Free agency is upon us
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MLB free agency is right around the corner with players around the league receiving qualifying offers. This year’s free agent class is about as deep as they come and has an added element of intrigue with the expiration date on the Collective Bargaining Agreement looming.
Here are List Wire’s top 25 free agents this offseason…
No. 1: Houston Astros SS Carlos Correa
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Age: 27.
2021 stats: .279 batting average, 26 home runs, 92 runs batted in.
No. 2: Los Angeles Dodgers SS Corey Seager
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Age: 27.
2021 stats: .306 batting average, 16 home runs, 57 runs batted in.
No. 3: San Francisco Giants 3B Kris Bryant
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Age: 30.
2021 stats: .265 batting average, 25 home runs, 73 runs batted in.
No. 4: Toronto Blue Jays 2B/SS Marcus Semien
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Age: 31
2021 Stats: .265 batting average, 45 home runs, 102 runs batted in.
No. 5: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Max Scherzer
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Age: 37.
2021 Stats: 15-4, 2.46 ERA, 10 walks, 236 strikeouts.
No. 6: Toronto Blue Jays SP Robbie Ray
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Age: 30.
2021 Stats: 13-7, 2.84 ERA, 52 walks, 248 strikeouts.
No. 7: New York Mets SS Javier Baez
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Age: 29.
2021 Stats: .265 batting average, 31 home runs, 87 runs batted in.
No. 8: Colorado Rockies SS Trevor Story
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Age: 29.
2021 Stats: .251 batting average, 24 home runs, 75 runs batted in.
No. 9: Atlanta Braves 1B Freddie Freeman
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Age: 32.
2021 Stats: .300 batting average, 31 home runs, 83 runs batted in.
No. 10: Cincinnati Reds OF Nick Castellanos
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Age: 30.
2021 Stats: .309 batting average, 34 home runs, 100 runs batted in.
No. 11: San Francisco Giants SP Kevin Gausman
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Age: 31.
2021 Stats: 14-6, 2.81 ERA, 50 walks, 227 strikeouts.
No. 12: Oakland Athletics OF Starling Marte
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Age: 33.
2021 Stats: .310 batting average, 12 home runs, 55 runs batted in, 47 stolen bases.
No. 13: New York Mets SP Marcus Stroman
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Age: 30
2021 Stats: 10-13, 3.02 ERA, 44 walks, 158 strikeouts.
No. 14: Boston Red Sox OF Kyle Schwarber
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Age: 29.
2021 Stats: .266 batting average, 32 home runs, 71 runs batted in.
No. 15: Los Angeles Angels RP Raisel Iglesias
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Age: 32.
2021 Stats: 65 games, 34 saves, 2.57 ERA, 12 walks, 103 strikeouts.
No. 16: Chicago White Sox SP Carlos Rodon
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Age: 29.
2021 Stats: 13-5, 2.37 ERA, 36 walks, 185 strikeouts.
No. 17: New York Mets SP Noah Syndergaard
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Age: 29.
2021 Stats: 0-1, 9.00 ERA, zero walks, two strikeouts.
No. 18: Los Angeles Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw
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Age: 34.
2021 Stats: 10-8, 3.55 ERA, 21 walks, 144 strikeouts.
No. 19: New York Mets OF Michael Conforto
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Age: 29.
2021 Stats: .232 batting average, 14 home runs, 55 runs batted in.
No. 20: Los Angeles Dodgers UTIL Chris Taylor
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Age: 31.
2021 Stats: .254 batting average, 20 home runs, 73 runs batted in.
No. 21: San Francisco Giants 1B Brandon Belt
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Age: 33.
2021 Stats: .274 batting average, 29 home runs, 59 runs batted in.
No. 22: New York Yankees 1B Anthony Rizzo
Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Age: 32.
2021 Stats: .248 batting average, 22 home runs, 61 runs batted in.
No. 23: Tampa Bay Rays DH Nelson Cruz
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Age: 41.
2021 Stats: .265 batting average, 32 home runs, 86 runs batted in.
No. 24: Houston Astros SP Justin Verlander
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Age: 39.
2021 Stats: Did not pitch due to injury.
No. 25: Los Angeles Dodgers RP Kenley Jansen
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Age: 34
2021 Stats: 69 games, 38 saves, 2.22 ERA, 36 walks, 86 strikeouts.
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