Ray Flowers keep a running tabulation of where all the MLB free agents this offseason end up. What team, how much money and a quick comment accompany this list so you are aware of where all the players, big and small, end up in 2024.
*Note: Bookmark this page as the article will continually be updated throughout the offseason.
** Players are listed by Name, Age, fWAR.
THE FREE DAILY SHOW
Don’t forget about FREE show, Fantasy Sports Daily, M-F, 12pm EST.
You’re really missing out if you don’t tune in to the show either on the website, on YouTube, or at your favorite podcast service.
Find the show in podcast form on Pandora, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.
| *Listed by age and fWAR | |||
| CATCHERS | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Kyle Higashioka (35 years old, 2.9 WAR) | TEX | 2-yr, $13.5M | Socked 17 HRs in less than 270 PA this season. Will be tough to replicate that in 2025. |
| Travis d’Arnaud (36, 2.5) | LAA | 2-yr, $12M | Will face lefties while O’Hoppe faces righties. |
| Danny Jansen (30, 2.5) | TB | 1-yr, $8.5M | A power bat coming off a bit of a down year. Seems destined to be a decent C2 in mixed leagues in 2024. |
| Gary Sánchez (32, 2.0) | BAL | 1-yr, $8.5M | Gets the same deal as the man above him who will likely play 50 percent more. |
| Carson Kelly (30, 1.9) | |||
| Yasmani Grandal (36, 1.4) | |||
| Austin Hedges (32, 1.4) | CLE | 1-yr | |
| Elias Díaz (34, 0.5) | |||
| Jacob Stallings (35, 0.5) | |||
| James McCann (35, 0.5) | |||
| Yan Gomes (37, -0.1) | |||
| Tucker Barnhart (34, -0.2) | |||
| Luke Maile (34, -0.2) | |||
| Curt Casali (36, -0.7) | |||
| Omar Narváez (33, -0.9) | |||
| Martín Maldonado (38, -2.3) | |||
| Max Stassi (34, N/A) | |||
| FIRST BASEMEN | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Christian Walker (34 years old, 6.8 WAR) | QO | ||
| Pete Alonso (30, 5.0) | QO | ||
| Carlos Santana (39, 4.5) | |||
| Paul Goldschmidt (37, 4.4) | |||
| Justin Turner (40, 2.2) | |||
| Donovan Solano (37, 2.0) | |||
| Joey Gallo (31, 0.6) | |||
| Anthony Rizzo (35, 0.5) | |||
| Ty France (30, 0.3) | |||
| Josh Bell (32, 0.2) | |||
| Yuli Gurriel (41, -0.5) | |||
| Ji Man Choi (34, -0.5) | |||
| Rowdy Tellez (30, -1.2) | |||
| SECOND BASEMEN | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Gleyber Torres (28 years old, 5.3 WAR) | |||
| Kyle Farmer (34, 2.0) | COL | 1-yr, $3.25M | There’s always a chance he eeks out some fantasy value in Coors. |
| Nicky Lopez (30, 2.0) | |||
| Whit Merrifield (36, 1.7) | |||
| Jorge Polanco (31, 1.6) | |||
| Brandon Drury (32, 0.6) | |||
| Adam Frazier (33, -0.1) | |||
| Tony Kemp (33, -0.2) | |||
| Joey Wendle (35, -1.0) | |||
| SHORTSTOPS | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Willy Adames (29 years old, 8.0 WAR) | QO | ||
| Ha-Seong Kim (29, 6.9) | |||
| Jose Iglesias (35, 2.6) | |||
| Paul DeJong (31, 2.2) | |||
| Kevin Newman (31, 1.4) | LAA | 1-yr, $2.5M | Played four positions, but with a .686 OPS. Lg-only option. |
| Amed Rosario (29, 0.7) | |||
