Alex Bregman leads list of MLB free agents still available as pitchers and catchers report to spring training

Pitchers and catchers are successful Florida and Arizona to cogwheel up for the marathon that is the shot season.

Spring grooming is officially underway aft a chaotic offseason that saw implicit $3.3 cardinal successful contracts signed.

However, determination are inactive immoderate players with All-Star resumes who bash not cognize wherever they volition beryllium connected March 27 erstwhile the play starts.

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Houston Astros 3rd baseman Alex Bregman, #2, celebrates aft hitting a location tally during the 5th inning against the Los Angeles Angels astatine Minute Maid Park. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)

Here are the apical six disposable escaped agents who are inactive connected the marketplace with conscionable implicit six weeks until Opening Day.

Alex Bregman

One of the much accordant players successful shot is simply a escaped cause for the archetypal time, and it has not precisely been the perfect offseason for the two-time All-Star.

Alex Bregman conscionable won his archetypal Gold Glove Award with the Houston Astros successful 2024, and since 2021, helium is slashing .262/.350/.444.

It was reported that Bregman was offered a six-year, $156 cardinal woody to instrumentality to the Astros, but helium declined. His sanction has circulated astir respective rumors, but the Scott Boras issues proceed this broadside of Juan Soto.

While Bregman whitethorn not beryllium his MVP-candidate aforesaid anymore (he led the majors with an 8.9 WAR successful 2019), his bat-to-ball skills are inactive elite, and arsenic the Gold Glove Award states, truthful is his defense.

Alex Bregman, #2 of the Houston Astros, waves to fans anterior to playing the Detroit Tigers successful Game One of the Wild Card Series astatine Minute Maid Park connected Oct. 1, 2024 successful Houston. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Jose Iglesias

Jose Iglesias, 35, had a vocation resurgence upon releasing the deed opus "OMG" that became the rallying outcry for the New York Mets.

After not playing successful the 2023 season, Iglesias was scooped by the Mets midseason and was much than what anyone had expected. The sure-handed infielder deed .337 and racked up a career-high 3.1 WAR contempt playing conscionable 85 games.

His seasoned enactment surely played a relation successful Queens passim 2024, and if anyone needs a post-game concert, Iglesias volition not outgo thing extra.

Jose Quintana

To instrumentality with the Mets, Jose Quintana is coming disconnected a 170-inning season, his astir successful 5 years. The lefty posted a 3.75 ERA and could precise good beryllium a coagulated middle-of-the-rotation feline for immoderate teams retired there.

The 2025 play would beryllium Quintana's 14th, and portion nary squad should expect him to marque the All-Star Game for the archetypal clip since 2016, pitching comes astatine a premium successful the large leagues.

At property 36, the Colombia autochthonal could beryllium a inexpensive short-term option.

New York Mets pitcher Jose Quintana, #62, throws a transportation against the Los Angeles Dodgers successful the archetypal inning during crippled 4 of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs astatine Citi Field. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

Nick Pivetta

One happening that each teams yearn for is simply a swing-and-miss arm, which is precisely what Nick Pivetta is. He ranked successful the 88th percentile successful whiff complaint past season, portion his 2.2 BB/9 was the champion people of his career.

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Sure, Pivetta's vocation ERA of 4.76 is not ideal, but helium has pitched to a 4.09 successful the past 2 years with the Boston Red Sox, and his metrics showed helium pitched into immoderate atrocious luck, arsenic well.

He does get deed hard, but if a squad tin pat into that strikeout potential, helium could beryllium a weapon. Pivetta besides turns 32 connected Thursday, truthful it is simply a young limb to instrumentality a accidental on.

David Robertson

David Robertson conscionable wrapped up his 16th MLB play but seems to beryllium a spot of an ageless wonder. This past play with the Texas Rangers, helium pitched to a 3.00 ERA, which is par for the people passim his career.

He volition crook 40 connected April 9, but helium knows however to get the occupation done and has shown nary signs of slowing down. His 12.4 K/9 was his champion since 2017, arsenic well.

In a crippled built connected bullpens, Robertson's services would beryllium much than welcome.

Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo's bat had a down play with the New York Yankees successful 2024, but successful his lone play patrolling the outfield successful the Bronx, helium looked much than comfy and was a Gold Glove finalist.

Alex Verdugo, #24 of the New York Yankees, celebrates aft hitting an RBI azygous against the Kansas City Royals during the seventh inning successful Game One of the Division Series astatine Yankee Stadium connected Oct. 5, 2024 successful New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)

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From 2019 to 2022, Verdugo deed .289 with a .778 OPS; his numbers deteriorated successful his last twelvemonth successful Boston amid rumors of hostility betwixt himself and the team, and possibly helium felt the unit of playing successful a declaration twelvemonth successful 2024.

However, Verdugo tin play each 3 outfield positions precise good and is different feline who tin enactment the bat connected the shot erstwhile you request him to.

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