Demilio: Top 50 MLB Free Agent Predictions

Major League Baseball free agency is in full swing with the conclusion of the GM meetings on Thursday.

Several free agents have already found homes. Michael Wacha re-signed with the Royals, Austin Hedges returned to Cleveland and T.J. McFarland reupped with the A’s. Former Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks, meanwhile, was signed by the Angels.

While the quartet of free agents who are off the board are in the lower-tier of the market, there is plenty to be settled up and down free agency.

MLB Trade Rumors unveiled its annual top 50 free agents with predictions on contracts and landing spots. Accompanied by their personal predictions, MLBTR released its annual free agent prediction contest.

I filled out my picks on Thursday night. Some could be right, most will be wrong, but it’s a lot of fun to play the game. Here are my 2024-25 free agent predictions.

1. OF Juan Soto

• Prediction: New York Yankees

2. RHP Corbin Burnes

• Prediction: New York Mets

3. 3B Alex Bregman

• Prediction: Houston Astros

4. LHP Blake Snell

• Prediction: Boston Red Sox

5. SS Willy Adames

• Prediction: San Francisco Giants

6. LHP Max Fried

• Prediction: Chicago Cubs

7. 1B Pete Alonso

• Prediction: New York Mets

8. RHP Jack Flaherty

• Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers

9. OF Anthony Santander

• Prediction: Washington Nationals

10. LHP Sean Manaea

• Prediction: Baltimore Orioles

11. OF Teoscar Hernández

• Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays

12. LHP Yusei Kikuchi

• Prediction: San Francisco Giants

13. 1B Christian Walker

• Prediction: Seattle Mariners

14. LHP Tanner Scott

• Prediction: Boston Red Sox

15. RHP Luis Severino

• Prediction: Washington Nationals

16. OF Jurickson Profar

• Prediction: San Diego Padres

17. RHP Nathan Eovaldi

• Prediction: Chicago Cubs

18. RHP Jeff Hoffman

• Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers

19. OF Tyler O’Neill

• Prediction: Cincinnati Reds

20. 2B Gleyber Torres

• Prediction: Kansas City Royals

21. RHP Clay Holmes

• Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies

22. RHP Carlos Estévez

• Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays

23. LHP Matthew Boyd

• Prediction: San Diego Padres

24. DH Joc Pederson

• Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays

25. LHP Andrew Heaney

• Prediction: Atlanta Braves

26. INF Hyseong Kim

• Prediction: Chicago White Sox

27. RHP Frankie Montas

• Prediction: Kansas City Royals

28. RHP Nick Pivetta

• Prediction: Boston Red Sox (accepts qualifying offer)

29. RHP Nick Martinez

• Prediction: Cincinnati Reds (accepts qualifying offer)

30. C Danny Jansen

• Prediction: Chicago Cubs

31. LHP José Quintana

• Prediction: San Francisco Giants

32. OF Michael Conforto

• Prediction: Pittsburgh Pirates

33. RHP Max Scherzer

• Prediction: New York Yankees

34. LHP A.J. Minter

• Prediction: Texas Rangers

35. 1B Paul Goldschmidt

• Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks

36. C Kyle Higashioka

• Prediction: Tampa Bay Rays

37. RHP Walker Buehler

• Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers

38. RHP Kirby Yates

• Prediction: Baltimore Orioles

39. RHP Michael Soroka

• Prediction: Minnesota Twins

40. RHP Andrew Kittredge

• Prediction: Chicago Cubs

41. RHP Kyle Gibson

• Prediction: Houston Astros

42. RHP Tommy Kahnle

• Prediction: Washington Nationals

43. INF Ha-Seong Kim

• Prediction: Seattle Mariners

44. RHP Shane Bieber

• Prediction: San Diego Padres

45. RHP Justin Verlander

• Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies

46. RHP Tomoyuki Sugano

• Prediction: Los Angeles Angels

47. RHP David Robertson

• Prediction: San Francisco Giants

48. LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara

• Prediction: Oakland A’s

49. OF Harrison Bader

• Prediction: Los Angeles Angels

50. RHP Spencer Turnbull

• Prediction: Milwaukee Brewers