Baseball's free agency period is officially open. Here’s how we see this year’s class and where each player may end up come Opening Day 2025.
Juan Soto’s production through his age-25 season puts him in a cohort with players like Mickey Mantle, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. Were it not for Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers signed last year, we’d be talking about Soto making history this time around.
In ranking the 50 best free agents available, factors like past recent production, age, health history and position scarcity were taken into consideration. And, as has become tradition, we’ll be making signing predictions for each player in our top 50, with each team meriting at least one mention even though it’s highly unlikely certain small-market teams will cash out the dough to swim in this part of the free agent pool.
Higashioka may earn the best free agent among catchers this offseason after starting the year as a backup for the Padres. / Orlando Ramirez-Imagn ImagesHigashioka inherited the Padres’ starting job behind the plate in June due to an injury to incumbent Luis Campusano and ran with it, boasting a newfound power stroke that carried over to the playoffs.
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