The 2025-26 MLB free agent class is fascinating despite lacking Aaron Judge , Shohei Ohtani or Juan Soto , the three superstar MLB free agents of the past three winters. It's deep in sluggers and late-game relievers, with a helping of starting pitchers and third basemen.
It feels hard to predict where players will land, and that should make this a fun offseason. The domino effect of one or two surprise signings -- such as Kyle Schwarber not returning to the Philadelphia Phillies or Pete Alonso not returning to the New York Mets -- will create chaos.
As always, a lot of money will be spent -- not all of it wisely. Last year's top-10 domestic free agents did pretty well, historically speaking, going from a combined 34.2 WAR in 2024 to 28.2 in 2025 to retain 82% of their val

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