Top MLB free agents at each position
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Here are the top MLB free agents at each position. Players who have signed will be in bold.
Catcher
| Rank | Player | Age | GP | HR | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yan Gomes (CHC) | 34 | 103 | 14 | .723 |
| 2 | Manuel Pina (ATL) | 35 | 75 | 13 | .732 |
| 3 | Pedro Severino (MIL) | 28 | 113 | 11 | .690 |
| 4 | Willians Astudillo (MIA) | 30 | 72 | 7 | .634 |
| 5 | Kurt Suzuki (LAA) | 38 | 72 | 6 | .636 |
| 6 | Roberto Perez (PIT) | 33 | 44 | 7 | .564 |
| 7 | Robinson Chirinos (BAL) | 38 | 45 | 5 | .778 |
| 8 | Wilson Ramos | 34 | 44 | 8 | .646 |
| 9 | Sandy Leon (CLE) | 33 | 83 | 4 | .505 |
| 10 | Andrew Knapp (CIN) | 29 | 62 | 2 | .429 |
| 11 | Austin Romine (LAA) | 33 | 28 | 1 | .542 |
| 12 | Stephen Vogt (OAK) | 37 | 78 | 7 | .616 |
| 13 | Jonathan Lucroy | 36 | 7 | 0 | .778 |
| 14 | Rob Brantly (NYY) | 32 | 6 | 0 | .390 |
| 15 | Jose Lobaton | 37 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
First base
| Rank | Player | Age | GP | HR | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Freeman (LAD) | 32 | 159 | 31 | .896 |
| 2 | Anthony Rizzo (NYY) | 32 | 141 | 22 | .783 |
| 3 | Brandon Belt (SF) | 34 | 97 | 29 | .975 |
| 4 | Mitch Moreland | 36 | 81 | 10 | .701 |
| 5 | Travis Shaw (BOS) | 32 | 84 | 9 | .659 |
| 6 | Yoshi Tsutsugo (PIT) | 30 | 81 | 8 | .689 |
| 7 | Ryan Zimmerman (Retired) | 37 | 110 | 14 | .756 |
| 8 | Daniel Vogelbach (PIT) | 29 | 93 | 9 | .730 |
| 9 | Jake Lamb (LAD) | 31 | 55 | 7 | .674 |
Second base
| Rank | Player | Age | GP | HR | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Taylor (LAD) | 31 | 148 | 20 | .782 |
| 2 | Brad Miller (TEX) | 32 | 140 | 20 | .774 |
| 3 | Cesar Hernandez (WSH) | 32 | 149 | 21 | .694 |
| 4 | Josh Harrison (CWS) | 34 | 138 | 8 | .741 |
| 5 | Jed Lowrie (OAK) | 38 | 139 | 14 | .717 |
| 6 | Donovan Solano (CIN) | 34 | 101 | 7 | .748 |
| 7 | Asdrubal Cabrera | 36 | 110 | 7 | .678 |
| 8 | Rougned Odor (BAL) | 28 | 102 | 15 | .665 |
| 9 | Jose Peraza (NYY) | 28 | 64 | 6 | .647 |
| 10 | Starlin Castro | 32 | 87 | 3 | .708 |
| 11 | Brock Holt (TEX) | 34 | 76 | 2 | .579 |
| 12 | Joe Panik | 31 | 95 | 3 | .550 |
| 13 | Chris Owings (BAL) | 30 | 21 | 1 | 1.048 |
Third base
| Rank | Player | Age | GP | HR | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Bryant (COL) | 30 | 144 | 25 | .835 |
| 2 | Kyle Seager (Retired) | 34 | 159 | 35 | .723 |
| 3 | Eduardo Escobar (NYM) | 33 | 146 | 28 | .786 |
| 4 | Jonathan Villar (CHC) | 31 | 142 | 18 | .738 |
| 5 | Matt Duffy (LAA) | 31 | 97 | 5 | .738 |
