Complete List of MLB Free Agents In The 2025-2026 MLB Offseason

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It's hard to predict how this offseason will unfold, as there is an increasing chance of (yet another) MLB lockout following the 2026 season. Will teams spend big this offseason, hoping to create surety in the face of an unknown collective bargaining agreement? Or will they be hesitant in hopes of a favorable outcome for ownership groups?

No matter how it shakes out, teams will need to compete in the 2026 season, and they'll need to sign free agents this winter. DiamondCentric has compiled a complete list of free agents, sortable and searchable by pretty much any metric you need. Looking for a first baseman? A catcher? We have you covered. We offer two pages for your reference: one for position players, the other for pitchers.

Free Agent Hitters In the 2025-2026 MLB Offseason

Complete List Of 2025-2026 MLB Free Agent Hitters

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Free Agent Pitchers In the 2025-2026 MLB Offseason

Complete List Of 2025-2026 MLB Free Agent Pitchers

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Here is a complete list of free agent pitchers in the 2025-2026 MLB offseason.

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[jw5511986]

What do we think Houser's contract looks like?

[sveumrules]

28 minutes ago, jw5511986 said:

What do we think Houser's contract looks like?

Adrian was a tale of two seasons with a 2.10 ERA | 3.34 FIP in his first 11 starts with CHW, but those numbers tanked to a 4.79 ERA | 4.38 FIP in ten starts to end the year after getting traded to TBR.

Seems like a one year, five or so million kind of guy to me.

[RobertCrawley]

Fedde elected free agency.

[CheezWizHed]

The logical spots to find upgrades are:

1) Shortstop

• Bo Bichette - well a guy can dream...
• A total of 4 players listed at SS there (I'm sure some UT players could manage too)
• Falefa is probably the only upgrade we'd consider here. 

2) Third Base (backdoor SS upgrade with Durbin to 2B and Turang to SS)

• Alex Bregmen is probably the main FA target at 3B and thus, expensive. 
• Miguel Anuhar? 

3) CF/LF - depends on where you want Chourio to play. 

• Cody Bellinger? Kyle Tucker? Dream on... 
• Trent Grisham is probably priced out of our range too. 
• CF Yastrzemski at 34 might be reachable?  Rob Refsnyder is 34 too
• Seems like it is the bigger few guys, a couple 1.0 WAR players and a host of negative WAR players.  Probably a low chance to bring in a needle mover there. 

4) 1B - Replacing Bauers, though he did have a strong year. 

• Naylor or O'Hearn would be great, but just about the top of the market. 
• Maybe Dominic Smith?

5) DH - unlikely given Yelich's contract.

[nate82]

45 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

5) DH - unlikely given Yelich's contract

This is the sad part as Schwarber would be a great fit.  

 

45 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

4) 1B - Replacing Bauers, though he did have a strong year. 

• Naylor or O'Hearn would be great, but just about the top of the market. 
• Maybe Dominic Smith?

No on Smith.  Naylor or O’Hearn would be ok but I would prefer Naylor.  I think Naylor is probably on the top of the list for the Yankees to acquire.  Both O’Hearn and Naylor shouldn’t get more than Hoskins did per year when he signed with the Brewers.  So they should be in the Brewers price range.

45 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

1) Shortstop

• Bo Bichette - well a guy can dream...
• A total of 4 players listed at SS there (I'm sure some UT players could manage too)
• Falefa is probably the only upgrade we'd consider here. 

No thanks on IKF.  Bichette is probably an Adames or Swanson type.  Why go for Bichette when they could have resigned Adames?  I think Turang moving to SS and Durbin to 2B is a better move.

I think Ortiz will be given another year to figure it out offensively.  Either at 3B or SS.  Defensively he is elite and if he is your #9 hitter he is about average at the #9 spot.

[Brewluver]

3 hours ago, nate82 said:

This is the sad part as Schwarber would be a great fit.  

 

 

I would take Schwarber over Tucker any day ending in "y"

[Trax]

They need a bat and bad.   They can't afford the top SS's.  They don't necessarily need to if they can afford a top hitting 2nd baseman or 3rd baseman.  Turang would gold glove it there too.   They likely can't afford that either.  They had better be working on an extension for Turang even though we have several more years locked up.  Jefferson Q needs another year before we trade Contreras so we don't have much to offer on the trade market. Peralta is about it.  Don't trade our very top prospects. 

