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While the winters of Judge, Ohtani, & Soto are behind us, the upcoming MLB free agent class has plenty to offer both at the plate and on the mound. Spotrac details 10 pending/potential free agents to watch as the MLB Postseason gets underway.
Related: Spotrac’s Top MLB Free Agent Analysis
Kyle Tucker (Cubs, RF)
Age: 28
2026 Status: UFA
2025 Salary: $16,500,000
Contract Valuation: 10 years, $402M
Despite a sluggish summer-stretch and a hand injury to boot, Tucker remains the most well-rounded pending free agent position player this winter. He secured $33.5M across a 3-year arbitration stretch, and has been carrying a $40M+ valuation in our system for years now. If a bidding-war ensues, look for this contract to push well past $400M.
Cody Bellinger (Yankees, OF)
Age: 30
2026 Status: $25M Player Option
2025 Salary: $27.5M
Contract Valuation: 6 years, $183M
Bellinger’s resurgence continued in 2025, as the 30-year-old pumped out his highest WAR rating since his MVP 2019 campaign. He’s a plus defender at multiple positions with power and speed on the base paths. Assuming he opts out (1 year, $25M), teams will need to pony up to lock him in this time around.
Pete Alonso (Mets, 1B)
Age: 30
2026 Status: UFA
2025 Salary: $30M
Contract Valuation: 6 years, $176M
Alonso opted--out of the 1 year, $24M remaining on his contract, electing to give free agency another crack - this time without the qualifying offer attached to him. He’s done plenty to maintain/improve his standing this time around, and should be in line for a healthy long-term guarantee. But where?
Ranger Suarez (Phillies, SP)
Age: 30
2026 Status: UFA
2025 Salary: $8.8M
Contract Valuation: 6 years, $161M
Suarez put together the best overall season of his career in a walk year, remaining in legitimate Cy Young conversation throughout the 2025 campaign. The Phillies have a bounty of money already tied to their staff, and could easily be priced out of keeping the 30-year-old going forward.
Dylan Cease (Padres, SP)
Age: 29
2026 Status: UFA
2025 Salary: $13.75M
Contract Valuation: 6 years, $159M
It hasn’t been the year Cease was hoping for on the heels of free agency, but his resume has enough substance to warrant a serious long-term deal this winter - especially as it pertains to durability. The near 30-year-old was on pace for $23M per year based on arbitration compensation, but a desperate market should elevate that.
Alex Bregman (Red Sox, 3B)
Age: 31
2026 Status: $25M player option
2025 Salary: $25M
Contract Valuation: 4 years, $100M
Bregman is producing at a strong rate despite missing nearly two months with a quad injury. He also remains a plus defender (+4.5 DEF) despite heading toward his age-32 campaign. Financially speaking he values almost identically to the 2 year, $50M he can opt-out of this coming Fall. Is there a longer-term deal on the table for him?
Kyle Schwarber (Phillies, DH)
Age: 32
2026 Status: UFA
2025 Salary: $20M
Contract Valuation: 4 years, $100M
Despite heading toward his age-33 season, Schwarber is as valuable as ever at the plate, operating both as a leadoff hitter, and of course a power bat across his 11-year career to date. He’s finishing out a 4 year, $79M contract in Philly, and a career-year has vaulted his value north of $25M.
Bo Bichette (Blue Jays, SS)
Age: 27
2026 Status: UFA
2025 Salary: $16.5M
Contract Valuation: 8 years, $187M
A miserable & injury-riddled 2024 quieted the buzz surrounding Bichette a bit, but he’s picked up plenty of steam in 2025, and should hit the open market as the far-and-away top available shortstop. One potential red flag this winter? Bichette carries a -5.9 DEF Rating, 22nd among 2025 shortstops.
Michael King (Padres, SP)
Age: 30
2026 Status: $15M mutual option ($3.75M buyout)
2025 Salary: $4M
Contract Valuation: 4 years, $92M
Multiple injuries (nerve/knee) have limited King’s workload in 2025, but the 30-year-old has been a sub-3 ERA pitcher for the better part of 2 full seasons now. A healthy, productive postseason could really inflate the price tag this winter.
Robert Suarez (Padres, RP)
Age: 34
2026 Status: 2 yr, $16M player option
2025 Salary: $13M
Contract Valuation: 4 years, $67M
Arguably the best closer in all of baseball the past two seasons, Suarez is largely expected to opt-out of the 2 years, $16M remaining on his current contract and test the open market. Spoiler: He’s worth at least double that per year.