| 6 | Matt Carpenter (TEX) | 35 | 130 | 3 | .581 |
| 7 | Johan Camargo (PHI) | 28 | 15 | 0 | .111 |
| 8 | Ronald Torreyes (PHI) | 29 | 111 | 7 | .632 |
Shortstop
| Rank | Player | Age | GP | HR | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Correa (MIN) | 27 | 148 | 26 | .850 |
| 2 | Corey Seager (TEX) | 28 | 95 | 16 | .915 |
| 3 | Marcus Semien (TEX) | 31 | 162 | 45 | .873 |
| 4 | Trevor Story (BOS) | 29 | 142 | 24 | .801 |
| 5 | Javier Baez (DET) | 29 | 138 | 31 | .813 |
| 6 | Jose Iglesias (COL) | 32 | 137 | 9 | .701 |
| 7 | Freddy Galvis (Japan) | 32 | 104 | 14 | .709 |
| 8 | Andrelton Simmons (CHC) | 32 | 131 | 3 | .558 |
| 9 | Charlie Culberson (TEX) | 33 | 90 | 5 | .676 |
| 10 | Jordy Mercer | 35 | 46 | 2 | .671 |
Outfield
| Rank | Player | Age | GP | HR | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Castellanos (PHI) | 30 | 138 | 34 | .939 |
| 2 | Kyle Schwarber (PHI) | 29 | 113 | 32 | .928 |
| 3 | Starling Marte (NYM) | 33 | 120 | 12 | .837 |
| 4 | Michael Conforto | 29 | 125 | 14 | .729 |
| 5 | Avisail Garcia (MIA) | 31 | 135 | 29 | .820 |
| 6 | Jorge Soler (MIA) | 30 | 149 | 27 | .749 |
| 7 | Mark Canha (NYM) | 33 | 141 | 17 | .746 |
| 8 | Andrew McCutchen (MIL) | 35 | 144 | 27 | .778 |
| 9 | Seiya Suzuki (CHC) | 27 | 131 | 38 | 1.079 |
| 10 | Eddie Rosario (ATL) | 30 | 111 | 14 | .740 |
| 11 | Joc Pederson (SF) | 30 | 137 | 18 | .732 |
| 12 | Corey Dickerson (STL) | 33 | 109 | 6 | .734 |
| 13 | Tommy Pham (CIN) | 34 | 155 | 15 | .724 |
| 14 | Kevin Pillar (LAD) | 33 | 124 | 15 | .692 |
| 15 | Odubel Herrera (PHI) | 29 | 124 | 13 | .726 |
| 16 | Alex Dickerson (ATL) | 32 | 111 | 13 | .725 |
| 17 | Clint Frazier (CHC) | 27 | 66 | 5 | .633 |
| 18 | Leury Garcia (CWS) | 31 | 126 | 5 | .711 |
| 19 | Brett Gardner | 38 | 140 | 10 | .689 |
| 20 | Ehire Adrianza (WSH) | 32 | 109 | 5 | .728 |
| 21 | Kole Calhoun (TEX) | 34 | 51 | 5 | .670 |
| 22 | Gregory Polanco (Japan) | 30 | 107 | 11 | .637 |
| 23 | Brian Goodwin | 31 | 72 | 8 | .693 |
| 24 | Dexter Fowler (TOR) | 36 | 7 | 0 | .536 |
| 25 | Jake Marisnick (TEX) | 30 | 99 | 5 | .661 |
| 26 | Marwin Gonzalez (NYY) | 33 | 91 | 5 | .579 |
Designated hitter
| Rank | Player | Age | GP | HR | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Cruz (WSH) | 41 | 140 | 32 | .832 |
| 2 | Albert Pujols (STL) | 42 | 109 | 17 | .717 |
| 3 | Khris Davis | 34 | 42 | 3 | .635 |
Starting pitcher
| Rank | Pitcher | Age | ERA | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Scherzer (NYM) | 37 | 2.46 | 179.1 | 236 |
| 2 | Robbie Ray (SEA) | 30 | 2.84 | 193.1 | 248 |
