Overview of the MLB Free Agency for the 2023 - 2024 Season

Introduction

The following list showcases all Major League Baseball players currently available in the free agency market for the 2023 - 2024 season. This compilation is organized by player position, and each entry includes the player's age and their WAR (wins above replacement) statistic for your reference.

I've included the latest free agent signings in Major League Baseball, along with their new teams and the dates these contracts were finalized. These transactions are sure to shape the future landscape of Major League Baseball and the sports betting market, so keep a close eye on all the developments during this offseason if you’re into sports gambling.

Catchers

Gary Sánchez (31 years old, 3.0 WAR)

Mitch Garver (33, 2.4)

Victor Caratini (30, 2.3)

Tom Murphy (33, 1.3)

Roberto Pérez (35, 0.5)

Austin Hedges (31, 0.3)

Curt Casali (35, 0.2)

Jorge Alfaro (31, 0.1)

Michael Perez (31, 0.0)

Chadwick Tromp (29, 0.0)

Tucker Barnhart (33, - 0.1)

Manny Piña (37, - 0.1)

Mike Zunino (33, - 0.2)

Yasmani Grandal (35, - 0.5)

Andrew Knizner (29, - 0.5)

Martín Maldonado (37, - 0.7)

Sandy León (35, - 0.8)

Austin Nola (34, - 0.8)

Jacob Stallings (34, - 1.6)

1st - Baseman

Rhys Hoskins (31 years old, 2.3 WAR)

Carlos Santana (38, 2.7)

Brandon Belt (36, 2.4)

Donovan Solano (36, 1.8)

Garrett Cooper (33, 1.6)

Ji Man Choi (33, 0.8)

C. J. Cron (34, 0.8)

Mike Ford (31, 0.4)

Trey Mancini (32, 0.2)

Dominic Smith (29, 0.0)

Eric Hosmer (34, - 0.1)

Rowdy Tellez (29, - 0.1)

Jake Lamb (33, - 0.2)

Luke Voit (33, - 0.2)

Juan Yepez (26, - 0.6)

Jesús Aguilar (34, - 0.8)

Joey Votto (40, - 0.8)

Yuli Gurriel (40, - 1.4)

2nd - Baseman

Elvis Andrus (35 years old, 4.6 WAR)

Whit Merrifield (35, 3.0)

Tony Kemp (32, 1.5)

Kolten Wong (33, 1.5)

Adam Frazier (32, 1.3)

Jonathan Schoop (32, 1.2)

Luis Guillorme (29, 1.0)

Rougned Odor (30, 1.0)

Josh Harrison (36, 0.8)

Hanser Alberto (31, - 0.7)

Leury García (33, - 1.1)

Shortstops

Amed Rosario (28 years old, 2.9 WAR)

Brandon Crawford (37, 2.6)

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (29, 1.6)

Tim Anderson (31, 1.5)

José Iglesias (34, 1.0)

Paul DeJong (30, 0.4) recently agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox on November 28th, 2023.

Nick Ahmed (34, 0.3)

Joey Wendle (34, 0.3)

Garrett Hampson (29, 0.2) inked a one-year deal with the Kansas City Royals on November 29th, 2023.

Adalberto Mondesi (28, 0.0)

Danny Mendick (30, 0.0)

Ehire Adrianza (34, - 0.7)

Kiké Hernández (32, - 0.9)

Chris Owings (32, - 0.9)

3rd - BASEMEN

Matt Chapman (31 years old, 7.6 WAR)

Justin Turner (39, 3.6)

Jeimer Candelario (30, 3.1)

Gio Urshela (32, 2.7)

Josh Donaldson (38, 1.6)

Evan Longoria (38, 1.4)

Eduardo Escobar (35, 1.3)

Brian Anderson (31, 0.8)

Jean Segura (34, 0.5)

Matt Duffy (33, - 0.2)

Luke Williams (27, - 0.2)

Kevin Smith (27, - 0.6)

Charlie Culberson (35, - 0.6)

Mike Moustakas (35, - 0.8)

Nick Senzel (29, - 1.0)

Hunter Dozier (32, - 1.3)

Left Fielders

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (30 years old, 3.2 WAR)

Joc Pederson (32, 2.7)

Tommy Pham (36, 2.5)

David Peralta (36, 1.8)

Michael Brantley (37, 1.4)

Joey Gallo (30, 1.4)

Travis Jankowski (33, 1.0)

Jurickson Profar (31, 0.6)

Jordan Luplow (30, 0.5)

Eddie Rosario (32, 0.2)

Robbie Grossman (34, 0.1)

Corey Dickerson (35, - 0.2)

Ben Gamel (32, - 0.2)

AJ Pollock (36, - 0.4)

Austin Meadows (30, - 0.5)

Center Fielders

Cody Bellinger (28 years old, 5.9 WAR)

Kevin Kiermaier (34, 3.2)

Michael A. Taylor (33, 3.2)

