Each year, we take a wide-angle look at the free-agent class as a whole, grouping players together in tiers rather than simply ranking them in order.

In both 2023 and 2024, those tiers were led by a one-man group -- Shohei Ohtani two years ago and Juan Soto last offseason. This year, the top tier of free agents doesn’t include a player of Ohtani or Soto’s caliber, but the group is far deeper, giving clubs more options to consider.

Below is a list of 138 available players and where they rank in the hierarchy of this year’s free-agent crop. Players are listed alphabetically by tier, and ages listed are their 2026 seasonal age.

Tier 1

Pete Alonso, 1B, age 31

After opting out of the final year and $24 million of his deal with the Mets, Alonso will test free agency for the second straight

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