| 3 | Clayton Kershaw (LAD) | 34 | 3.55 | 121.2 | 144 |
| 4 | Kevin Gausman (TOR) | 31 | 2.81 | 192 | 227 |
| 5 | Marcus Stroman (CHC) | 31 | 3.02 | 179 | 158 |
| 6 | Carlos Rodon (SF) | 29 | 2.37 | 132.2 | 185 |
| 7 | Justin Verlander (HOU) | 39 | DNP | -- | -- |
| 8 | Noah Syndergaard (LAA) | 29 | 9.00 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Eduardo Rodriguez (DET) | 29 | 4.74 | 157.2 | 185 |
| 10 | Alex Wood (SF) | 31 | 3.83 | 138.2 | 152 |
| 11 | Steven Matz (STL) | 31 | 3.82 | 150.2 | 144 |
| 12 | Zack Greinke (KC) | 38 | 4.16 | 171.0 | 20 |
| 13 | Anthony DeSclafani (SF) | 32 | 3.17 | 167.2 | 152 |
| 14 | Jon Gray (TEX) | 30 | 4.59 | 149 | 157 |
| 15 | Yusei Kikuchi (TOR) | 31 | 4.41 | 157 | 163 |
| 16 | Alex Cobb (SF) | 34 | 3.76 | 93.1 | 98 |
| 17 | Corey Kluber (TB) | 36 | 3.83 | 80 | 82 |
| 18 | Kwang Hyun Kim (Korea) | 33 | 3.46 | 106.2 | 80 |
| 19 | Michael Pineda (DET) | 33 | 3.62 | 109.1 | 88 |
| 20 | James Paxton (BOS) | 33 | 6.75 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 21 | Danny Duffy (LAD) | 33 | 2.51 | 61 | 65 |
| 22 | Johnny Cueto | 36 | 4.08 | 114.2 | 98 |
| 23 | Rich Hill (BOS) | 42 | 3.86 | 158.2 | 150 |
| 24 | Drew Smyly (CHC) | 33 | 4.48 | 126.2 | 117 |
| 25 | Jon Lester (Retired) | 38 | 4.71 | 141.1 | 91 |
Relief pitcher
| Rank | Pitcher | Age | ERA | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raisel Iglesias (LAA) | 32 | 2.57 | 70 | 103 |
| 2 | Kenley Jansen (ATL) | 34 | 2.22 | 69 | 86 |
| 3 | Kendall Graveman (CWS) | 31 | 1.77 | 56 | 61 |
| 4 | Collin McHugh (ATL) | 35 | 1.55 | 64 | 74 |
| 5 | Joe Kelly (CWS) | 34 | 2.86 | 44 | 50 |
| 6 | Corey Knebel (PHI) | 30 | 2.45 | 25.2 | 30 |
| 7 | Hector Neris (HOU) | 33 | 3.63 | 74.1 | 98 |
| 8 | Mark Melancon (ARI) | 36 | 2.23 | 64 | 39 |
| 9 | Ryan Tepera (LAA) | 34 | 2.79 | 61.1 | 74 |
| 10 | Aaron Loup (LAA) | 34 | 0.95 | 56.2 | 57 |
| 11 | Jake Diekman (BOS) | 35 | 3.86 | 60.2 | 83 |
| 12 | Brad Boxberger (MIL) | 34 | 3.34 | 64.2 | 83 |
| 13 | Kirby Yates (ATL) | 35 | DNP | -- | -- |
| 14 | Trevor Rosenthal | 32 | DNP | -- | -- |
| 15 | Andrew Chafin (DET) | 31 | 1.83 | 68.2 | 64 |
| 16 | Jeurys Familia (PHI) | 32 | 3.94 | 59.1 | 72 |
| 17 | Steve Cishek (WSH) | 36 | 3.42 | 68.1 | 64 |
| 18 | Alex Colome (COL) | 32 | 4.15 | 65 | 58 |
| 19 | Mychal Givens (CHC) | 32 | 3.35 | 51 | 54 |
| 20 | Ian Kennedy (ARI) | 37 | 3.20 | 56.1 | 62 |
| 21 | Adam Ottavino (NYM) | 36 | 4.21 | 62 | 71 |
| 22 | Andrew Miller (Retired) | 37 | 4.75 | 36 | 40 |
| 23 | Hunter Strickland (CIN) | 33 | 2.61 | 58.2 | 58 |
| 24 | Hansel Robles (BOS) | 31 | 4.43 | 69 | 76 |