| Nick Ahmed (35, 0.5) | |||
| Brandon Crawford (38, 0.5) | |||
| Aledmys Díaz (34, -0.9) | |||
| Tim Anderson (32, -1.6) | |||
| THIRD BASEMEN | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Alex Bregman (31 years old, 8.6 WAR) | QO | ||
| J.D. Davis (32, 1.7) | |||
| Yoán Moncada (30, 1.4) | |||
| Gio Urshela (33, 1.2) | |||
| Brian Anderson (32, 0.2) | |||
| Jace Peterson (35, 0.0) | |||
| Luis Urías (28, -0.2) | |||
| LEFT FIELDERS | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Tyler O’Neill (30 years old, 3.1 WAR) | |||
| Jurickson Profar (32, 2.7) | |||
| Mark Canha (36, 2.7) | |||
| Michael Conforto (32, 2.0) | LAD | 1-yr, $17M | That’s a lot to spend on a platoon outfielder, but the Dodgers print money in the basement. n |
| Alex Verdugo (29, 2.0) | |||
| Tommy Pham (37, 1.8) | |||
| Travis Jankowski (34, 0.8) | |||
| Austin Slater (32, 0.5) | CWS | 1-yr, $1.75M | Down year .586 OPS, but has been a lefty killer (5-straight . 800 OPS before ’24). |
| Jesse Winker (31, 0.5) | |||
| Adam Duvall (36, 0.4) | |||
| David Peralta (37, 0.2) | |||
| Ben Gamel (33, -0.1) | |||
| Nick Martini (35, -0.1) | |||
| Robbie Grossman (35, -0.2) | |||
| Eddie Rosario (33, -0.8) | |||
| CENTER FIELDERS | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Harrison Bader (31, 2.4) | |||
| Michael A. Taylor (34, 2.4) | |||
| Garrett Hampson (30, 1.1) | |||
| Kevin Pillar (36, 0.8) | |||
| Aaron Hicks (35, 0.4) | |||
| Manuel Margot (30, 0.3) | |||
| Kiké Hernández (33, -0.4) | |||
| RIGHT FIELDERS | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Juan Soto (26 years old, 14.2 WAR) | 15-yr, $765 | The largest contract in in pro sports history. Ever. He gets $65M more than Ohtani – who also pitches. | |
| Anthony Santander (30, 5.9) | QO | ||
| Teoscar Hernández (32, 5.4) | QO | ||
| Max Kepler (32, 3.8) | |||
| Jason Heyward (35, 3.1) | |||
| Randal Grichuk (33, 2.1) | |||
| DESIGNATED HITTERS | |||
| Joc Pederson (33, 3.7) | |||
| J.D. Martinez (37, 3.0) | |||
| Andrew McCutchen (38, 1.8) | |||
| Daniel Vogelbach (32, -0.1) | |||
| Eloy Jiménez (28, -0.4) | |||
| Matt Carpenter (39, -0.6) | |||
| STARTING PITCHERS | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Roki Sasaki | He is expected to be posted as he comes over from Japan. | ||
| Corbin Burnes (30 years old, 7.2 WAR) | QO | ||
| Blake Snell (32, 7.2) | LAD | 5-yr, $182M | Takes his otherwordly K numbers and dominance to LAD. MLB needs to do something as the Dodgers spend stupid money on players. |
| Yusei Kikuchi (34, 6.0) | LAA | 3-yr, $63M | “Figured” it out in HOU. Will try to keep it going with Angels who ruin pitchers on a yearly basis. |
| Max Fried (31, 5.2) | NYY | 8-yr, $218M | Largest contract for a lefty pitcher – ever. Not a good place to pitch, but will get run support. Hopefully solid D too. Hopefully. |
| Nathan Eovaldi (35, 5.1) | TEX | 3-yr, $75M | Likely to post a sub 1.20 WHIP and a K per inning – for however long his arm lasts. A solid option on the bump. |
| Jack Flaherty (29, 5.0) | |||
