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Nov 9, 2021 · MLB Trade Rumors is proud to present our 16th annual Top 50 Free Agents list! For the entire list of free agents, plus the ability to filter by signing status, position, signing team, and...
- Tim Dierkes
Reassessing MLB's Top 10 Free Agent Signings. With the 2024 MLB season now just around 20% completed, we’ll take a quick look back at the Top 10 Free Agent Contracts signed this past winter, highlighting each player’s respective production out of the game, and making note of any contract specifics going forward.
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- Carlos Correa, SS
- Corey Seager, SS
- Marcus Semien, SS/2B
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Robbie Ray, SP
- Max Scherzer, SP
- Kris Bryant, 3B/OF
- Nick Castellanos, RF
- Starling Marte, CF
- Marcus Stroman, SP
Opening Day age:27 Why he’s here: Correa is one hell of a baseball player. The primary knock on him has been his struggle to stay healthy and on the field, but he played 148 games for Houston this year, popping 26 homers to go with 92 RBI, a 7.2 bWAR — that number led AL position players — and 131 OPS+. He’s an elite defensive shortstop and he’s be...
Opening Day age:27 Why he’s here:Like Correa, Seager has an outstanding postseason pedigree — remember his NLCS and World Series MVPs in 2020? — and he’s only a few months older than Correa. Also, like Correa, he’s had issues staying healthy, including just 96 games in 2021. When he’s played, though, he’s been super-productive when on the field. Be...
Opening Day age:31 Why he’s here: Semien would probably prefer to play shortstop, but he showed in 2021 that he’s just fine at second base, too, and his power for that position is something special. Semien bet on himself with a one-year deal with the Jays in 2021 and he performed at an MVP level — 42 homers, 7.1 bWAR, 115 runs scored. His reputatio...
Opening Day age:32 Why he’s here:There’s just no way Atlanta can let him leave. None. Zero. But he’s a free agent, and he’s one hell of a player, so he’s on this list. Can you imagine how Braves fans would react if Atlanta offered Freeman a below-market deal and he left? It would be the shortest post-World Series honeymoon in the history of basebal...
Opening Day age:30 Why he’s here:Like Semien, Ray bet on himself with a one-year deal with the Jays in 2021, and like Semien he thrived with that club (hmm … maybe other free agents should consider Toronto?). He finally seemed to solve the control issues that had long kept him from joining the elite circle of starters; his 2.4 walks per inning in 2...
Opening Day age:37 Why he’s here:At some point, Scherzer will slow down, right? We haven’t seen any signs of that yet, though. Maybe his days of working on short rest in October are gone, but the impact this intense competitor can make on a contending team is undeniable. Teams will be lining up to offer two-year deals with a sky-high AAV.
Opening Day age:30 Why he’s here:After a largely forgettable 2020 season, Bryant reestablished himself as an All-Star caliber player in 2021, with the Cubs and the Giants. He won’t get the bank-breaking blank-check megadeal he once seemed destined for, but what team that fancies itself a World Series contender wouldn’t want to add a middle-of-the-o...
Opening Day age:30 Why he’s here:On the subject of Castellanos and his free-agent prospects — he opted out of the two years and $34 million on his deal with Cincinnati — you might hear a decent amount about shaky defense and other nitpicky things, and you might even see other places rank Castellanos outside the Top 15 free agents because other free...
Opening Day age:33 Why he’s here:He’s probably not landing a five-year deal heading into his Age 33 season, but Marte still is a great player. He led the majors with 47 stolen bases despite playing just 120 games combined for the Marlins and A’s, and he posted a career-best on-base percentage (.381) and OPS+ (131), plus a bWAR of 4.0 or better for ...
Opening Day age:30 Why he’s here:The Mets had dozens of issues in 2020, but Stroman was not one of them. He made 33 starts for the club, posting a 3.02 ERA and 3.49 FIP, with only 2.2 walks per nine. Some have criticized Stroman for only throwing 179 innings in those 33 starts, but that total is impacted by a couple of short outings that were not p...
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Apr 27, 2022 · FIRST BASEMEN. Freddie Freeman (32, 7.8 WAR) -- Signed 6-year deal with LAD (March 18) Brandon Belt (34, 5.2) -- Accepted QO from SF (Nov. 17) Anthony Rizzo (32, 2.7) -- Signed 2-year deal with NYY (March 17) Brad Miller (32, 1.8) -- Signed 2-year deal with TEX (March 17) Yoshi Tsutsugo (30, 0.5) -- Signed 1-year deal with PIT (Nov. 29)
Mar 23, 2023 · Here is a position-by-position breakdown of the 2022-23 free-agent class. Players are grouped by position and ranked by their FanGraphs' wins above replacement total across 2021-22.
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