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Position-by-position breakdown of who remains on the free-agent market

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The supply of free agents is certainly overwhelming, considering the demand.

With less than a month to go before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, there are more than 150 free agents still looking for work. While the agonizingly slow offseason will eventually heat up, and the bulk of these players will find homes, it's abundantly clear there are many more players than roster spots available.

That line of thinking was summed up by Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski earlier this week.

"I don't know where everybody is going to find a job," he said, according to Tim Britton of the Providence Journal.

With that in mind, let's take a look at who remains unsigned, and which teams are still in need at each position.

Catcher

Key free agents: Alex Avila, A.J. Ellis, Ryan Hanigan, Jonathan Lucroy, Miguel Montero, Carlos Ruiz, Chris Stewart

Teams with need: Diamondbacks, Padres, Pirates, Nationals, Phillies, Mets, Athletics, Mariners, Twins, Orioles, Blue Jays

Player GP HR AVG/OBP/SLG WAR
Avila 112 14 .264/.387/.447 2.5
Ellis 51 6 .210/.298/.371 0.2
Hanigan 33 2 .267/.324/.347 -0.1
Lucroy 123 6 .265/.345/.371 1.2
Montero 76 6 .216/.310/.346 -0.4
Ruiz 54 3 .216/.313/.352 0.5
Stewart 51 0 .183/.241/.221 -0.6

First Base

Key free agents: Lucas Duda, Eric Hosmer, John Jaso, Adam Lind, Logan Morrison, Mike Napoli, Mark Reynolds, Danny Valencia

Teams with need: Rockies, Mariners, Royals, Rays

Player GP HR AVG/OBP/SLG WAR
Duda 127 28 .244/.345/.488 1.1
Hosmer 162 25 .318/.385/.498 4.1
Jaso 126 10 .211/.328/.402 0.3
Lind 116 14 .303/.362/.513 0.9
Morrison 149 38 .246/.353/.516 3.3
Napoli 124 29 .193/.285/.428 -0.5
Reynolds 148 30 .267/.352/.487 0.8
Valencia 130 15 .256/.314/.411 -0.4

Second Base

Key free agents: Darwin Barney, Andres Blanco, Stephen Drew, Cliff Pennington, Brandon Phillips, Adam Rosales, Chase Utley, Neil Walker

Teams with need: Brewers, Cardinals, Mets, Yankees, Rays

Player GP HR AVG/OBP/SLG WAR
Barney 129 6 .232/.275/.327 -0.6
Blanco 80 3 .192/.257/.292 -0.4
Drew 46 1 .253/.302/.358 0.1
Pennington 87 3 .253/.306/.330 0.4
Phillips 144 13 .285/.319/.416 1.6
Rosales 105 7 .225/.260/.353 -0.5
Utley 127 8 .236/.324/.405 1.3
Walker 111 14 .265/.362/.439 2.1

Third Base

Key free agents: Yunel Escobar, Todd Frazier, Mike Moustakas, Eduardo Nunez, Trevor Plouffe, Jose Reyes

Teams with need: Pirates, Marlins, Braves, Royals, Yankees, Rays

Player GP HR AVG/OBP/SLG WAR
Escobar 89 7 .274/.333/.397 0.8
Frazier 147 27 .213/.344/.428 3.0
Moustakas 148 38 .272/.314/.521 2.2
Nunez 114 12 .313/.341/.460 2.2
Plouffe 100 9 .198/.272/.318 -1.2
Reyes 145 15 .246/.315/.413 2.0

Shortstop

Key free agents: Alcides Escobar, J.J. Hardy

Teams with need: Padres, Reds, Phillies, Marlins, Royals

Player GP HR AVG/OBP/SLG WAR
Escobar 162 7 .250/.272/.357 0.5
Hardy 73 4 .217/.255/.323 -0.6

Corner Outfield

Key free agents: Nori Aoki, Jose Bautista, Peter Bourjos, Melky Cabrera, Andre Ethier, Craig Gentry, Carlos Gonzalez, Matt Holliday, J.D. Martinez, Cameron Maybin, Michael Saunders, Seth Smith, Ichiro Suzuki, Jayson Werth

Teams with need: Diamondbacks, Marlins, Braves, Angels, Athletics, Mariners, Twins, Royals, Tigers, White Sox, Orioles, Red Sox