[Branyanisthegoat]

Not that rp is a pressing need, especially RH, but if teams aren't crazy about Tyler Rogers, would be stoked to see the Brewers pick him up.

Dude is as rubber armed as the come, and seems like our defense would compliment his style very well. Almost guaranteed to soak up 70+ innings with soft contact and few walks.

[TURBO]

Mariners’ general manager Justin Hollander told reporters on Thursday that bringing back Josh Naylor will be a priority during the offseason.

 

President of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto and skipper Dan Wilson also noted their desire to bring Naylor back. Hollander also explained that Naylor seemed to enjoy his time with the Mariners, “Everything I got from him was that he really liked it here… Josh just got two months plus the playoffs of what Seattle is like as a sports town. … He’s a really good dude and I really do think he liked it here a lot.” The 28-year-old slugger is hitting the free agent market for the first time following an outstanding season in which he slashed .295/.353/.462 with 20 homers, 92 RBI and a career-high 30 stolen bases in 604 plate appearances between the M’s and Diamondbacks. He’ll be one of the most highly coveted players available on the market this winter.

 

Source: Brent Stecker

[eklinka]

There's so much talent coming up the pipe soon. I can't imagine the Brewers making a big splash in FA. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Is Turang's shoulder going to allow him to play SS? I mean, he took a step back defensively at 2B this year, so I'm just generally skeptical that he moves. There doesn't seem to be a lot of upside in a move when a) you're getting good 2B D, and b) you're counting on him to be a big offensive producer.

Honestly, given the options, I think we're better off riding with Ortiz. He's 27. Team control through 2030. Elite defender. Had a very good 2024 (102 OPS+). And the difference between that year and this past one, basically, was that he walked twice as often in 2024. Joey's not that far away. It's going to make people angry, but I think you ride with that this offseason. There just aren't a lot of options that are going to make you much better.

[BrewerFan]

On 10/20/2025 at 5:39 PM, Brewluver said:

I would take Schwarber over Tucker any day ending in "y"

Are you accounting for the... massive difference in salary or just straight up?

If it's just as a player, Tucker would be almost a perfect fit. He's probably a GG caliber LFer(or a really good one when healthy), speed, takes walks, power. He's great on the bases. He was banged up this year, but he's a stud.

And if you could... in some world afford him, he should age well. 

 

If you're saying you'd take Schwarber because he'll only get 4, maybe 5 years at ~30M vs 10 years at ~40M, then I'd agree.

[BrewerFan]

8 hours ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Is Turang's shoulder going to allow him to play SS? I mean, he took a step back defensively at 2B this year, so I'm just generally skeptical that he moves. There doesn't seem to be a lot of upside in a move when a) you're getting good 2B D, and b) you're counting on him to be a big offensive producer.

Honestly, given the options, I think we're better off riding with Ortiz. He's 27. Team control through 2030. Elite defender. Had a very good 2024 (102 OPS+). And the difference between that year and this past one, basically, was that he walked twice as often in 2024. Joey's not that far away. It's going to make people angry, but I think you ride with that this offseason. There just aren't a lot of options that are going to make you much better.

I think you're right. We can have short memories. Last year Turang has a .688 OPS. I would expect Ortiz to be closer to the '24 version.

He gets his BB% back over 10 and his BABIP closer to .300(which is hardly a stretch) vs the .260 he had and I think he's capable of a .750 OPS, but should be at least .700. That's just fine given we have SS's coming up and he should be the "weak" hold in our lineup and plays great defense. If he has a bad first 3 months... we'll have to switch it up and do something different. 

I do think Turang can be at SS with his shoulder. A dead arm is just something that most players deal with. This was publicized because he was on pace to be the starting SS and it changed the outcome. But he was an outstanding SS and the plan was for him to be SS. 

 

On 10/20/2025 at 12:51 PM, CheezWizHed said:

The logical spots to find upgrades are:

Those are all logical... but expensive.

Nobody else thinks another BP arm could help?

