This offseason has been crazy. We’ve seen nearly $4 billion committed to free agents, with nine players getting nine-figure deals and two getting 11-year pacts. It has been the most expensive, expansive free agency in MLB history.
Next offseason will be … different.
Don’t misunderstand: It will still be crazy. Primarily because Shohei Ohtani is on track to not only reach free agency but redefine it. But next year’s class, on the whole, doesn’t look as deep or dynamic, particularly on the position-player front.
With that as a warning — and with the vast majority of free agency finished for this winter — let’s take an early gander at some of the more interesting 2023-24 free agents, one per position.
