Welcome to the Major League Baseball offseason. Now that the World Series is over, the hot stove season officially began with free agency. As of 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, 149 players became free agents per the collective bargaining agreement between owners and players.
149 MLB players are now free agents
Let the hot stove season begin!
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Among the players who are now on the open market are pitchers Jake Arrieta, Wade Davis, and Yu Darvish, and sluggers J.D. Martinez, Mike Moustakas, and Eric Hosmer, plus many others.
The Washington Nationals have the most free agents with 11, with the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels not far behind with nine each. The Oakland Athletics are the only team without a free agent.
Though free agency technically started on Thursday, there is a quiet period in MLB of five days, during which time no player can sign with a new team. Players and teams can discuss contract terms during this time, but nobody can officially join a new team until after 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Here is the list of free agents, sorted by former team:
Angels (9): Andrew Bailey; Jesse Chavez; Yunel Escobar; Bud Norris; Cliff Pennington; Yusmeiro Petit; Brandon Phillips; Ben Revere; Fernando Salas
Astros (5): Carlos Beltran; Tyler Clippard; Luke Gregerson; Francisco Liriano; Cameron Maybin
Blue Jays (4): Brett Anderson; Darwin Barney; Miguel Montero; Michael Saunders
Braves (2): R.A. Dickey; Jason Motte
Brewers (3): Matt Garza; Anthony Swarzak; Neil Walker
Cardinals (4): Zach Duke; Lance Lynn; Juan Nicasio; Seung-Hwan Oh
Cubs (8): Jake Arrieta; Alex Avila; Wade Davis; Brian Duensing; Jon Jay; John Lackey; Rene Rivera; Koji Uehara
Diamondbacks (7): Gregor Blanco; Jorge de la Rosa; David Hernandez; Chris Iannetta; J.D. Martinez; Fernando Rodney; Adam Rosales
Dodgers (6): Yu Darvish; Curtis Granderson; Franklin Gutierrez; Brandon Morrow; Chase Utley; Tony Watson
Giants (4): Matt Cain; Nick Hundley; Jae-Gyun Hwang; Michael Morse
Indians (6): Craig Breslow; Jay Bruce; Austin Jackson; Carlos Santana; Bryan Shaw; Joe Smith
Mariners (7): Yonder Alonso; Gordon Beckham; Jarrod Dyson; Yovani Gallardo; Hisashi Iwakuma; Carlos Ruiz; Danny Valencia
Marlins (3): Mike Aviles; A.J. Ellis; Dustin McGowan
Mets (1): Jose Reyes
Nationals (11): Matt Albers; Joe Blanton; Alejandro De Aza; Stephen Drew; Edwin Jackson; Howie Kendrick; Brandon Kintzler; Jose Lobaton; Oliver Perez; Ryan Raburn; Jayson Werth
Orioles (7): Pedro Alvarez; Ryan Flaherty; Craig Gentry; Jeremy Hellickson; Ubaldo Jimenez; Seth Smith; Chris Tillman
Phillies (4): Andres Blanco; Clay Buchholz; Hyun-Soo Kim; Daniel Nava
Pirates (2): Joaquin Benoit; John Jaso
Rays (9): Peter Bourjos; Steve Cishek; Alex Cobb; Lucas Duda; Tommy Hunter; Logan Morrison; Trevor Plouffe; Colby Rasmus; Sergio Romo
Red Sox (8): Fernando Abad; Blaine Boyer; Rajai Davis; Doug Fister; Mitch Moreland; Eduardo Nunez; Addison Reed; Chris Young
Reds (4): Bronson Arroyo; Zack Cozart; Scott Feldman; Drew Storen
Rockies (7): Tyler Chatwood; Carlos Gonzalez; Ryan Hanigan; Jonathan Lucroy; Jake McGee; Pat Neshek; Mark Reynolds
Royals (8): Melky Cabrera; Trevor Cahill; Lorenzo Cain; Alcides Escobar; Eric Hosmer; Mike Moustakas; Peter Moylan; Jason Vargas
Tigers (1): Anibal Sanchez
Twins (5): Matt Belisle; Bartolo Colon; Dillon Gee; Glen Perkins; Hector Santiago
White Sox (1): Mike Pelfrey
Yankees (5): Todd Frazier; Jaime Garcia; Matt Holliday; Michael Pineda; CC Sabathia
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