Kyle Finnegan- RHP, mid to upper90s velo still, big GB pitcher. I'd like him in that Mears spot or to push Mears back a slot/keep the BP fresh.

Caleb Ferguson-LHP -If you want to move Ashby to the rotation... which I'm all in favor of, another lefty who.. also gets a lot of GBs, limits hard contact, that could be a big addition. 

I don't think either will be too expensive.

Walker Buehler is another guy I'd take a flier on. He was so nasty just a couple years ago, he should be cheap... but he's not exactly a big upgrade.

If we're going to go with guys like Misiorowski, Patrick, Ashby... Gasser, we're going to need some length. 

 

Finnegan is one guy I'd really like to add. 2/12 would be reasonable(though I suspect he'll get more as well). 

[Brewluver]

11 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

If you're saying you'd take Schwarber because he'll only get 4, maybe 5 years at ~30M vs 10 years at ~40M, then I'd agree.

Yes, Schwarber is a much better deal with better numbers.

                          BA        HR    RBIs    OPS

Tucker     -        .266      22      73      .841

Schwarber   -   .240      56     132     .928

 

I know Tucker was hurt, (but not THAT hurt).

I DON'T know too many teams that will absorb the FA money he'll be asking.

He is NOT a GG candidate, (I would say average fielder with above average speed.)

Schwarber is also a HUGE fan favorite everywhere he goes.

[BrewerFan]

12 minutes ago, Brewluver said:

Yes, Schwarber is a much better deal with better numbers.

                          BA        HR    RBIs    OPS

Tucker     -        .266      22      73      .841

Schwarber   -   .240      56     132     .928

 

I know Tucker was hurt, (but not THAT hurt).

I DON'T know too many teams that will absorb the FA money he'll be asking.

He is NOT a GG candidate, (I would say average fielder with above average speed.)

Schwarber is also a HUGE fan favorite everywhere he goes.

Better numbers in a career year at 32 and a DH only. One's coming off their best year, the other their worst year since becoming a full time starter. 

He also has won a GG in RF. He'd probably play LF in Milwaukee(in this... hypothetical) and his Base Running Value has been... better than Turang for some context. He's really about as well rounded a player as you see in Free Agency save for a couple... pretty extreme outliers. 

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=tucker001kyl&player_id1=schwar001kyl&request=1&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_id=schwaky01&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_source=br

But, if we're accounting for contract... both are probably out of the Brewers price range, but Tucker definitely is. 

The issue is... you'd have to move Yelich back to the OF and you'd have 50M+ invested in 33, 34 year old LHed DHs. 

 

I think Tucker ends up in LA because... why not, they didn't sweep this years WS and may actually lose. Schwarber ends up in Philly... probably, but I just hope this isn't the Cubs chance to rectify their mistake in non-tendering him. 

[TURBO]

You just know the Cubs are going to do something... 

I doubt they give Tucker the money, but I 100% can see them dealing on Schwarber.

My guess is they open up the purse strings a little bit more this year because the thought of the Brewers winning the division once again, is going to motivate them to spend a little bit...

 

 

[Madhawk23]

14 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

I think you're right. We can have short memories. Last year Turang has a .688 OPS. I would expect Ortiz to be closer to the '24 version.

He gets his BB% back over 10 and his BABIP closer to .300(which is hardly a stretch) vs the .260 he had and I think he's capable of a .750 OPS, but should be at least .700. That's just fine given we have SS's coming up and he should be the "weak" hold in our lineup and plays great defense. If he has a bad first 3 months... we'll have to switch it up and do something different. 

I do think Turang can be at SS with his shoulder. A dead arm is just something that most players deal with. This was publicized because he was on pace to be the starting SS and it changed the outcome. But he was an outstanding SS and the plan was for him to be SS. 

 

Those are all logical... but expensive.

Nobody else thinks another BP arm could help?

Kyle Finnegan- RHP, mid to upper90s velo still, big GB pitcher. I'd like him in that Mears spot or to push Mears back a slot/keep the BP fresh.

Caleb Ferguson-LHP -If you want to move Ashby to the rotation... which I'm all in favor of, another lefty who.. also gets a lot of GBs, limits hard contact, that could be a big addition. 

