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FORMULA 1
Mid-December MLB Recap
As the holidays approach, nearly every notable MLB free agent has landed into a new contract for the 2023 season. In fact, only 21 players who accumulated a WAR of 1.0 or greater last season remain on the available big board.
BEST AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
Unsigned MLB free agents who posted a 1.0+ WAR in the 2022 season. ALL AVAILABLE FREE AGENTS
PITCHERS | POSITION PLAYERS |
---|---|
Johnny Cueto (SP) | Jurickson Profar (OF) |
Michael Wacha (SP) | Matt Carpenter (3B) |
Zack Greinke (SP) | Brandon Drury (3B) |
Matt Moore (RP) | Justin Turner (3B) |
Adam Ottavino (RP) | Trey Mancini (1B) |
Nathan Eovaldi (SP) | Jean Segura (2B) |
Scott Alexander (RP) | Josh Harrison (2B) |
Jordan Lyles (RP) | Michael Brantley (OF) |
Jose Iglesias (SS) | |
Elvis Andrus (SS) | |
Willi Castro (SS) | |
Curt Casali (C) | |
Andrew McCutchen (OF) |
THE FREE AGENT SHORTSTOP RECAP
With Dansby Swanson now off of the market, here’s a final scoreboard look at how things shook out for the star players, who combined for $1.107B in fully guaranteed contracts.
- Carlos Correa (MIN -> SF): 13 years, $350M
- Trea Turner (LAD -> PHI): 11 years, $300M
- Xander Bogaerts (BOS -> SD): 11 years, $280M
- Dansby Swanson (ATL -> CHC): 7 years, $177M
One interesting takeaway? None of these shortstops returned to their 2022 team.
UPDATED TAX PAYROLLS
Spotrac has been tracking projected Opening Day tax payrolls since the start of the offseason, from the Mets historic figure down to the Athletics doing Oakland things. Recent signings now position 11 teams north of the $200M mark, with the Cubs & White Sox as the latest members of this club.
TEAM | PROJ. OPENING DAY TAX PAYROLL |
---|---|
NYM | $353,900,339 |
NYY | $288,086,565 |
PHI | $242,414,946 |
SD | $233,442,959 |
TOR | $228,156,492 |
ATL | $226,204,408 |
LAA | $212,674,085 |
LAD | $211,374,140 |
SF | $205,988,276 |
CWS | $201,799,532 |
CHC | $200,464,059 |
Four teams still remain over the $233M tax threshold, with the Padres/Phillies still in the first taxpayer tier, the Yankees handedly in tier 3, and the Mets shattering the glass ceiling of the fourth tier.
ADDITIONAL TAX PAYROLL PROJECTIONS
TEAM | PROJ. OPENING DAY TAX PAYROLL |
---|---|
TEX | $199,698,413 |
HOU | $197,293,816 |
BOS | $196,724,121 |
COL | $184,099,187 |
STL | $178,592,297 |
SEA | $175,536,382 |
DET | $137,518,434 |
MIL | $136,041,880 |
MIN | $129,390,604 |
CLE | $121,660,844 |
TB | $121,044,842 |
ARI | $119,201,857 |
WSH | $115,098,735 |
MIA | $108,536,654 |
KC | $96,280,809 |
CIN | $86,491,989 |
BAL | $81,787,001 |
PIT | $77,170,709 |
OAK | $68,135,158 |
TRADE MARKET HEATING UP?
Generally the largest offseason trades come at or right after the early December winter meetings. But a few names are still being floated out with interest. We’ve detailed a number of those Winter Trade Possibilities here.
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