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The Opener: SP Market, Coaching Staffs, MLBTR Chat
Nov 26, 2024Tap to summarizeAs the early days of the offseason continue, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Is more movement on the starting pitching market on the way? News broke of the winter’s first major signing yesterday when the Angels reportedly agreed to a three-year deal with veteran southpaw Yusei Kikuchi. Kikuchi, 33, ranked as the #12 free agent available on MLBTR’s annual Top 50 MLB free agents list. The southpaw sports a 3.96 ERA (105 ERA+) and 3.78 FIP over the past two seasons, placing him among the many mid-rotation arms in this winter’s class. It would hardly be a surprise if the Kikuchi deal represented the floodgates opening on significant signings. Last year, Aaron Nola re-signed with the Phillies to kick off the starting pitching market and fellow top-tier righty Sonny Gray followed by signing with the Cardinals just one week later. One potential wrinkle with this year’s class, however, is the relatively small number of pitchers who are similar to Kikuchi in terms of overall effectiveness while remaining unencumbered by a qualifying offer. Nathan Eovaldi and Jack Flaherty are perhaps the closest comparisons overall, though Eovaldi’s age could limit his market while Flaherty’s youth and upside figures to expand his own. Hurlers like Sean Manaea, Nick Pivetta, and Luis Severino compare reasonably with Kikuchi but are attached to draft pick compensation, while Andrew Heaney and Matthew Boyd are unencumbered like Kikuchi but are generally considered to be in the tier below him. 2. Will more teams finalize their coaching staffs? Yesterday saw the Orioles finalize their coaching staff for 2025, including the announcement of former big league catcher Robinson Chirinos as their new bench coach. The Red Sox finalized their staff late last week, accompanied by the announcement of José Flores as the club’s new first base coach. With December just over the horizon and the free agent market starting to heat up, will more clubs begin to announce finalized coaching staffs for next year in the coming days? Some clubs still appear to be finalizing their coaching hires, as the Mariners are reportedly poised to hire Kevin Seltzer as their next hitting coach while teams like the Brewers, Cubs, and Marlins still have positions that need to be filled. 3. MLBTR Chat today: With the non-tender deadline in the rearview mirror and the winter’s first major free agent signing in the books, the 2024-25 offseason has begun to ramp up. Whether you have questions about who your favorite team will be targeting this winter, or a trade proposal in the back of your mind, MLBTR’s Steve Adams will be here to answer your questions during a live chat scheduled for noon CT. You can click here to ask a question in advance, join in live once the chat begins, or read the transcript once the chat is complete.
Transcribe →2024-25 MLB Free Agents
Nov 23, 2024Tap to summarizeThe following players are currently eligible for free agency. Each player’s 2025 age is in parentheses. Generally, our cutoff for this list is 50 plate appearances or 20 innings pitched in the Majors in 2024. Updated 11-22-24 Catchers Tucker Barnhart (34) Curt Casali (36) Elias Diaz (34) Yan Gomes (37) Yasmani Grandal (36) Kyle Higashioka (35) Danny Jansen (30) Carson Kelly (30) Andrew Knizner (30) Luke Maile (34) Martin Maldonado (38) James McCann (35) Reese McGuire (30) Omar Narvaez (33) Tomas Nido (31) Ali Sanchez (28) Gary Sanchez (32) Brian Serven (30) Max Stassi (34) First Basemen Jose Abreu (38) Pete Alonso (30) – declined qualifying offer Josh Bell (32) Mark Canha (36) Garrett Cooper (34) Bobby Dalbec (30) J.D. Davis (32) Ty France (30) Joey Gallo (31) Paul Goldschmidt (37) Yuli Gurriel (41) Connor Joe (32) Anthony Rizzo (35) Carlos Santana (39) Gavin Sheets (29) Dominic Smith (30) Rowdy Tellez (30) Justin Turner (40) Gio Urshela (33) Christian Walker (34) – declined qualifying offer Jared Walsh (31) Second Basemen Cavan Biggio (30) Brandon Drury (32) Thairo Estrada (29) Adam Frazier (33) Jose Iglesias (35) Nicky Lopez (30) Nick Madrigal (28) Whit Merrifield (36) Jorge Polanco (31) Brendan Rodgers (28) Amed Rosario (29) Gleyber Torres (28) Shortstops Willy Adames (29) – declined qualifying offer Nick Ahmed (35) Tim Anderson (32) Brandon Crawford (38) Paul DeJong (31) Ha-Seong Kim (29) Mason McCoy (30) Third Basemen Jon Berti (35) Alex Bregman (31) – declined qualifying offer Paul DeJong (31) Brandon Drury (32) Enrique Hernandez (33) Danny Mendick (31) Yoan Moncada (30) Josh Rojas (31) Miguel Sano (32) Nick Senzel (30) Donovan Solano (37) Abraham Toro (28) Cole Tucker (28) Luis Urias (28) Gio Urshela (33) Ildemaro Vargas (33) Eric Wagaman (27) Patrick Wisdom (33) Left