I don't think either will be too expensive.

Walker Buehler is another guy I'd take a flier on. He was so nasty just a couple years ago, he should be cheap... but he's not exactly a big upgrade.

If we're going to go with guys like Misiorowski, Patrick, Ashby... Gasser, we're going to need some length. 

 

Finnegan is one guy I'd really like to add. 2/12 would be reasonable(though I suspect he'll get more as well). 

I definitely don't hate the idea of taking a flier on a guy like Buehler - especially if you think he can get back to being closer to his old self with an extra year removed from his latest TJ surgery.  However, I think we'd be looking at an either/or situation between him and Woody then....and if that's the case (and the $$ is pretty close for both guys), I'd probably just prefer that we work out a deal to bring Woody back on a "prove-it" type contract for a year or two.  

[CheezWizHed]

14 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

I think you're right. We can have short memories. Last year Turang has a .688 OPS. I would expect Ortiz to be closer to the '24 version.

He gets his BB% back over 10 and his BABIP closer to .300(which is hardly a stretch) vs the .260 he had and I think he's capable of a .750 OPS, but should be at least .700. That's just fine given we have SS's coming up and he should be the "weak" hold in our lineup and plays great defense. If he has a bad first 3 months... we'll have to switch it up and do something different. 

I do think Turang can be at SS with his shoulder. A dead arm is just something that most players deal with. This was publicized because he was on pace to be the starting SS and it changed the outcome. But he was an outstanding SS and the plan was for him to be SS. 

 

Those are all logical... but expensive.

Nobody else thinks another BP arm could help?

Kyle Finnegan- RHP, mid to upper90s velo still, big GB pitcher. I'd like him in that Mears spot or to push Mears back a slot/keep the BP fresh.

Caleb Ferguson-LHP -If you want to move Ashby to the rotation... which I'm all in favor of, another lefty who.. also gets a lot of GBs, limits hard contact, that could be a big addition. 

I don't think either will be too expensive.

Walker Buehler is another guy I'd take a flier on. He was so nasty just a couple years ago, he should be cheap... but he's not exactly a big upgrade.

If we're going to go with guys like Misiorowski, Patrick, Ashby... Gasser, we're going to need some length. 

 

Finnegan is one guy I'd really like to add. 2/12 would be reasonable(though I suspect he'll get more as well). 

Yeah, bringing in BP arms is pretty much a given.  They do every year and they are never anyone people expect, so I don't bother. 😂

All my ideas are moderately expensive, but I wanted to start with the premise of what is even available.  So many times people complain that "we need to go sign a 3B with GG defense and his 50 HRs", but that person doesn't exist... 

So I start with even who is available in FA that we could attempt to sign.  If there isn't much... no sense complaining about the Brewers "digging through the trash heap" when that is all that is available.

Like at SS.  We know we aren't going to get Bichette.  Second place is IKF and some utility SS that aren't any better than Ortiz.  So we either live with Ortiz, move Turang over, or sign IKF... 

[AKCheesehead]

2 hours ago, BrewerFan said:

Better numbers in a career year at 32 and a DH only. One's coming off their best year, the other their worst year since becoming a full time starter. 

He also has won a GG in RF. He'd probably play LF in Milwaukee(in this... hypothetical) and his Base Running Value has been... better than Turang for some context. He's really about as well rounded a player as you see in Free Agency save for a couple... pretty extreme outliers. 

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=tucker001kyl&player_id1=schwar001kyl&request=1&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_id=schwaky01&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_source=br

But, if we're accounting for contract... both are probably out of the Brewers price range, but Tucker definitely is. 

The issue is... you'd have to move Yelich back to the OF and you'd have 50M+ invested in 33, 34 year old LHed DHs. 

 

I think Tucker ends up in LA because... why not, they didn't sweep this years WS and may actually lose. Schwarber ends up in Philly... probably, but I just hope this isn't the Cubs chance to rectify their mistake in non-tendering him. 

I definitely could see the cubs signing Schwarber and putting Suzuki back out in RF.  

