The MLB offseason is nearing an end, and although Spring Training will soon begin, free agent signings are still rolling in. In order to keep track of all the dollars flying around and all the impact players changing team, we call your attention to the free agent tracker below.
We'll update this tracker every time there's a major free agent signing this offseason, including the player's former team, his new team, and details of his new contract. It will all be structured based on our ranking of the top 75 free agents available heading into the 2017 season. Note: Those players with "QO" beside their names received a qualifying offer from their former teams. That means if they sign elsewhere, then their new team must forfeit a high 2017 draft pick while their old team will gain a compensatory draft pick in 2017.
If you're looking for some detailed commentary on each free agent, then check out our positional free agent rankings: starting pitchers, relievers, outfielders, corner infielders/DHs, middle infielders, and catchers.
Now to the tracker ...
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | LAST TEAM | NEW TEAM | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoenis Cespedes (QO) | OF |  | | Signed: 4 years, $110M |
| 2 | Justin Turner (QO) | 3B |  | | Signed: 4 years, $64M |
| 3 | Kenley Jansen (QO) | RP | | | Signed: 5 years, $80M |
| 4 | Aroldis Chapman | RP |  |  | Signed: 5 years, $86M |
| 5 | Edwin Encarnacion (QO) | 1B/DH |  |  | Signed: 3 years, $60M |
| 6 | Dexter Fowler (QO) | OF | |  | Signed: 5 years, $82.5M |
| 7 | Mark Melancon | RP |  |  | Signed: 4 years, $62M |
| 8 | Rich Hill | SP | | | Signed: 3 years, $48M |
| 9 | Carlos Gomez | OF |  | | Signed: 1 year, $11.5M |
| 10 | Ian Desmond (QO) | OF | |  | Signed: 5 years, $70M |
| 11 | Jose Bautista (QO) | OF | | | Signed: 1 year, $18.5M |
| 12 | Mark Trumbo (QO) | OF |  | | Signed: 3 years, $37.5M |
| 13 | Jeremy Hellickson (QO) | SP |  | | Signed: 1 year, $17.2M |
| 14 | Josh Reddick | OF | |  | Signed: 4 years, $52M |
| 15 | Wilson Ramos | C | |  | Signed: 2 years, $12.5M |
| 16 | Matt Wieters | C | | TBD | Free agent |
| 17 | Mike Napoli | 1B | | | Signed: 1 year, $8.5M |
| 18 | Jason Hammel | SP | |  | Signed: 2 years, $16M |
| 19 | Ivan Nova | SP |  | | Signed: 3 years, #26M |
| 20 | Bartolo Colon | SP | |  | Signed: 1 year, $12.5M |
| 21 | Greg Holland | RP | | | Signed: 1 year, $7M |
| 22 | Michael Saunders | OF | | | Signed: 1 year, $9M |
| 23 | Carlos Beltran | OF/DH | | | Signed: 1 year, $16M |
| 24 | Neil Walker (QO) | 2B | | | Signed: 1 year, $17.2M |
| 25 | Kendrys Morales | DH | | | Signed: 3 years, $33M |
| 26 | Luis Valbuena | 3B | |  | Signed: 2 years, $15M |
| 27 | Andrew Cashner | SP |  | | Signed: 1 year, $10M |
| 28 | Jason Castro | C | |  | Signed: 3 years, $24.5M |
| 29 | Steve Pearce | 1B/OF | | | Signed: 2 years, $12.5M |
| 30 | Edinson Volquez | SP | | | Signed: 2 years, $22M |
| 31 | Brett Anderson | SP | | | Signed: 1 year, $3.5M |
| 32 | Matt Holliday | OF | | | Signed: 1 year, $13M |
| 33 | Colby Rasmus | OF | | | Signed: 1 year, $5M |
| 34 | Doug Fister | SP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 35 | Derek Holland | SP | |  | Signed: 1 year, $6M |
| 36 | Brandon Moss | OF | | | Signed: 2 years, $12M |
| 37 | Sergio Romo | RP | | | Signed: 1 year, $3M |
| 38 | Pedro Alvarez | 1B/DH | | TBD | Free agent |
| 39 | Mitch Moreland | 1B | |  | Signed: 1 year, $5M |
| 40 | Brad Ziegler | RP | | | Signed: 2 years, $16M |
| 41 | Travis Wood | RP | | | Signed: 2 years, $12M |
| 42 | Matt Joyce | OF | |  | Signed: 2 years, $11M |
| 43 | Sean Rodriguez | 2B | | | Signed: 2 years, $11M |
| 44 | R.A. Dickey | SP | | | Signed: 1 year, $7.5M |
| 45 | Jonathon Niese | SP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 46 | Neftali Feliz | RP | |  | Signed: 1 year, $5.35M |
| 47 | Brett Cecil | RP | | | Signed: 4 years, $30.5M |
| 48 | Joe Blanton | RP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 49 | Alex Avila | C | |  | Signed: 1 year, $2M |
| 50 | Boone Logan | RP | | | Signed: 1 year, $6.5M |
| 51 | Koji Uehara | RP | | | Signed: 1 year, $4.5M |
| 52 | Chase Utley | 2B | | | Signed: 1 year |
| 53 | Jake Peavy | SP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 54 | Colby Lewis | SP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 55 | Jorge De La Rosa | SP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 56 | Kurt Suzuki | C | | | Signed: 1 year, $15M |
| 57 | C.J. Wilson | SP | | N/A | Retired |
| 58 | Jerry Blevins | RP | | | Signed: 1 year, $6.5M |
| 59 | Joaquin Benoit | RP | | | Signed: 1 year, $7.5M |
| 60 | Adam Lind | 1B |  | | Signed: 1 year, $1.5M |
| 61 | Johnny Giavotella | 2B | | | Signed: Minors deal |
| 62 | Mat Latos | SP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 63 | Kelly Johnson | 2B | | TBD | Free agent |
| 64 | Fernando Salas | RP | | | Signed: 1 year, $3M |
| 65 | Drew Storen | RP | |  | Signed: 1 year, $3M |
| 66 | Santiago Casilla | RP | | | Signed: 2 years, $11M |
| 67 | Luke Hochevar | RP | | TBD | Free agent |
| 68 | Clayton Richard | SP |  | | Signed: 1 year, $1.75M |
| 69 | Tommy Milone | SP | | | Signed: 1 year, $1.25M |
| 70 | Charlie Morton | SP | | | Signed: 2 years, $14M |
| 71 | Jhoulys Chacin | SP | | | Signed: 1 year, $1.75M |
| 72 | Rajai Davis | OF | | | Signed: 1 year, $6M |
| 73 | Angel Pagan | OF | | TBD | Free agent |
| 74 | Jon Jay | OF | | | Signed: 1 year, $8M |
| 75 | Fernando Rodney | RP | |  | Signed: 1 year, $2.75M |
Remember, keep it here as we make our way through the offseason for the essential details on every significant free agent signing.
