By Tim Dierkes | at
The following players currently project to be eligible for free agency after the 2023 season. Each player’s 2024 age is in parentheses.
* denotes ineligible for a qualifying offer
Updated 7-9-23
Catchers
Jorge Alfaro (31)
Tucker Barnhart (33) – can opt out of remaining one year and $3.25MM
Victor Caratini (30)
Curt Casali (35) – $4MM mutual option with a $750K buyout
Travis d’Arnaud (35) – $8MM club option (no buyout)
Mitch Garver (33)
Yan Gomes (36) – $6MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Yasmani Grandal (35)*
Austin Hedges (31)
Sandy Leon (35)
Luke Maile (33)
Martin Maldonado (37)
Tom Murphy (33)
Roberto Perez (35)
Manny Piña (37) – $4MM club option (no buyout)
Kevin Plawecki (33)
Austin Romine (35)
Mike Zunino (33)
First Basemen
Jesus Aguilar (34)
Josh Bell (31) – can opt out of remaining one year and $16.5MM
Brandon Belt (36)*
Ji-Man Choi (33)
Garrett Cooper (33)
C.J. Cron (34)
Rhys Hoskins (31)
Eric Hosmer (34)
Trey Mancini (32) – can opt out of remaining one year and $7MM with 350 plate appearances in 2023
Wil Myers (33) – $12MM mutual option with a $1.5MM buyout
Darin Ruf (37)
Carlos Santana (38)
Donovan Solano (36)
Yoshi Tsutsugo (32)
Joey Votto (40) – $20MM club option with a $7MM buyout
Second Basemen
Hanser Alberto (31)
Elvis Andrus (35)
Adam Frazier (32)
Josh Harrison (36)
Tony Kemp (32)
Tommy La Stella (35)
Whit Merrifield (35) – $18MM mutual option with a $500K buyout
Jorge Polanco (30) – $10.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Jonathan Schoop (32)
Donovan Solano (36)
Kolten Wong (33)
Shortstops
Nick Ahmed (34)
Tim Anderson (31) – $14MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Elvis Andrus (35)
Javier Baez (31) – can opt out of remaining four years and $98MM
Brandon Crawford (37)
Paul DeJong (30) – $12.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (29)
Adalberto Mondesi (28)
Amed Rosario (28)
Third Basemen
Ehire Adrianza (34)
Brian Anderson (31)
Jeimer Candelario (30)
Matt Chapman (31)
Charlie Culberson (35)
Josh Donaldson (38) – $16MM mutual option ($6MM buyout if team declines, no buyout if Donaldson declines)*
Eduardo Escobar (35) – $9MM club option with a $500K buyout
Evan Longoria (38)
Mike Moustakas (35) – $20MM club option with a $4MM buyout*
Max Muncy (33) – $10MM club option
Justin Turner (39) – $13.4MM player option with a $6.7MM buyout*
Gio Urshela (32)
Joey Wendle (34)
Left Fielders
Michael Brantley (37)
Mark Canha (35) – $11.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Corey Dickerson (35)
Adam Duvall (35)
Robbie Grossman (34)
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (30)
Brad Miller (34)
Joc Pederson (32)*
David Peralta (36)
Tommy Pham (36)
AJ Pollock (36)*
Jurickson Profar (31)
Eddie Rosario (32) – $9MM club option (no buyout)
Jorge Soler (32) – can opt out of remaining one year, $9MM
Raimel Tapia (30)
Jesse Winker (30)
Center Fielders
Harrison Bader (30)
Cody Bellinger (28)
Adam Duvall (35)
Adam Engel (32)
Enrique Hernandez (32)
Jason Heyward (34)*
Kevin Kiermaier (34)
Jake Marisnick (33)
Kevin Pillar (35)
Michael A. Taylor (33)
Right Fielders
Brian Anderson (31)
Charlie Blackmon (37)
Michael Conforto (31) – can opt out of remaining one year and $18MM with 350 PA in 2023*
Joey Gallo (30)
Randal Grichuk (32)
Teoscar Hernandez (31)
Jason Heyward (34)*
Max Kepler (31) – $10MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Nomar Mazara (29)
Whit Merrifield (35) – $18MM mutual option with a $500K buyout
Wil Myers (33) – $12MM mutual option with a $1.5MM buyout
Hunter Renfroe (32)
Designated Hitters
Michael Brantley (37)
Matt Carpenter (38) – $5.5MM player option
Nelson Cruz (43)*
Trey Mancini (32) – can opt out of remaining one year and $7MM with 350 plate appearances in 2023
J.D. Martinez (36)
Andrew McCutchen (37)
Shohei Ohtani (29)
Carlos Santana (38)*
Justin Turner (39) – $13.4MM player option with a $6.7MM buyout*
Starting Pitchers
Matthew Boyd (33)
Carlos Carrasco (37)
Mike Clevinger (33) — $12MM mutual option with a $4MM buyout
Alex Cobb (36) – $10MM club option with a $2MM buyout*
Johnny Cueto (38) – $10.5MM club option with a $2.5MM buyout
Zach Davies (31) — $5.5MM mutual option with a $300K buyout
Jack Flaherty (28)
Chris Flexen (29)
Kyle Gibson (36)
Lucas Giolito (29)
Sonny Gray (34)
Zack Greinke (40)
Andrew Heaney (33) – $13MM+ player option with a $500K buyout