[BrewerFan]

54 minutes ago, Madhawk23 said:

I definitely don't hate the idea of taking a flier on a guy like Buehler - especially if you think he can get back to being closer to his old self with an extra year removed from his latest TJ surgery.  However, I think we'd be looking at an either/or situation between him and Woody then....and if that's the case (and the $$ is pretty close for both guys), I'd probably just prefer that we work out a deal to bring Woody back on a "prove-it" type contract for a year or two.  

I was thinking of Buehler as a cheap alternative. 

I wouldn't have him in the same group as Woodruff. Woodruff I think could get 9 figures... potentially. 

I'd give Buehler maybe 4M or a mutual with a 2M buyout on a 1-year deal. 

 

If it's Woodruff or Buehler, I'll take my chances with MiLB depth to fill those innings over Buehler. Meaning I'll piggyback with Wichrowski or Hardin AFTER Henderson, Gasser and all those guys. There are already a few who'll start the year in AAA and some who won't earn a job in the rotation.

But Woody I see as a co-Ace to Peralta.
Buehler I see as a guy who hopefully we could get back, but more of a back of the rotation type.

[Madhawk23]

2 minutes ago, BrewerFan said:

I was thinking of Buehler as a cheap alternative. 

I wouldn't have him in the same group as Woodruff. Woodruff I think could get 9 figures... potentially. 

I'd give Buehler maybe 4M or a mutual with a 2M buyout on a 1-year deal. 

 

If it's Woodruff or Buehler, I'll take my chances with MiLB depth to fill those innings over Buehler. Meaning I'll piggyback with Wichrowski or Hardin AFTER Henderson, Gasser and all those guys. There are already a few who'll start the year in AAA and some who won't earn a job in the rotation.

But Woody I see as a co-Ace to Peralta.
Buehler I see as a guy who hopefully we could get back, but more of a back of the rotation type.

For Woody's sake, I hope I'm wrong - but I don't think there's any way he's getting a 9 figure deal this winter.  I think he might have to settle for a 1-year "prove-it" deal and then maybe he hits it big after that if he proves that his stuff is coming back (or that he can consistently pitch well with the lesser stuff).  His late season injury won't help his cause this winter.  

[BrewerFan]

46 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

Yeah, bringing in BP arms is pretty much a given.  They do every year and they are never anyone people expect, so I don't bother. 😂

All my ideas are moderately expensive, but I wanted to start with the premise of what is even available.  So many times people complain that "we need to go sign a 3B with GG defense and his 50 HRs", but that person doesn't exist... 

So I start with even who is available in FA that we could attempt to sign.  If there isn't much... no sense complaining about the Brewers "digging through the trash heap" when that is all that is available.

Like at SS.  We know we aren't going to get Bichette.  Second place is IKF and some utility SS that aren't any better than Ortiz.  So we either live with Ortiz, move Turang over, or sign IKF... 

That's true. I always want another guy, the guys I want are never in the discussions and the Brewers pretty much always have enough guys. 

 

I wonder what he is going to get? Seems like he could be a really solid 2B. Seems like if Tucker is going to get 400M, he should be able to get 200M, but there doesn't seem like there's a ton of talk about his impending free agency. I haven't really seen him, but does he just lack range, is it his arm?

I say we just sign him, Kyle Tucker... Kyle Schwarber, Kyle Hendricks.... really, any Kyle on the market. 

We just need some "Bobby Bonilla type deferred money!"

Tucker gets 10M a year and then 5M a year from 2036-2096, Schwarber 1M a year, we'll only give him 30 years of deferred payments.

[BrewerFan]

2 hours ago, Madhawk23 said:

For Woody's sake, I hope I'm wrong - but I don't think there's any way he's getting a 9 figure deal this winter.  I think he might have to settle for a 1-year "prove-it" deal and then maybe he hits it big after that if he proves that his stuff is coming back (or that he can consistently pitch well with the lesser stuff).  His late season injury won't help his cause this winter.  

I think you underestimate the desperation for pitching. He showed the shoulder was good. I don't think the Lat is a big deal. I'm not saying he gets it, but... I think it's possible. 5/100, 5/115. 
Or 2/50. 

I'm still hoping it's closer to the later as I think that keeps us in the discussion, but... we'll see. 

[markedman5]