#mlb-free-agency

#mlb-free-agency

The dust has barely settled on the World Series, but one benefit of being a team like the Blue Jays is that there isn't much downtime between the end of the season and the offseason. Once the Game 7 confetti was swept up off the turf at Rogers Centre, it was go time for the Blue Jays front office. MLB free agency opens up on Thursday, and the Blue Jays have some heavy lifting to do.

While I would love to see Cease in a Braves' uni, I think he may get a much better deal elsewhere with Atlanta's seeming insistence on being "logical" with every free agent (cue Friedman's famous quote). Milwaukee has a penchant for really getting something extra out of pitchers, and Peralta is a finished product who will be too expensive for them to keep much longer.

There is no Juan Soto in MLB free agency this year. There is definitely no Shohei Ohtani. But although there might not be a player who will inspire people to track the flight paths of private jets on social media, it's an intriguing class of free agents nonetheless -- one especially deep in power hitters. Players are ranked in order of their Baseball-Reference WAR from 2025.

While Naylor has been emphasized as the club's priority, Divish suggests that it's possible Polanco actually winds up being the one most likely to sign. That's in part due to Naylor's age, with Divish noting that he's likely to seek a deal longer than three years in free agency. That's the sort of contract that has typically fallen outside of Seattle's comfort zone under Dipoto in free agency, although it's not hard to imagine that the Mariners might view Naylor as an exception to that.

Brian Snitker, who has been with the Atlanta Braves organization for 49 years, will get a 50th year. According to Jeff Passan and Mark Bowman, it will not be as manager of the team. Snitker, who has been manager of the Braves since 2016 and won over 800 games, won 6 division titles, and won a World Series, will not be back.

Cade Cavalli shines with 7 scoreless innings, but Nathaniel Lowe's release marks a significant shift for the Nationals as they move forward without him.

Martinez, who was a solid designated hitter for the Dodgers in 2023, has been trying to find a new team after a lackluster 2024 season affected his free agency.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Jose Ureña has signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins, marking his fourth team this season.