NEW YORK — A notable shift has taken place in Major League Baseball as 136 players have entered free agency as of Thursday. Additionally, there are 64 players still awaiting decisions on their options, who may also join the pool of free agents by the upcoming Monday.
**AMERICAN LEAGUE**
In Baltimore, six players have hit the free-agent market, including Corbin Burnes (rhp), Brooks Kriske (rhp), James McCann (c), John Means (lhp), Anthony Santander (of), and Austin Slater (of).
Boston sees nine of its players become free agents, featuring Luis A. García (rhp), Danny Jansen (c), Kenley Jansen (rhp), Chris Martin (rhp), Tyler O’Neill (of), James Paxton (lhp), Nick Pivetta (rhp), Lucas Sims (rhp), and Naoyuki Uwasawa (rhp).
Chicago has four players entering the market, which includes Michael Clevinger (rhp), Chris Flexen (rhp), Dominic Leone (rhp), and Michael Soroka (rhp). In Cleveland, four players also find themselves as free agents: Shane Bieber (rhp), Matt Boyd (lhp), Alex Cobb (rhp), and Austin Hedges (c).
In Houston, eight players are set to become free agents, including Alex Bregman (3b), Caleb Ferguson (lhp), Ben Gamel (of), Kendall Graveman (rhp), Jason Heyward (of), Yusei Kikuchi (lhp), Héctor Neris (rhp), and Justin Verlander (rhp). Kansas City sees seven players enter free agency, featuring Paul DeJong (inf), Robbie Grossman (of), Yuli Gurriel (1b), Garrett Hampson (of-inf), Michael Lorenzen (rhp), Tommy Pham (of), and Will Smith (lhp).
Los Angeles has four free agents: Brandon Drury (inf), Matt Moore (lhp), Kevin Pillar (of), and Hunter Strickland (rhp). Minnesota’s free-agent list consists of four players as well: Anthony DeSclafani (rhp), Max Kepler (of), Carlos Santana (1b), and Caleb Thielbar (lhp). In New York, seven players join the free-agent ranks, including Tim Hill (lhp), Clay Holmes (rhp), Tommy Kahnle (rhp), Jonathan Loaisiga (rhp), Juan Soto (of), Gleyber Torres (2b), and Alex Verdugo (lf).
Seattle has two players entering free agency: Yimi García (rhp) and Justin Turner (3b), while Tampa Bay has no players on its list. Texas features eight free agents, including Matt Duffy (3b), Andrew Heaney (lhp), Travis Jankowski (of), Carson Kelly (c), José Leclerc (rhp), Max Scherzer (rhp), José Ureña (rhp), and Kirby Yates (rhp). Toronto lists one free agent in Ryan Yarbrough (lhp). The Athletics add five players to the free-agent pool, which consist of Scott Alexander (lhp), Trevor Gott (rhp), T.J. McFarland (lhp), Ross Stripling (rhp), and Alex Wood (lhp).
**NATIONAL LEAGUE**
Arizona marks four players entering free agency: Josh Bell (1b), Kevin Newman (inf), Paul Sewald (rhp), and Christian Walker (1b). In Atlanta, eight players will hit free agency, including John Brebbia (rhp), Jesse Chavez (rhp), Adam Duvall (of), Max Fried (lhp), Whit Merrifield (inf-of), A.J. Minter (lhp), Charlie Morton (rhp), and Gio Urshela (inf).
Chicago represents two players entering the free-agent market: Kyle Hendricks (rhp) and Jorge López (rhp). Cincinnati has three players on its free-agent list: Buck Farmer (rhp), Amed Rosario (inf-of), and Justin Wilson (lhp). Meanwhile, Colorado sees two players becoming free agents: Daniel Bard (rhp) and Charlie Blackmon (of).
Los Angeles has eight notable free agents, including Walker Buehler (rhp), Jack Flaherty (rhp), Kiké Hernández (inf-of), Teoscar Hernández (of), Daniel Hudson (rhp), Joe Kelly (rhp), Kevin Kiermaier (of), and Blake Treinen (rhp). Miami has no players leaving to free agency, while Milwaukee represents two: Willy Adames (ss) and Joe Ross (rhp).
New York has a robust list of 12 players entering the free-agent market, including Pete Alonso (1b), Harrison Bader (of), Shintaro Fujinami (rhp), Jose Iglesias (inf), J.D. Martinez (dh), Adam Ottavino (rhp), Jose Quintana (lhp), Brooks Raley (lhp), Luis Severino (rhp), Drew Smith (rhp), Ryne Stanek (rhp), and Jesse Winker (of).
Philadelphia lists three players: Carlos Estévez (rhp), Jeff Hoffman (rhp), and Spencer Turnbull (rhp). Pittsburgh has six players entering free agency, featuring Jalen Beeks (lhp), Ryan Borucki (lhp), Aroldis Chapman (lhp), Yasmani Grandal (c), and Andrew McCutchen (of). St. Louis adds three players to its free-agent pool: Matt Carpenter (dh-inf), Paul Goldschmidt (1b), and Andrew Kittredge (rhp). San Diego has eight players on its list, which includes Nick Ahmed (ss), Elias Díaz (c), Kyle Higashioka (c), David Peralta (of), Martín Pérez (lhp), Jurickson Profar (of), Tanner Scott (lhp), and Donovan Solano (inf). San Francisco has three players entering free agency: Mark Canha (of), Curt Casali (c), and Michael Conforto (of). Washington closes out the list with three players becoming free agents: Jacob Barnes (rhp), Patrick Corbin (lhp), and Trevor Williams (rhp).