Player GP HR AVG/OBP/SLG WAR
Aoki 110 5 .277/.335/.393 0.4
Bautista 157 23 .203/.308/.366 -0.5
Bourjos 100 5 .223/.272/.383 0.1
Cabrera 156 17 .285/.324/.423 0.0
Ethier 22 2 .235/.316/.441 0.0
Gentry 77 2 .257/.333/.386 0.1
Gonzalez 136 14 .262/.339/.423 -0.2
Holliday 105 19 .231/.316/.432 -0.1
Martinez 119 45 .303/.376/.690 3.8
Maybin 114 10 .228/.318/.365 1.2
Saunders 73 6 .202/.256/.344 -0.7
Smith 111 13 .258/.340/.433 0.5
Suzuki 136 3 .255/.318/.332 -0.2
Werth 70 10 .226/.322/.393 -0.3

Center Field

Key free agents: Lorenzo Cain, Rajai Davis, Jarrod Dyson, Carlos Gomez, Jon Jay, Ben Revere, Chris Young

Teams with need: Giants, Brewers, Athletics, Rangers, Royals, White Sox,

Player GP HR AVG/OBP/SLG WAR
Cain 155 15 .300/.363/.440 4.1
Davis 117 5 .235/.293/.348 0.0
Dyson 111 5 .251/.324/.350 2.1
Gomez 105 17 .255/.340/.462 2.3
Jay 141 2 .296/.374/.375 1.6
Revere 109 1 .275/.308/.344 0.0
Young 90 7 .235/.322/.387 -0.2

Starter

Key free agents: Henderson Alvarez, Brett Anderson, Jake Arrieta, Clay Buchholz, Trevor Cahill, Andrew Cashner, Jesse Chavez, Alex Cobb, Bartolo Colon, Yu Darvish, Scott Feldman, Jaime Garcia, Matt Garza, Jeremy Hellickson, Ubaldo Jimenez, John Lackey, Lance Lynn, Wade Miley, Ricky Nolasco, Anibal Sanchez, Hector Santiago, Chris Tillman, Jason Vargas

Teams with need: Rockies, Padres, Giants, Cubs, Reds, Pirates, Nationals, Phillies, Marlins, Angels, Athletics, Rangers, Twins, Royals, Orioles, Blue Jays

Pitcher ERA IP SO WHIP
Alvarez 4.30 14.2 6 1.71
Anderson 6.34 55.1 38 1.70
Arrieta 3.53 168.1 163 1.22
Buchholz 12.27 7.1 5 1.60
Cahill 4.93 84 87 1.62
Cashner 3.40 166.2 86 1.32
Chavez 5.35 138 119 1.40
Cobb 3.66 179.1 128 1.22
Colon 6.48 143 89 1.59
Darvish 3.86 186.2 209 1.16
Feldman 4.77 111.1 93 1.36
Garcia 4.41 157 129 1.41
Garza 4.94 114.2 79 1.49
Hellickson 5.43 164 96 1.26
Jimenez 6.81 142.2 139 1.59
Lackey 4.59 170.2 149 1.28
Lynn 3.43 186.1 153 1.23
Miley 5.61 157.1 142 1.73
Nolasco 4.92 181 143 1.45
Sanchez 6.41 105.1 104 1.59
Santiago 5.63 70.1 51 1.44
Tillman 7.84 93 63 1.89
Vargas 4.16 179.2 134 1.33

Reliever

Key free agents: Fernando Abad, Matt Albers, Matt Belisle, Joaquin Benoit, Tyler Clippard, Jorge De La Rosa, David Hernandez, Greg Holland, Francisco Liriano, Dustin McGowan, Jason Motte, Peter Moylan, Bud Norris, Seung-Hwan Oh, Sergio Romo, Carlos Torres, Koji Uehara, Tony Watson

Teams with need: Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Reds, Brewers, Cardinals, Marlins, Angels, Athletics, Mariners, Rangers, Twins, Royals, Tigers, Indians, White Sox, Orioles, Red Sox, Rays, Blue Jays

Pitcher ERA IP SO WHIP
Abad 3.30 43.2 37 1.24
Albers 1.62 61 63 0.85
Belisle 4.03 60.1 54 1.16
Benoit 4.65 50.1 46 1.29
Clippard 4.77 60.1 72 1.29
De La Rosa 4.21 51.1 45 1.30
Hernandez 3.11 55 52 1.04
Holland 3.61 57.1 70 1.15
Liriano 5.66 97 85 1.63
McGowan 4.75 77.2 64 1.34
Motte 3.54 40.2 27 1.18
Moylan 3.49 59.1 46 1.10
Norris 4.21 62 74 1.34
Oh 4.10 59.1 54 1.40
Romo 3.56 55.2 59 1.10
Torres 4.21 72.2 56 1.52
Uehara 3.98 43 50 1.16
Watson 3.38 66.2 53 1.38

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