Looking ahead to Hot Stove season
LATEST FREE AGENT & TRADE RUMORS
We're keeping track of all the latest free agent and trade rumors.
2024-25 free-agent class
Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman, Willy Adames and Max Fried are among the top players eligible to reach free agency after the 2024 World Series.
2025 option decisions
The deadline by which players and teams must make option decisions for the 2025 season comes just five days after the conclusion of the World Series. This includes opt-outs, player options, club options and mutual options.
Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Sean Manaea, Nathan Eovaldi and Michael Wacha are some of the notable players with 2025 contract options who could join this year's free-agent class. You can find a full list of players with 2025 options here.
Qualifying-offer candidates
Teams can extend a qualifying offer to select free agents each offseason. Players who accept are signed to a one-year deal for the next season at the designated value (set at $21.05 million for 2025). Those who don't accept remain free agents, and if a new team signs them, their old team receives Draft pick compensation.
Click here for a breakdown of the pending free agents who could receive qualifying offers this offseason, along with a list of notable players who aren’t eligible for a QO and information on the Draft compensation tied to the QO.