Adam Duvall (35, 2.9)

Harrison Bader (30, 2.5)

Aaron Hicks (34, 2.5)

Rafael Ortega (33, 1.2)

Jake Marisnick (33, 0.7)

Billy Hamilton (33, - 0.1)

Adam Engel (32, - 0.4)

Kyle Lewis (28, - 0.8)

Jackie Bradley Jr. (34, - 0.9)

Right Fielders

Teoscar Hernández (31 years old, 4.3 WAR)

Hunter Renfroe (32, 3.1)

Jason Heyward (34, 1.8) is said to have signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Randal Grichuk (32, 0.4)

Wil Myers (33, 0.3)

Tyler Naquin (33, 0.1)

Kevin Pillar (35, 0.1)

Taylor Kohlwey (29, - 0.2)

Kole Calhoun (36, - 1.3)

Designated Hitters

Shohei Ohtani (29 years old, 18.4 WAR)

J. D. Martinez (36, 3.1)

Jorge Soler (32, 2.4)

Andrew McCutchen (37, 1.5)

Daniel Vogelbach (31, 1.5)

Jesse Winker (30, - 0.4)

Darin Ruf (37, - 0.8)

Nelson Cruz (43, -1.0) has officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball, concluding a long and illustrious career in the sport.

Tommy La Stella (35, - 1.0)

Brad Miller (34, - 1.3)

Starting Pitchers

Shohei Ohtani (29 years old, 18.4 WAR)

Aaron Nola (31, 10.2) has just secured a substantial seven-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on November 19th, 2023.

Blake Snell (31, 7.7)

Sonny Gray (34, 7.6) officially signed with the St. Louis Cardinals on a three-year deal as of November 27th, 2023.

Jordan Montgomery (31, 7.0)

Clayton Kershaw (36, 6.2)

Brandon Woodruff (31, 5.0)

Marcus Stroman (33, 4.8)

Kyle Gibson (36, 4.4) also joined the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a one-year contract on November 21st, 2023.

Martín Pérez (33, 4.4)

Julio Urías (27, 4.4)

Michael Wacha (32, 4.1)

Eduardo Rodriguez (31, 3.7)

Seth Lugo (34, 3.1)

Zack Greinke (40, 3.0)

Lucas Giolito (29, 2.8)

Michael Lorenzen (32, 2.7)

Mike Clevinger (33, 2.6)

Rich Hill (44, 2.5)

Tyler Mahle (29, 2.5)

Lance Lynn (37, 2.4) became another addition to the St. Louis Cardinals, finalizing a one-year agreement on November 21st, 2023.

Corey Kluber (38, 2.2)

Carlos Carrasco (37, 2.1)

Sean Manaea (32, 2.1)

Frankie Montas (31, 2.0)

Alex Wood (33, 1.9)

Jack Flaherty (28, 1.8)

Johnny Cueto (38, 1.7)

Noah Syndergaard (31, 1.7)

Wade Miley (37, 1.6)

Kenta Maeda (35, 1.5) was signed to a two-year contract by the Detroit Tigers on November 28th, 2023.

Dakota Hudson (29, 1.4)

Zach Davies (31, 1.2)

Jake Odorizzi (34, 1.2)

Vince Velasquez (32, 1.1)

Matthew Boyd (33, 1.0)

James Paxton (34, 1.0)

Luke Weaver (30, 0.9)

Luis Severino (30, 0.8) reportedly signed a one-year deal with the New York Mets this past week.

Brad Keller (28, 0.6)

Hyun Jin Ryu (37, 0.5)

Chase Anderson (36, 0.3)

Erick Fedde (31, 0.3)

Eric Lauer (29, 0.3)

Julio Teheran (33, 0.3)

Chris Flexen (29, 0.2)

José Ureña (32, 0.2)

Madison Bumgarner (33, 0.0)

Spencer Turnbull (31, 0.0)

Chad Kuhl (31, - 0.1)

Dallas Keuchel (36, - 0.2)

Tommy Milone (37, - 0.4)

Drew Rucinski (35, - 0.6)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto (25, N / A)

Relief Pitchers

Reynaldo López (30, 2.8 WAR) finalized a new three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on November 20th, 2023.

Josh Hader (30, 2.5)

Hector Neris (35, 2.5)

Jakob Junis (31, 2.0)

Craig Kimbrel (36, 2.0)

Matt Moore (35, 2.0)

Joe Jiménez (29, 1.9) also secured a new three-year agreement, joining the Atlanta Braves back on November 2nd, 2023.

