Top 50 Predictions: MLB's 2024-2025 Free Agent Class

After a one-year hiatus, MLB.com’s Kristopher Daly and I are back with our prediction of where this winter’s top 50 free agents will be signing.

Given that this project is a personal passion for both of us, and with all the uncertainty around the free agent pool in the early weeks of the offseason, we decided to release this in time for Thanksgiving. At this point, qualifying offers have been accepted/rejected, and the non-tender deadline has passed for arbitration-eligible players. The free agent market is now more or less finally set for the winter.

Unfortunately this means that we missed out on publishing this in time for Blake Snell, Nick Martinez, or Yusei Kikuchi’s signings. So in lieu of their entries we’ve added a couple of other intriguing free agents who were recently non tendered, and are sure to generate interest in the free agent market.

When evaluating proper fits, we consider team positional needs, publicly known geographic preferences, and the most likely course of how a player’s career is going to proceed.

My predictions are titled LO, Kris’ are titled KD. Let’s see where these players wind up!

1. Juan Soto, OF
   LO: Astros | KD: Yankees

2. Corbin Burnes, RHP
   LO: Dodgers | KD: Mets

3. Alex Bregman, IF
   LO: Diamondbacks | KD: Phillies

4. Willy Adames, SS
   LO: Braves | KD: Giants

5. Max Fried, LHP
   LO: Dodgers | KD: Dodgers

6. Pete Alonso, 1B
   LO: Giants | KD: Blue Jays

7. Teoscar Hernandez, OF
   LO: Mets | KD: Braves

8. Christian Walker, 1B
   LO: Nationals | KD: Tigers

9. Anthony Santander, OF
   LO: Royals | KD: Mariners

10. Jack Flaherty, RHP
    LO: Phillies | KD: Mets

11. Luis Severino,  RHP
    LO: Braves | KD: Tigers

12. Sean Manaea, LHP
    LO: Twins | KD: Mets

13. Jurickson Profar, OF
    LO: Giants | KD: Padres

14. Gleyber Torres, 2B
    LO: Pirates | KD: Reds

15. Nathan Eovaldi, RHP
    LO: Brewers | KD: Cubs

16. Ha-Seong Kim, IF
    LO: Giants | KD: Cardinals

17. Tyler O’Neill, OF
    LO: Mariners | KD: Blue Jays

18. Tanner Scott, LHP
    LO: Guardians | KD: Royals

19. Walker Buehler, RHP
    LO: Reds | KD: Yankees

20. Shane Bieber, RHP
    LO: Angels | KD: Rangers

21. Jeff Hoffman,  RHP
    LO: Red Sox | KD: Rockies

22. Nick Pivetta, RHP
    LO: Mariners | KD: Pirates

23. Joc Pederson, OF/1B
    LO: Brewers | KD: Nationals

24. Carlos Estevez, RHP
    LO: Braves | KD: Orioles

25. Clay Holmes, RHP
    LO: Braves | KD: Padres

26. Danny Jansen, C
    LO: Mets | KD: White Sox

27. Randal Grichuk, OF
    LO: Guardians | KD: Athletics

28. Michael Conforto, OF
    LO: Marlins | KD: Angels

29. Alex Verdugo,  OF
    LO: Diamondbacks | KD: Twins

30. Max Kepler, OF
    LO: Reds | KD: Tigers

31. Matthew Boyd, LHP
    LO: Mets | KD: Phillies

32. Jose Quintana, LHP
    LO: Braves | KD: Astros

33. Blake Treinen, RHP
    LO: Royals | KD: Brewers

34. Kirby Yates, RHP
    LO: Angels | KD: Diamondbacks

35. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
    LO: Mets | KD: Pirates

36. Carlos Santana, 1B
    LO: Yankees | KD: Blue Jays

37. Justin Turner, IF
    LO: Giants | KD: Rockies

38. Max Scherzer, RHP
    LO: Giants | KD: Tigers

39. Justin Verlander, RHP
    LO: Nationals | KD: Phillies

40. Cal Quantrill, RHP
    LO: Twins | KD: Tigers

41. Jordan Romano, RHP
    LO: Rays | KD: Red Sox

42. Jorge Polanco, SS/2B
    LO: Red Sox | KD: Red Sox

43. Josh Bell, 1B
    LO: Twins | KD: Diamondbacks

44. Jesse Winker,  OF
    LO: Rockies | KD: Cubs

45. Andrew Heaney, LHP
    LO: Mets | KD: Padres

46. Kenley Jansen, RHP
    LO: Angels | KD: Cardinals

47. Frankie Montas, RHP
    LO: Marlins | KD: Rays

48. AJ Minter, LHP
    LO: Rangers | KD: Phillies

49. Kyle Higashioka, C
    LO: Marlins | KD: Rays

50. Brendan Rodgers, IF
    LO: Mariners | KD: Cardinals