake Lamb (30, -0.1) | |||
| Zack Cozart (35, -0.9) | |||
| Shortstops | |||
| Marcus Semien (30 years old, 8.8 WAR) | |||
| José Iglesias (31, 3.1) ** | |||
| Didi Gregorius (31, 2.3) | |||
| Andrelton Simmons (31, 2.3) | |||
| Freddy Galvis (31, 1.9) | |||
| Leury García (30, 1.7) ** | |||
| Left Fielders | |||
| Michael Brantley (34 years old, 5.5 WAR) | |||
| Brett Gardner (37, 4.2) ** | |||
| Joc Pederson (29, 3.0) | |||
| Jurickson Profar (28, 2.7) | |||
| Robbie Grossman (31, 2.1) | |||
| Ryan Braun (37, 2.0) ** | |||
| Jay Bruce (34, 0.5) | |||
| Center Fielders | |||
| George Springer (31 years old, 8.4 WAR) | Received the Qualifying Offer, but turned it down. | ||
| Jackie Bradley Jr. (31, 2.8) | |||
| Kevin Pillar (32, 2.5) | |||
| Jake Marisnick (30, 1.2) | |||
| Jarrod Dyson (36, 0.9) | |||
| Billy Hamilton (30, 0.5) | |||
| Right Fielders | |||
| Nick Castellanos (29 years old, 3.2 WAR) * | |||
| Adam Eaton (32, 1.9) | |||
| Cameron Maybin (34, 1.8) | |||
| Yasiel Puig (30, 1.2) | |||
| Matt Joyce (36, 0.9) | |||
| Josh Reddick (34, 0.4) | |||
| Steven Souza Jr. (32, 0.1) | |||
| Nick Markakis (37, 0.0) | |||
| Rusney Castillo (33, N/A) | |||
| Eduardo Núñez (34, -1.0) | |||
| Hunter Renfroe | |||
| Designated Hitters | |||
| Nelson Cruz (40 years old, 6.2 WAR) | Aging, but still an All-Star caliber performer with his Boomstick. | ||
| Marcell Ozuna (30, 5.0) | Is going to get one of the biggest deals of the offseason. | ||
| Howie Kendrick (37, 2.6) | |||
| Edwin Encarnacion (38, 2.2) ** | He said he intends on playing after hitting .157 with 10 homers last year. | ||
| J.D. Martinez (33, 2.2) * | |||
| Brad Miller (31, 2.0) | |||
| Shin-Soo Choo (38, 1.6) | |||
| Derek Dietrich (31, 1.0) | |||
| Giancarlo Stanton (31, 0.8) * | |||
| Pablo Sandoval (34, 0.6) | |||
| Yasmany Tomás (30, N/A) | WAS | 1-yr, Minor Lg. | Just six big league at-bats since 2017. Did go .272-31-83 back in 2016. |
| Yoenis Céspedes (35, -0.2) | Still wrestling with pigs? Career over? | ||
| Matt Adams (32, -0.6) | |||
| Matt Kemp (36, -0.9) | |||
| Starting Pitchers | |||
| Charlie Morton (37 years old, 7.0 WAR) ** | ATL | 1-yr, $15M | The Braves added a veteran arm to their stable of youngsters. Still effective, but appears to be slipping with age. |
| Trevor Bauer (30, 5.8) | Received the Qualifying Offer, but turned it down. | ||
| Mike Minor (33, 5.0) | |||
| Jake Odorizzi (31, 4.3) | |||
| Masahiro Tanaka (32, 4.1) | |||
| Marcus Stroman (30, 3.9) | NYM | 1-yr, $18.9M | He didn’t throw a pitch last year. Back in 2019 he went 3.22 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 184.1 IP. Solid, but nothing more. |
| James Paxton (32, 3.8) | |||
| José Quintana (32, 3.7) | |||
| Rick Porcello (32, 3.4) | |||
| Adam Wainwright (39, 3.2) | |||
| Kevin Gausman (30, 3.1) | SF | 1-yr, $18.9M | He accepted the QO. Had his best year with a 1.11 WHIP, 3.62 ERA and 79 Ks in 59.2 IP. Pitches in a great park. |
| Homer Bailey (35, 3.0) | |||
| Jon Lester (37, 3.0) ** | |||
| Aníbal Sánchez (37, 2.7) | |||
| Brett Anderson (33, 2.6) | |||
| Cole Hamels (37, 2.6) | |||
| Merrill Kelly (32, 2.6) ** | |||
| Anthony DeSclafani (31, 2.3) | |||
| Mike Fiers (36, 2.3) | |||