| Nick Martinez (34, 4.9) | QO | Posted a 3.10 ERA, 1.03 wHIP and nearly 10 to 1 K/BB last year in 142.1 IP | |
| Kyle Gibson (37, 4.0) | |||
| Justin Verlander (42, 4.0) | |||
| Nick Pivetta (32, 3.9) | QO | ||
| Sean Manaea (33, 3.9) | QO | ||
| Charlie Morton (41, 3.8) | |||
| Andrew Heaney (34, 3.5) | |||
| Kyle Hendricks (35, 3.0) | LAA | 1-yr, $2.5M | Had a 5.92 ERA and 1.45 WHIP. Has no margin for error. |
| Clayton Kershaw (37, 3.0) | |||
| Shane Bieber (30, 2.8) | CLE | 1-yr, $14M | Returns to his home. Not a bad salary given he’s likely to miss half the season coming back from TJ. |
| Max Scherzer (40, 2.8) | |||
| Patrick Corbin (35, 2.6) | |||
| José Quintana (36, 2.6) | |||
| Michael Lorenzen (33, 2.4) | |||
| Mike Clevinger (34, 2.1) | |||
| Alex Cobb (37, 2.1) | DET | 1-yr, $15M | In theory, but not in reality, he could be one of the better 5th starters in baseball. One can hope he stays healthy… but you will likely be disappointed. |
| Lance Lynn (38, 1.8) | |||
| Trevor Williams (33, 1.8) | |||
| Matthew Boyd (34, 1.7) | CHC | 2-yr, $29M | Looked solid in return from TJ with 1.13 WHIP over 39.2 innings. Last threy 80-innings in 2019. |
| Colin Rea (34, 1.6) | |||
| Luis Severino (31, 1.6) | SAC | 3-yr, $67M | Will he ever throw a pitch for the A’s in Vegas? He ain’t gonna like pitching in Sacramento, and neither will you. |
| Adrian Houser (32, 1.6) | TEX | Minor Lg. | A 6th starter. A long reliever. Organizational depth. |
| Frankie Montas (32, 1.4) | NYM | 2-yr, $34M | Even got an opt out? Why? Threw 150 innings but posted a 4.84 ERA 1.37 WHIP and 7-11 record. |
| Wade Miley (38, 1.0) | |||
| Martín Pérez (34, 0.9) | |||
| Ross Stripling (35, 0.9) | |||
| Zach Davies (32, 0.8) | |||
| Domingo Germán (32, 0.8) | |||
| Marco Gonzales (33, 0.8) | |||
| Chris Flexen (30, 0.8) | |||
| John Means (32, 0.6) | |||
| Spencer Turnbull (32, 0.6) | |||
| Jordan Lyles (34, 0.3) | |||
| Julio Teheran (34, 0.2) | |||
| José Urquidy (30, 0.2) | |||
| Alex Wood (34, 0.1) | |||
| Dallas Keuchel (37, 0.1) | |||
| Michael Soroka (27, 0.0) | |||
| Carlos Carrasco (38, -0.2) | |||
| Walker Buehler (30, -0.2) | |||
| Chase Anderson (37, -0.3) | |||
| Yonny Chirinos (31, -0.5) | |||
| Brad Keller (29, -0.5) | |||
| José Ureña (33, -0.5) | |||
| RELIEF PITCHERS | TEAM | CONTRACT | COMMENT |
| Jordan Romano | PHI | 1-yr, $7.75 | Will be in the 9th inning mix… if he proves to be healthy. Hard to know what true value is as of this writing. |
| Tanner Scott (30 years old, 4.5 WAR) | |||
| Jeff Hoffman (32, 3.6) | |||
| David Robertson (40, 3.1) | |||
| Aroldis Chapman (37, 2.9) | BOS | 1-yr, $10.75M | Hired gun. Still dominates (14.3 K/9) but the 1.35 WHIP is middling. |
| Clay Holmes (32, 2.8) | NYM | 3-yr, $38M | A solid closer the last few years, we are now hearing he might start? Seems like an odd choice from this corner . |
| Kenley Jansen (37, 2.5) | |||
| Chris Martin (39, 2.4) | |||
| Carlos Estévez (32, 2.1) | |||
| Shawn Armstrong (34, 2.0) | |||
| Danny Coulombe (35, 1.9) | |||
| Dylan Floro (34, 1.8) | |||
