Twenty-eight of MLBTR’s top 50 free agents are off the board, though most of the big names remain. Seven of the top 10 are unsigned. We’re less than two days away from a resolution for #7 free agent Tatsuya Imaiwhose mail window closes on Friday afternoon. The total volume of free agent activity is comparable to last season, when 26 of our top 50 players left the board on New Year’s Eve. However, much of last winter’s early activity focused on the top of the market, as five of our top six free agents signed before the end of December. Dylan stops And Munetaka Murakami are the only two of our top eight to have signed so far this season.
Using MLBTR’s Contract Tracker (a tool available to Front Office subscribers), we can find each team’s free agent activity to date. Players who accepted the $22.025 million qualifying offer will be treated as free agent signings. Four contracts were negotiated between the end of the regular season and Nov. 6: the Guardians’ deal Austin HedgesBaltimore’s signing of Dietrich Ennsthe Royals’ deal Salvador Perezand the Cubs’ contract with Colin Rea – are excluded. These all came before these players were allowed to talk to other teams and are therefore extensions rather than free agent contracts.
As always this is the case not intended as an exhaustive look at a team’s offseason activities. The Royal Family (Michael Garcia) and Athletics (Tyler Soderstrom) have each signed a significant contract extension. The Red Sox are one of two teams that have yet to sign an MLB free agent contract, but they have secured nearly $40 million in salary through 2026 through trades for Son Gray, Willson Contreras And Johan Oviedo. This is strictly a look at what teams have accomplished thus far through free agency.
For this exercise, we take the total amount, even if the contract contains deferred money. Teams are ranked based on total expenditures.
1. Toronto blue jays
Total guarantees: $277 million
2. Baltimore Orioles
Total guarantees: $195.1 million
3. Philadelphia Phillies
Total guarantees: $182 million
4. New York Mets
Total guarantees: $113 million
5. Atlanta Braves
Total guarantees: $106.25 million
6. Sailors of Seattle
Total guarantees: $99.75 million
7. San Diego Padres
Total guarantees: $91.2 million
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
Total guarantees: $74.5 million
9. Detroit Tigers
Total guarantees: $59.025 million
10. Chicago Cubs
Total guarantees: $53.525 million
11. Chicago WhiteSox
Total guarantees: $50.5 million
12. Arizona Diamondbacks
Total guarantees: $50.25 million
13. Pittsburgh Pirates
Total guarantees: $36.75 million
14. San Francisco giants
Please note: Salary terms based on the one-year deal with San Francisco Tyler Mahle go unnoticed. Once this is finalized, this will likely push them into the mid-$30 million range. Their placement above the Yankees assumes Mahle’s guarantee is north of $4 million.
Total guarantees: more than $25.4 million
15. New York Yankees
Total guarantees: $29.025 million
16. Cincinnati Reds
Total guarantees: $25.9 million
17. Tampa Bay Rays
Total guarantees: $25 million
18. Milwaukee Brewers
Total guarantees: $22.025 million
19. Texas Rangers
Total guarantees: $20.625 million
20. Miami Marlins
Total guarantees: $15 million
21. Angels from Los Angeles
Total guarantees: $12.95 million
22. St. Louis Cardinals
Total guarantees: $12.5 million
23. Cleveland Guardians
Total guarantees: $7.9 million
24. Minnesota twins
Total Guarantees: $7MM
25. Kansas City Royals
Total guarantees: $6.15 million
26. Washington Nationals
Total guarantees: $5.5 million
27. Houston Astros
Total guarantees: $3.95 million
28. Athletics
Total guarantees: $2.85 million
T-29. Boston RedSox/Colorado Rockies
Total Guarantees: $0
- Boston and Colorado have yet to sign a free agent to a major league deal this offseason.
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