A number of teams (and their fan bases) have already focused on the low season. Identifying Free Agent objectives is a large part of that preparation work, so it is worth seeing the players who will be available at any position.
We go to second base, where the cutoff of the suitability is players who have set at least 50 innings this season at the position or have played mainly in their career. Every short stop can theoretically play the second base, and there will be teams that are interested in Bo Bichette and/or Ha-Song Kim On the right side of the Infield. They are treated in more detail with the shortstop review, so we will limit this to real second base men and/or utility players. Pupils are for the 2026 season.
Previous entries in this series: Catcher” first base
Everyday players
Gleyber Torres (29)
Torres affects the market for a second consecutive season. He chose a one -year cushion contract last time, $ 15 mm with the Tigers. Torres came from a relatively Down season in his last year with the Yankees. He had hit .257/.330/.378 over 665 record performances, and although that was weighed by a slow start, teams clearly did not make the kind of long -term offers he had searched.
The Stint in Detroit started brilliant. Torres struck .281/.387/.425 in the first half and was named Second Baseman of the All-Star Game. The figures then fell considerably, while he hoped to a .223/.320/.339 finish in the midst of the almost collapse of Detroit. He ended the year with figures that were only a little better than he led in 2024: .256/.358/.387 with 16 gayers over 628 plate performances.
Torres is a Bat-First Second Honkman who is a good but not a great batter. He is young enough to have a chance on four or even five years, but that would have been easier to see if his songs had not crashed in the second half. Free agency has generally not been nice for Second Honkman in recent years, especially those who are unable to play or play other functions. Torres is determined about holding the position in the past and apparently the interest of the Nationals in relocating the third base that moved to third base last season. It is not clear whether he will be more open to moving the diamond in his second trip to the free desk.
The Tigers could turn Torres into a qualification, which is said to come in around $ 22 million. That seemed pretty likely early in the season, but now seems borderline. The Giants, Angels, Reds, Royals, Astros and Potial Nationals can all be involved if Detroit lets him run.
Jorge Polanco (32)
Polanco’s contract technically contains a player option of $ 6 mm, but he will refuse that and touches free agency. The Mariners have surprisingly signed him at the heels of a disappointing season 2024. Seattle attributed the downward year to a knee injury that had played the postseason -meniscus operation. They are well proven with a revival of the Switch-Hitting Infront. Polanco drilled 26 homers and 30 doubles with a .265/.326/.495 sloping line in the regular season. He worn the hot bat in October and set out a few solo -homers Mate On Sunday evening to even help the Mariners their division series against Detroit.
While Polanco can still touch, he will be confronted with questions about his defensive workload for 162 games. Seattle was initially planning to play him on third base, in the conviction that it doesn’t have to navigate through the second Honnkas on his knee. That took five games for renewed pain and an oblique injury led the Ms to use him for a while as a full -time iter. He started mixing in the second basehy in June and regularly played there for the last three weeks of the season. He registered just under 300 innings at De Keystone in general.
Polanco is eligible for a qualifying offer. Seattle would probably not want to commit $ 22 million at the start of the low season, but this year he played so well that it is at least a long shot option -especially if he helps to wear the line on a deep play -off run.
Luis Arcezerz (29)
Arraez is also not expected to start more than 100 games on second base, although that is not because of an injury. He is just not a good defensive player. The Padres have usually pushed him to first base in recent seasons. He only started 10 games and this year registered 82 innings on second base. It is unlikely that teams want to live there with his glove there every day, but he could get part -time work while he usually plays first base, as he did in San Diego.
Readers are certainly familiar with the unique attacking skills of Arraez. He is the best contact hitter of the sport and one of the few players who can be expected to be close to or higher .300. The Throwback style does not include many walks or extra basehits, which becomes more a problem as it falls into the defensive spectrum. Baseball reference has appreciated Arraez around one victory over replacement in successive seasons. His free agency will be a test case for how many teams still give the stroke average.
Multi-position types
Willi Castro (29)
Castro was one of the better players who were available at the deadline. The Switch-Hitter had turned a .250/.335/.398 line for two and a half seasons in Minnesota. He seemed to be on schedule for a solid multi -year contract when the free agency approached. However, things have gone sharply downhill since he was traded to the Cubs. Castro hit .170/.245/.240 in 34 races with Chicago. That dropped its batch of the season to .226/.313/.366 to 454 travel to court.
Adam Frazier (34)
The Lefty-Hitting Frazier was also traded on the deadline. His figures were picked up after the move. Frazier wore a .255/.318/.336 Slash in 78 games with the pirates. He supplied a competition average .283/.320/.402 line in nearly 200 plate performances in his second stint with the royals. He closed the year with a .267/.319/.365 line over 459 trips to the plate. Frazier does not take many walks or hits the ball hard, but he is a plus contact Hitter that is still like a competent defender.
Louse rengo (29)
ReGifo has some similarities with Castro. He is a Switch-Hitter, relatively young for a free agent, and has had a few above-average attacking seasons. He played everywhere on the field, but is nowhere a particularly good defender. The bat has been good enough to make up for that in previous years. Rengifo combined for a .273/.323/.431 slash in nearly 1300 plate performances between 2022-24. However, he ended the campaign ’24 on the injured list after undergoing wrist operation, and he now comes from the worst full season of his career in ’25. While he appeared in a personal high 147 games, he only managed a .238/.287/.335 battle line. He would still have to control a big league deal based on his track record, but it will probably be a one-year contract.
Miguel Rojas (37)
Teams know what they get from Rojas, a rock solid defensive more infielder who can play a nice short stop, the second base or the third base. He comes from a second consecutive decent offensive season and hits .262/.318/.397 over 317 record appearances. Rojas is not going to put many balls on the seats, but he makes a lot of contact and has enough juice to pick up 20-25 Doubles.
Amed Rosario (30)
The Yankees acquired the correct Rosario from the Nationals in the deadline of the two pickups of the Nut (together with José Caballero) In addition to Lefty-Swinging Infielers Ryan McMahon And Jazz Chishholm Jr. Rosario hit .303 in 16 games in pinstripes and ended the year with a combined .276/.309/.436 line. He has a lifetime .298/.336/.464 slash versus lefty pitching, which would still like to get a cheap main class deal.
Team options
Ozzie Albies (29)
The Braves controls Albies on an $ 7 mm option that comes with a buy -out of $ 4 mm, making it a $ 3 mm decision. That is still an easy yes, even with albies that comes out a second consecutive middle year and suffers a seasonal hamate fracture. They are not going to cut their old second base man to save on low-end utility player/middle reliever money.
Brandon Lowe (31)
Lowe also does not go to a free desk. The rays have a club option of $ 11.5 mm, a bargain for a middle infielder that comes from a 31-homer season. He will probably be in trade rumors, because this will be his last year under club control and that salary is a bit steep by Rays standing standards, but Tampa Bay could find a solid commercial return even if they prefer to allocate the money.
Candidates from the Minor League Deal
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