| Kirby Yates (38, 1.8) | |||
| José Leclerc (31, 1.7) | |||
| Jakob Junis (32, 1.6) | |||
| Caleb Ferguson (28, 1.6) | |||
| Yimi García (34, 1.4) | TOR | 2-yr, $15.5M | Returns to TOR and will offer strong setup work with a few saves tossed in. Gotta think they replace Romano with another. |
| A.J. Minter (31, 1.4) | |||
| Craig Kimbrel (37, 1.3) | |||
| Buck Farmer (34, 1.2) | |||
| Paul Sewald (35, 1.2) | |||
| Scott Barlow (32, 1.1) | |||
| Jalen Beeks (31, 1.1) | |||
| Trevor Gott (32, 1.0) | |||
| Brooks Raley (37, 1.0) | |||
| Blake Treinen (37, 1.0) | LAD | 2-yr, $22M | Highly effective, that is a huge chunk of change for a middle reliever. A strong NL-only target. |
| Héctor Neris (36, 0.9) | |||
| Andrew Chafin (35, 0.9) | |||
| Joe Ross (32, 0.9) | |||
| Scott Alexander (35, 0.8) | |||
| Joe Kelly (37, 0.8) | |||
| Ryan Yarbrough (33, 0.8) | |||
| Will Smith (35, 0.7) | |||
| Phil Maton (32, 0.7) | |||
| Ryan Borucki (31, 0.6) | |||
| Drew Smyly (36, 0.6) | |||
| John Brebbia (35, 0.5) | |||
| Jesse Chavez (41, 0.5) | |||
| Andrew Kittredge (35, 0.5) | |||
| Lucas Sims (31, 0.5) | |||
| Carl Edwards Jr. (33, 0.4) | |||
| Luis García (38, 0.4) | |||
| Tommy Kahnle (34, 0.4) | |||
| Trevor Richards (32, 0.4) | |||
| Drew Smith (31, 0.4) | |||
| Caleb Thielbar (38, 0.3) | |||
| Matt Barnes (34, 0.3) | |||
| Shelby Miller (34, 0.3) | |||
| Adam Ottavino (39, 0.3) | |||
| T.J. McFarland | SAC | 1-yr | Out of nowhere tossed 79 games – covering 56.2 inings. |
| Hunter Strickland (36, 0.3) | |||
| Shintaro Fujinami (31, 0.2) | |||
| Luke Jackson (31, 0.2) | |||
| Jonathan Loáisiga (30, 0.2) | NYY | 1-yr | Re-signed. Should be a big piece of the setup crew once his surgically repaired arm is ready, hopefully early in the year. |
| Bryan Shaw (37, 0.2) | |||
| Justin Wilson (37, 0.2) | BOS | 1-yr, $2.5M | Made 60 appearances but only threw 46.2 innings. |
| Jacob Barnes (35, 0.1) | |||
| Tim Hill (35, 0.1) | |||
| Keynan Middleton (31, 0.1) | |||
| Ryne Stanek (33, 0.1) | |||
| Naoyuki Uwasawa (31, 0.1) | |||
| David Buchanan (36, 0.0) | |||
| Miguel Castro (30, 0.0) | |||
| Dylan Covey (33, 0.0) | NYM | 1-yr | Didn’t throw a big-legaue pitch last year. |
| Kendall Graveman (34, -0.1) | |||
| Matt Moore (36, -0.1) | |||
| Joely Rodríguez (33, -0.1) | |||
| Matt Andriese (35, -0.1) | |||
| Brooks Kriske (31, -0.1) | |||
| Giovanny Gallegos (33, -0.2) | LAD | Minor. Lg. | Struggled last year. Just an NL-only play at moment. |
| Amir Garrett (33, -0.2) | |||
| Jay Jackson (37, -0.2) | |||
| James Karinchak (29, -0.2) | |||
| Tyler Matzek (34, -0.2) | |||
| José Cisnero (36, -0.3) | |||
| Chad Kuhl (32, -0.3) | |||
| Génesis Cabrera (28, -0.4) | NYM | Minor Lg. | A solid bullpen armd who posted a 3.59 ERA over 62 appearances. Should make the team. |
| Jake Diekman (38, -0.4) | |||
| Daniel Bard (40, -0.5) | |||
| Scott McGough (35, -0.7) | |||
| Adam Cimber (34, -0.7) | |||
| Jorge López (32, -0.7) | |||
| Erasmo Ramírez (35, -0.8) | |||
| Dominic Leone (34, -1.2) | |||
| Lou Trivino (33, N/A) |