Fielders Mark Canha (36) Dylan Carlson (26) Michael Conforto (32) David Dahl (31) Bryan De La Cruz (28) Adam Duvall (36) Nick Gordon (27) Robbie Grossman (35) Austin Hays (29) Teoscar Hernandez (32) – declined qualifying offer Ramon Laureano (30) Manuel Margot (30) Nick Martini (35) Whit Merrifield (36) Tyler O’Neill (30) Tommy Pham (37) Jurickson Profar (32) Eddie Rosario (33) Juan Soto (26) – declined qualifying offer Alex Verdugo (29) Jesse Winker (31) Center Fielders Harrison Bader (31) Garrett Hampson (30) Aaron Hicks (35) Travis Jankowski (34) Manuel Margot (30) Cristian Pache (26) Kevin Pillar (36) Michael A. Taylor (34) Right Fielders Dylan Carlson (26) Bryan De La Cruz (28) Adam Duvall (36) Adam Frazier (33) Ben Gamel (33) Avisail Garcia (34) Randal Grichuk (33) Teoscar Hernandez (32) – declined qualifying offer Jason Heyward (35) Connor Joe (32) Bryce Johnson (29) Max Kepler (32) Ramon Laureano (30) Manuel Margot (30) Whit Merrifield (36) Tyler O’Neill (30) Edward Olivares (29) David Peralta (37) Tommy Pham (37) Amed Rosario (29) Eddie Rosario (33) Anthony Santander (30) – declined qualifying offer Gavin Sheets (29) Juan Soto (26) – declined qualifying offer Mike Tauchman (34) Designated Hitters Willie Calhoun (30) Mark Canha (36) Matt Carpenter (39) Michael Conforto (32) Garrett Cooper (34) Robbie Grossman (35) Eloy Jimenez (28) J.D. Martinez (37) Andrew McCutchen (38) Tyler O’Neill (30) Joc Pederson (33) Anthony Santander (30) – declined qualifying offer Gavin Sheets (29) Justin Turner (40) Daniel Vogelbach (32) Jesse Winker (31) Starting Pitchers Shane Bieber (30) Ty Blach (34) Matthew Boyd (34) Aaron Brooks (35) Walker Buehler (30) Corbin Burnes (30) – declined qualifying offer Griffin Canning (29) Carlos Carrasco (38) Yonny Chirinos (31) Mike Clevinger (34) Alex Cobb (37) Patrick Corbin (35) Anthony DeSclafani (35) Nathan Eovaldi (35) Jack Flaherty (29) Chris Flexen (30) Max Fried (31) – declined qualifying offer Domingo German (32) Kyle Gibson (37) Marco Gonzales (33) Andrew Heaney (34) Cole Irvin (31) Jakob Junis (32) Clayton Kershaw (37) Yusei Kikuchi (34) Michael Lorenzen (33) Jordan Lyles (34) Lance Lynn (38) Sean Manaea (33) – declined qualifying offer Wade Miley (38) John Means (32) Frankie Montas (32) Charlie Morton (41) Martin Perez (34) Nick Pivetta (32) – declined qualifying offer Cal Quantrill (30) Jose Quintana (36) Emmanuel Ramirez (30) Colin Rea (34) Joe Ross (32) Sixto Sanchez (26) Patrick Sandoval (28) Max Scherzer (40) Luis Severino (31) – declined qualifying offer Blake Snell (32) Mike Soroka (27) Ross Stripling (35) Tomoyuki Sugano (35) Spencer Turnbull (32) Jose Ureña (33) Jose Urquidy (30) Justin Verlander (42) Trevor Williams (33) Alex Wood (34) Jake Woodford (28) Right-Handed Relievers Adbert Alzolay (30) Chase Anderson (37) Shawn Armstrong (34) Daniel Bard (40) Scott Barlow (32) Brandon Bielak (29) John Brebbia (35) Miguel Castro (30) JT Chargois (34) Jesse Chavez (41) Yonny Chirinos (31) Adam Cimber (34) Jose Cisnero (36) Enyel De Los Santos (29) Chris Devenski (34) Carlos Estevez (32) Buck Farmer (34) Kyle Finnegan (33) Dylan Floro (34) Carson Fulmer (31) Giovanny Gallegos (33) Luis Garcia (38) Yimi Garcia (34) Domingo German (32) Kendall Graveman (34) Jonathan Hernandez (28) Jeff Hoffman (32) Clay Holmes (32) Brent Honeywell Jr. (30) Daniel Hudson (38) Jay Jackson (37) Luke Jackson (31) Kenley Jansen (37) Dany Jimenez (31) Jakob Junis (32) Tommy Kahnle (34) Brad Keller (29) Joe Kelly (37) Craig Kimbrel (37) Andrew Kittredge (35) Chad Kuhl (32) Jose Leclerc (31) Jonathan Loaisiga (30) Jorge Lopez (32) Chris Martin (39) Phil Maton (32) Darren McCaughan (29) Scott McGough (35) Keynan Middleton (31) Shelby Miller (34) Hector Neris (36) Adam Ottavino (39) Tanner Rainey (32) Erasmo Ramirez (35) Trevor Richards (32) David Robertson (40) Jordan Romano (32) Joe Ross (32) Ryder Ryan (30) Paul Sewald (35) Lucas Sims (31) Burch Smith (35) Drew Smith (31) Mike Soroka (27) Ryne Stanek (33) Josh Staumont (31) Hunter Stratton (28) Hunter Strickland (36) Ross Stripling (35) Dillon Tate (31) Touki Toussaint (29) Blake Treinen (37) Lou Trivino (33) Spencer Turnbull (32) Jose Ureña (33) Austin Voth (33) Jacob Webb (31) Jordan Weems (32) Mitch White (30) Kirby Yates (38) Left-Handed Relievers Scott Alexander (35) Tyler Alexander (30) Jalen Beeks (31) Ty Blach (34) Genesis Cabrera (28) Andrew Chafin (35) Aroldis Chapman (37) Danny Coulombe (35) Jake Diekman (38) Caleb Ferguson (28) Victor Gonzalez (29) Tim Hill (35) Cole Irvin (31) Ray Kerr (30) Richard Lovelady (29) Tim Mayza (33) Hoby Milner (34) A.J. Minter (31) Matt Moore (36) Colin Poche (31) Brooks Raley (37) Kenny Rosenberg (29) Tanner Scott (30) Will Smith (35) Drew Smyly (36) Caleb Thielbar (38) Ryan Yarbrough (33)
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