MLB Free-Agent Market Officially Open
The MLB free-agent market is now open, and the biggest name on the board is 26-year-old slugger Juan Soto, who is expected to set a record for present-day value with his next deal after a career year with the New York Yankees. However, he’s just one of several All-Stars available in what figures to be an active winter.
Notable Signings:
* Los Angeles Angels sign LHP Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $63 million deal
* Kansas City Royals trade RHP Brady Singer to Cincinnati Reds, along with infielder Jonathan India and outfielder Joey Wiemer
* Cleveland Guardians trade RHP Eli Morgan to Chicago Cubs, with a minor leaguer heading to Cleveland in exchange
* Tampa Bay Rays trade OF Jose Siri to New York Mets, with RHP Eric Orze
* Cincinnati Reds SP Nick Martinez accepts qualifying offer for a one-year deal worth $21.05 million
* Los Angeles Angels sign IF Kevin Newman to a one-year deal with a club option
* Los Angeles Angels sign C Travis d’Arnaud to a two-year, $12 million deal
* Los Angeles Angels sign SP Kyle Hendricks to a one-year, $2.5 million deal
* Atlanta Braves retain OF/DH Marcell Ozuna, exercising his one-year, $16 million team option
* Kansas City Royals re-sign RHP Michael Wacha to a three-year, $51 million deal
* Chicago Cubs retain OF/1B Cody Bellinger, exercising his one-year, $27.5 million player option with an option for 2026
* Atlanta Braves trade OF Jorge Soler to Los Angeles Angels, with RHP Griffin Canning heading to Atlanta
Top Remaining Free Agents:
* Juan Soto, OF
* Corbin Burnes, SP
* Blake Snell, SP
* Alex Bregman, 3B
* Willy Adames, SS
* Max Fried, SP
* Pete Alonso, 1B
* Teoscar Hernández, OF
* Anthony Santander, OF
* Christian Walker, 1B
* Jack Flaherty, SP
* Tanner Scott, RP
* Nathan Eovaldi, SP
* Gleyber Torres, INF
* Tyler O’Neill, OF
* Jurickson Profar, INF/OF
* Sean Manaea, SP
* Ha-Seong Kim, INF
* Walker Buehler, SP
* Shane Bieber, SP
* Luis Severino, SP
* Carlos Estévez, RP
* Joc Pederson, DH
* Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
* Nick Pivetta, SP
* Alex Verdugo, OF
* Max Scherzer, SP
