Top 5 Remaining Available MLB Free Agents

There are still some teams with needs heading down the stretch of spring training, and there are still some notable names out there to be had.

Let's take a trip around the diamond for a look at the best remaining free agents still available on the market, as we get set for the start of the 2025 Major League season.

JD Martinez

A 37-year-old DH who still showed a bit of the power that's marked his long career, Martinez is somehow still out there. Sure, he only left the yard 16 times last season with the NY Mets, but his metrics under the hood still show he's got it: Martinez was in the 94th percentile in Barrel rate, 92nd in 'Sweet spot' percentage, and 87th percentile in expected slugging.

One bold prediction, from Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report, pegs the Cincinnati Reds as Martinez's landing spot. He should be able to find his offense in the Great American Ballpark.

Adam Duvall

The former 38-HR slugger (2021) is only two years removed from an .834 OPS and 21 dingers in just 92 games with the Boston Red Sox. Strangely, the right-handed hitting Duvall did nearly all of that damage against righties. He struggled against everyone last season, however, with a .182 average in 104 games back with the Atlanta Braves. Duvall is 36.

David Peralta

If he can stick to platooning, he can put up some numbers. The 37-year-old left-handed hitter posted a 109 OPS+ last season with the San Diego Padres, almost exclusively against RHP. He has a career .814 OPS against righties.

David Robertson

On the pitching side, the top reliever on the market, Robertson, even at the age of 39, was dominant last season for the Texas Rangers in a set-up role, recording a 3.00 ERA while allowing just a .202 batting average against. He can still close in a pinch, too, as he had 18 saves in 2023.

Tie: Kyle Gibson / Lance Lynn

Both veterans starters are 37 now, and have had varying degrees of success (or lack thereof) in recent seasons. With spring training closer to wrapping up now, however, it would take either one of them some time before they'd be ready to join a major league rotation if they were to be signed now.

Lynn started 23 games last season for the St. Louis Cardinals, and fared fairly well, with a 3.84 ERA. But he posted a 5.73 mark in 2023 across 32 starts.

Gibson, in his 12-year career, has had only four seasons with an ERA in the mid-4s or better, and overall has a 4.52 ERA with a 1.38 WHIP. Yes, he's an innings-eater for any rotation, having started over 30 games in each of the last six full major league seasons. But at what cost? His ERAs the last six years were: 4.24, 4.73, 5.05, 3.71, 5.35, and 4.84.

Honorable mentions: Anthony Rizzo, Craig Kimbrel, Alex Verdugo.