| Martín Pérez (30, 2.3) ** | |||
| Robbie Ray (29, 2.0) | TOR | 1-yr, $8M | The Rays kept Ray, and will try to fix his huge arm after a completely broken season. |
| J.A. Happ (38, 1.9) | |||
| Iván Nova (34, 1.8) | |||
| Jake Arrieta (35, 1.6) | |||
| Rich Hill (41, 1.6) | |||
| Jordan Zimmermann (35, 1.5) | |||
| Gio González (35, 1.3) ** | |||
| Chase Anderson (33, 1.1) ** | |||
| Tyler Chatwood (31, 1.1) | |||
| Mike Leake (33, 1.0) ** | |||
| Jeff Samardzija (36, 1.0) | |||
| Chris Archer (32, 0.7) ** | |||
| Garrett Richards (33, 0.7) | |||
| Drew Smyly (32, 0.7) | ATL | 1-yr, $11M | Twenty six innings with a 1.10 WHIP and 42 Ks gets you paid it appears, even if you are always hurt. |
| Julio Teheran (30, 0.7) | |||
| Taijuan Walker (28, 0.7) | |||
| Corey Kluber (35, 0.6) ** | |||
| Tommy Milone (34, 0.6) | |||
| Matt Shoemaker (34, 0.6) | |||
| Collin McHugh (34, 0.5) | |||
| Matt Moore (32, 0.5) | |||
| Robbie Erlin (30, 0.3) | |||
| Tyson Ross (34, 0.0) | |||
| Félix Hernández (35, -0.1) | |||
| Jimmy Nelson (32, -0.1) ** | |||
| Michael Wacha (29, -0.2) | |||
| Alex Wood (30, -0.2) | |||
| Trevor Cahill (33, -0.4) | |||
| Wade LeBlanc (36, -0.4) | |||
| Relief Pitchers | |||
| Liam Hendriks (32 years old, 5.2 WAR) | Gonna get paid. Will it be by the A’s? | ||
| Kirby Yates (34, 3.4) | |||
| Brad Hand (31 , 2.6) ** | Shockingly let go after leading AL in saves. | ||
| Brandon Workman (32, 1.8) | |||
| Ken Giles (30, 1.6) | |||
| Tyler Clippard (36, 1.5) | |||
| Mark Melancon (36, 1.5) | |||
| Yusmeiro Petit (36, 1.5) | |||
| Joakim Soria (37, 1.5) | |||
| Pedro Báez (33, 1.4) | |||
| Shane Greene (32, 1.3) | |||
| Trevor May (31, 1.3) | |||
| Alex Colomé (32, 1.2) | |||
| Andrew Chafin (31, 1.1) | |||
| Brad Peacock (33, 1.1) | |||
| Sergio Romo (38 , 1.1) ** | |||
| Anthony Bass (33, 1.0) | |||
| Oliver Pérez (39, 1.0) | |||
| Ian Kennedy (36, 0.9) | |||
| Justin Wilson (33, 0.8) | |||
| Tommy Hunter (34, 0.7) | |||
| Brandon Kintzler (36 , 0.7) ** | |||
| Greg Holland (35, 0.6) | |||
| Jeremy Jeffress (33, 0.6) | |||
| Josh Tomlin (36, 0.6) | |||
| José Álvarez (32, 0.5) | |||
| Brad Brach (35, 0.5) | |||
| Sean Doolittle (34, 0.5) | |||
| Darren O’Day (38, 0.5) ** | |||
| Trevor Rosenthal (31, 0.5) | Looking to get paid after massive comeback. | ||
| Jesse Chavez (37, 0.4) | |||
| Junior Guerra (36, 0.4) ** | |||
| Keone Kela (28, 0.4) | |||
| Juan Nicasio (34, 0.4) | |||
| Kendall Graveman (30, 0.3) | |||
| Yoshihisa Hirano (37, 0.3) | |||
| Aaron Loup (33, 0.3) | |||
| Jake McGee (34, 0.3) | |||
| Chris Devenski (30, 0.2) | |||
| Blake Treinen (33, 0.2) | |||
| Dellin Betances (33 , 0.1) * | |||
| Brad Boxberger (33, 0.0) | |||
| Steve Cishek (35 , 0.0) ** | |||
| David Phelps (34 , 0.0) ** | |||
| Pedro Strop (36, 0.0) | |||
| David Robertson (36 , -0.1) ** | |||
| Nick Vincent (34, -0.1) | |||
| Luis Avilán (31, -0.2) | |||
| Bryan Shaw (33, -0.3) | |||
| Tony Watson (36, -0.3) | |||
| Nate Jones (35, -0.3) | |||
| Ross Detwiler (35, -0.4) | |||
| T.J. McFarland (32, -0.4) | |||
| Wade Davis (35, -0.5) | |||
| Hector Rondón (33 , -0.6) ** | |||
| Matt Harvey (32, -0.7) | |||
| Jared Hughes (35, -0.7) | |||
| Derek Holland (34, -1.3) |
