With the new year here, we’ll likely see some notable MLB free agent signings, with many big names still on the market in 2024. The Los Angeles Dodgers have done their best to win this winter so far, adding the top two free agents on the market in December, guaranteeing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto more than $1 billion. Ohtani, the best and most unique player in baseball. Signed a $700 million contract This is an unprecedented postponement. Less than two weeks after signing Ohtani, Los Angeles agreed to a deal with fellow player Toto Yamamu. He was a 25-year-old pitcher who dazzled in Japan but had never pitched in the MLB.
Pitcher Lucas Giolito (two years, $38.5 million from the Red Sox) and pitcher Aaron Nola (seven years, $172 million to stay with the Phillies) and pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez (four years, $80 million from the Diamondbacks) are also new players. Five of them have signed new contracts. Top 10 free agents remained unsigned. Cody Bellinger, Marcus Stroman, and Jordan Montgomery are some of the notable players remaining on the market, and with Ohtani and Yamamoto coming off the board, there should be more free agent activity in the new year. .
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