David Robertson (39, 1.9)

Chris Stratton (33, 1.9)

Dylan Floro (33, 1.8)

Ryan Brasier (36, 1.7)

Nick Martinez (33, 1.7)

Collin McHugh (37, 1.7)

Buck Farmer (33, 1.6)

Luis García (37, 1.6)

Liam Hendriks (35, 1.6)

Aroldis Chapman (36, 1.5)

Jesse Chavez (40, 1.5)

Andrew Chafin (34, 1.4)

Jordan Hicks (27, 1.4)

Joe Kelly (36, 1.4)

Anthony Bass (36, 1.3)

John Brebbia (34, 1.2)

Robert Stephenson (31, 1.2)

Jovani Moran (27, 1.2)

Brent Suter (34, 1.2)

Michael Fulmer (31, 1.1)

Scott Alexander (34, 1.0)

Adam Ottavino (38, 1.0)

Emilio Pagán (33, 1.0) reached an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds for a two-year contract.

Will Smith (34, 1.0)

Ryne Stanek (32, 1.0)

Daniel Hudson (37, 0.9)

Shelby Miller (33, 0.9)

Trevor Gott (31, 0.9)

Brad Hand (34, 0.8)

Osvaldo Bido (28, 0.7) Bido and the Oakland Athletics The terms of a one-year deal were finalized on November 20th, 2023.

Penn Murfee (30, 0.7)

Brad Boxberger (36, 0.6)

Chris Devenski (33, 0.5)

Carl Edwards Jr. (32, 0.5)

Aaron Loup (36, 0.5)

Phil Maton (31, 0.5)

Wandy Peralta (32, 0.5)

Angel Perdomo (30, 0.5)

Joely Rodriguez (32, 0.4)

Brett Martin (29, 0.4)

Richard Bleier (37, 0.3)

Amir Garrett (32, 0.3)

Adam Cimber (33, 0.3)

Josh Staumont (30, 0.3)

Matt Barnes (34, 0.2)

Shintaro Fujinami (30, 0.2)

Lou Trivino (32, 0.2)

Matt Wisler (31, 0.2)

Justin Wilson (36, 0.2)

Derek Law (33, 0.2)

Wyatt Mills (29, 0.2)

José Cisnero (35, 0.1)

Mark Melancon (39, 0.1)

Erasmo Ramírez (34, 0.1)

Tim Hill (34, 0.1)

Nick Wittgren (33, 0.1)

Michael Tonkin (34, 0.1)

Alex Claudio (32, 0.0)

Mychal Givens (34, 0.0)

Jake Woodford (27, 0.0)

Jose Espada (27, 0.0)

Hunter Stratton (27, 0.0)

Brenan Hanifee (26, 0.0)

Ronny Henriquez (24, 0.0)

Dinelson Lamet (31, - 0.1)

Jarlín García (31, - 0.1)

Bryan Shaw (36, - 0.1)

Yonny Chirinos (30, - 0.1)

Chasen Shreve (33, - 0.1)

Sam Coonrod (31, - 0.1)

J.C. Mejía (27, - 0.1)

Cole Waites (26, - 0.1)

Reiver Sanmartin (28, -0.1) recently signed a Minor League Baseball contract with the Cincinnati Reds on November 27th, 2023.

Anthony Misiewicz (29, - 0.1)

Jacob Barnes (34, - 0.2)

Jake Diekman (37, - 0.2)

Keynan Middleton (30, - 0.2)

Ryan Tepera (36, - 0.2)

Cooper Criswell (27, - 0.2)

Alex Colomé (35, - 0.3)

Tommy Hunter (37, - 0.3)

Cole Sulser (34, -0.3) signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets on November 20th, 2023.

Kirby Yates (37, - 0.3)

J.B. Wendelken (31, - 0.3)

Ethan Roberts (26, - 0.3)

Thomas Szapucki (28, - 0.3)

Tommy Doyle (28, - 0.3)

Brandon Hughes (28, - 0.3)

Jeff Brigham (32, - 0.4)

Tyler Duffey (33, - 0.5)

Albert Abreu (28, - 0.5)

Kolby Allard (26, - 0.5)

Matt Bush (38, - 0.6)

Jose Marte (28, - 0.6)

Josh Fleming (28, - 0.6)

Jeurys Familia (34, - 0.7)

Heath Hembree (35, - 0.7)

Daniel Norris (31, - 0.7)

Garrett Hill (28, - 0.7)

Dominic Leone (32, - 0.8)

Drew VerHagen (33, - 0.8)

Caleb Smith (32, - 0.8)

Cory Abbott (28, - 0.9)

Ian Kennedy (39, -1.1) announced his retirement from Major League Baseball during the 2023 - 2024 offseason.

Yuki Matsui (28, N / A)

Jimmy Nelson (34, N / A)

Drew Pomeranz (34, N / A)

Alex Reyes (29, N / A)

Freddy Pacheco (25, N / A)

Ricky Vanasco (25, N/A) recently agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 16th, 2023.

Source:

“MLB free agent tracker: Mets sign Luis Severino, Cardinals acquire Sonny Gray, Tigers add Kenta Maeda: The free agency period in Major League Baseball is officially underway” , R. J. Anderson, cbssports.com, November 29, 2023.

Written by: Michael Shackleford