The New Year serves as a symbolic halfway point of the offseason. It has been just under two months since the Dodgers came back in Toronto to repeat as World Series champions. We\u2019re exactly six weeks away from pitchers and catchers beginning to report to Spring Training.<\/p>\n
Twenty eight of MLBTR\u2019s top 50 free agents<\/a> have come off the board, though most of the marquee names remain. Seven of the top 10 are unsigned. We\u2019re less than two days away from resolution on #7 free agent Tatsuya Imai<\/a>, whose posting window closes on Friday afternoon. The overall volume of free agent activity is similar to last offseason, when 26 of our top 50 players were off the board<\/a> on New Year\u2019s Eve. However, a lot of last winter\u2019s early activity was concentrated at the top of the market, as five of our top six free agents had signed before the close of December. Dylan Cease<\/a> and\u00a0Munetaka Murakami<\/a> are the only two of our top eight who have signed so far this offseason.<\/p>\n Using MLBTR\u2019s Contract Tracker<\/a> (a tool available to Front Office subscribers), we can find every team\u2019s free agent activity thus far. Players who accepted the $22.025MM qualifying offer are treated as free agent signings. Four contracts negotiated between the end of the regular season and November 6 \u2014 the Guardians\u2019 deal with Austin Hedges<\/a>, Baltimore\u2019s signing of Dietrich Enns<\/a>, the Royals\u2019 deal with\u00a0Salvador Perez<\/a>, and the Cubs\u2019 contract with\u00a0Colin Rea<\/a> \u2014 are excluded. Those all came before those players were permitted to speak with other teams and are thus extensions rather than free agent contracts.<\/p>\n As always, this is not meant as an exhaustive look at a team\u2019s offseason activity. The Royals (Maikel Garcia<\/a>) and Athletics (Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>) have each signed a significant contract extension. The Red Sox are one of two teams that has yet to sign an MLB free agent contract, but they\u2019ve taken on nearly $40MM in 2026 salary via trades for Sonny Gray<\/a>,\u00a0Willson Contreras<\/a> and\u00a0Johan Oviedo<\/a>. This is strictly a look at what teams have so far accomplished through free agency.<\/p>\n For this exercise, we\u2019ll take the total amount even if the contract includes deferred money. Teams are ordered by overall spending.<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0Toronto Blue Jays<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $277MM<\/p>\n 2. Baltimore Orioles<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $195.1MM<\/p>\n 3. Philadelphia Phillies<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $182MM<\/p>\n 4. New York Mets<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $113MM<\/p>\n 5. Atlanta Braves<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $106.25MM<\/p>\n 6.\u00a0Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $99.75MM<\/p>\n 7.\u00a0San Diego Padres<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $91.2MM<\/p>\n 8.\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $74.5MM<\/p>\n 9. Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $59.025MM<\/p>\n 10. Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $53.525MM<\/p>\n 11. Chicago White Sox<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $50.5MM<\/p>\n 12. Arizona Diamondbacks<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $50.25MM<\/p>\n 13. Pittsburgh Pirates<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $36.75MM<\/p>\n 14. San Francisco Giants<\/p>\n Note: Salary terms on San Francisco\u2019s one-year deal<\/a> with\u00a0Tyler Mahle<\/a> remain unreported. Once finalized, that\u2019ll likely push them into the mid-$30MM range. Their placement above the Yankees assumes Mahle\u2019s guarantee is north of $4MM.<\/p>\n Total guarantees: More than $25.4MM<\/p>\n 15.\u00a0New York Yankees<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $29.025MM<\/p>\n 16. Cincinnati Reds<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $25.9MM<\/p>\n 17. Tampa Bay Rays<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $25MM<\/p>\n 18. Milwaukee Brewers<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $22.025MM<\/p>\n 19.\u00a0Texas Rangers<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $20.625MM<\/p>\n 20.\u00a0Miami Marlins<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $15MM<\/p>\n 21. Los Angeles Angels<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $12.95MM<\/p>\n 22. St. Louis Cardinals<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $12.5MM<\/p>\n 23. Cleveland Guardians<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $7.9MM<\/p>\n 24.\u00a0Minnesota Twins<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $7MM<\/p>\n 25. Kansas City Royals<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $6.15MM<\/p>\n 26.\u00a0Washinton Nationals<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $5.5MM<\/p>\n 27.\u00a0Houston Astros<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $3.95MM<\/p>\n 28. Athletics<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $2.85MM<\/p>\n T-29. Boston Red Sox\/Colorado Rockies<\/p>\n Total guarantees: $0<\/p>\n Boston and Colorado have yet to sign a free agent to a major league deal this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New Year serves as a symbolic halfway point of the offseason. 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