Kyle Hendricks (34) – $16MM club option with a $1.5MM buyout
Rich Hill (44)
Jakob Junis (31)
Brad Keller (28)
Corey Kluber (38) – $11MM club option
Clayton Kershaw (36)
Michael Lorenzen (32)
Seth Lugo (34) – $7.5MM player option
Lance Lynn (37) – $18MM club option with a $1MM buyout*
Kenta Maeda (35)
Tyler Mahle (29)
Sean Manaea (32) – can opt out of remaining one year and $12.5MM
German Marquez (29) – $16MM club option with a $2.5MM buyout
Nick Martinez (33) – two-year, $32MM club option; if declined, two-year, $16MM player option
Wade Miley (37) – $10MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout
Frankie Montas (31)
Jordan Montgomery (31)
Charlie Morton (40) – $20MM club option (no buyout)
Aaron Nola (31)
Jake Odorizzi (34)*
Shohei Ohtani (29)
James Paxton (34)
Martin Perez (33)*
Eduardo Rodriguez (31) – can opt out of remaining three years and $49MM*
Hyun-Jin Ryu (37)*
Luis Severino (30)
Max Scherzer (39) – can opt out of remaining one year, $43,333,334*
Blake Snell (31)
Ross Stripling (34) – can opt out of remaining one year, $12.5MM
Marcus Stroman (33) – can opt out of remaining one year, $21MM*
Noah Syndergaard (31)*
Jose Ureña (32) – $4.5MM club option with a $500K buyout
Julio Urias (27)
Vince Velasquez (32)
Michael Wacha (32) – two-year, $32MM club option; if team declines, Wacha has $6.5MM player option (contract also contains $6MM player options in 2025-26)
Luke Weaver (30)
Alex Wood (33)
Right-Handed Relievers
Jacob Barnes (34)
Matt Barnes (34) – $8MM club option with a $2.25MM buyout
Anthony Bass (36)
Brad Boxberger (36) – $5MM mutual option with an $800K buyout
Ryan Brasier (36)
John Brebbia (34)
Miguel Castro (29) – $5MM+ club/vesting option. Vests with 60 appearances if he passes end-of-season physical
Luis Cessa (32)
Jesse Chavez (40)
Jose Cisnero (35)
Tyler Duffey (33)
Carl Edwards Jr. (32)
Jeurys Familia (34)
Buck Farmer (33)
Dylan Floro (33)
Michael Fulmer (31)
Luis Garcia (37)
Yimi Garcia (33) – $5MM club/vesting option with a $1MM buyout. Vests with 49 innings or games in 2023
Chad Green (33) – three-year, $27MM club option; if team declines, Green has $6.25MM player option; if both parties decline, team has two-year, $21MM option
Mychal Givens (34) — $6MM mutual option ($2MM buyout if team declines, $1MM buyout if Givens declines)
Heath Hembree (35)
Liam Hendriks (35) – $15MM club option with a $15MM buyout
Jordan Hicks (27)
Daniel Hudson (37) – $6.5MM club option
Joe Jimenez (29)
Pierce Johnson (33)
Joe Kelly (36) – $9.5MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Ian Kennedy (39)*
Craig Kimbrel (36)*
Dinelson Lamet (31)
Jose Leclerc (30) – $6.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Reynaldo Lopez (30)
Nick Martinez (33) – two-year, $32MM club option; if declined, two-year, $16MM player option
Phil Maton (31)
Trevor May (34)
Collin McHugh (37) – $6MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Mark Melancon (39) – $5MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout
Jimmy Nelson (34)
Hector Neris (35) – $8.5MM player option with $1MM buyout (becomes club option if Neris finishes 2023 season on IL)
Emilio Pagan (33)
Erasmo Ramirez (34)
Alex Reyes (29) – $3MM club option with a $100K buyout
David Robertson (39)
Craig Stammen (40)
Ryne Stanek (32)
Robert Stephenson (31)
Chris Stratton (33)
Ryan Tepera (36)
Blake Treinen (36) – conditional club option valued between $1-7MM (based on time spent on IL and nature of injuries)
Drew VerHagen (33)
Matt Wisler (31)
Nick Wittgren (33)
Kirby Yates (37) – $5.75MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Left-Handed Relievers
Richard Bleier (37) – $3.75MM club option with a $250K buyout
Andrew Chafin (34) – $7.25MM club option with a $750K buyout
Aroldis Chapman (36)
Jake Diekman (37) – $4MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Jarlin Garcia (31) – $3.25MM club option
Amir Garrett (32)
Josh Hader (30)
Brad Hand (34) – $7MM club option with a $500K buyout
Aaron Loup (36) – $7.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Matt Moore (35)
Wandy Peralta (32)
Drew Pomeranz (34)
Brooks Raley (36) – $6.5MM club option with a $1.25MM buyout
Joely Rodriguez (32) – $4.25MM club option with a $500K buyout
Caleb Smith (32)
Will Smith (34)
Brent Suter (34)
Justin Wilson (36) – $2.5MM club option with $150K buyout