131 MLB players officially become free agents
Major League Baseball free agency is nearly upon us, and the players' association announced the list of 131 players who officially became available following the conclusion of the World Series, qualifying as Article XX(B) free agents.
Not all players qualify as Article XX(B) free agents, and the list is bound to grow as options are officially declined and players use opt-outs. Additionally, some of the players on the list are still eligible to receive a qualifying offer and could be retained by their team without hitting free agency.
Here's a full list of the 131 players, sorted by their 2019 team, with only the Kansas City Royals having no official departures:
Arizona Diamondbacks: Alex Avila, Jarrod Dyson, Yoshihisa Hirano, Adam Jones, Wilmer Flores
Atlanta Braves: Jerry Blevins, Francisco Cervelli, Josh Donaldson, Adeiny Hechavarria, Matt Joyce, Dallas Keuchel, Chris Martin, Brian McCann (retired), Darren O'Day, Anthony Swarzak, Josh Tomlin
Baltimore Orioles: Mark Trumbo
Boston Red Sox: Andrew Cashner, Jhoulys Chacin, Brock Holt, Mitch Moreland, Steve Pearce, Rick Porcello
Chicago Cubs: Nicholas Castellanos, Xavier Cedeno, Steve Cishek, Cole Hamels, Brandon Kintzler, Jonathan Lucroy, Pedro Strop, Ben Zobrist
Chicago White Sox: Jose Abreu, Ross Detwiler, Jon Jay, Ivan Nova, Hector Santiago
Cincinnati Reds: Jose Iglesias, Alex Wood
Cleveland Indians: Tyler Clippard, Ryan Flaherty, Yasiel Puig, Jason Kipnis, Dan Otero
Colorado Rockies: Yonder Alonso, Drew Butera
Detroit Tigers: Gordon Beckham, Edwin Jackson, Jordy Mercer, Matt Moore, Tyson Ross
Houston Astros: Robinson Chirinos, Gerrit Cole, Will Harris, Martin Maldonado, Collin McHugh, Wade Miley, Hector Rondon, Joe Smith
Los Angeles Angels: Trevor Cahill
Los Angeles Dodgers: David Freese (retired), Rich Hill, Russell Martin, Hyun-Jin Ryu
Miami Marlins: Curtis Granderson, Martin Prado, Neil Walker
Milwaukee Brewers: Matt Albers, Gio Gonzalez, Jay Jackson, Jordan Lyles, Drew Pomeranz
Minnesota Twins: Jason Castro, Kyle Gibson, Jake Odorizzi, Michael Pineda, Sergio Romo, Jonathan Schoop
New York Mets: Luis Avilan, Brad Brach, Rajai Davis, Todd Frazier, Rene Rivera, Zack Wheeler
New York Yankees: Dellin Betances, Brett Gardner, Cory Gearrin, Didi Gregorius, Cameron Maybin, Austin Romine, CC Sabathia (retired)
Oakland Athletics: Brett Anderson, Homer Bailey, Tanner Roark, Jake Diekman
Philadelphia Phillies: Corey Dickerson, Tommy Hunter, Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, Juan Nicasio, Sean Rodriguez, Drew Smyly, Nick Vincent
Pittsburgh Pirates: Melky Cabrera, Lonnie Chisenhall, Francisco Liriano
St. Louis Cardinals: Tony Cingrani, Marcell Ozuna, Michael Wacha, Adam Wainwright, Matt Wieters
San Diego Padres: Craig Stammen, Aaron Loup, Adam Warren
San Francisco Giants: Madison Bumgarner, Pablo Sandoval, Will Smith, Stephen Vogt
Seattle Mariners: Felix Hernandez, Tommy Milone, Arodys Vizcaino, Wade LeBlanc
Tampa Bay Rays: Travis d'Arnaud, Avisail Garcia, Eric Sogard
Texas Rangers: Logan Forsythe, Hunter Pence, Edinson Volquez
Toronto Blue Jays: Clay Buchholz, Justin Smoak
Washington Nationals: Asdrubal Cabrera, Brian Dozier, Jeremy Hellickson, Daniel Hudson, Howie Kendrick, Gerardo Parra, Anthony Rendon, Fernando Rodney, Jonny Venters