Potential free agents following the 2011 season
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| Player | Team | Position | Roster | Service | Agent | Age | Opt |
| Reggie Abercrombie | Houston Astros | CF | 25-man | 1 | Larry Reynolds | 27 | |
| Jeremy Accardo | Toronto Blue Jays | RHRP | 25-man | 1.088 | 26 | ||
| Russ Adams | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | 25-man | 1.166 | Lonnie Cooper | 27 | |
| Mike Adams | San Diego Padres | RHRP | FA | 1.031 | Alan Nero | 129 | |
| Chris Aguila | Pittsburgh Pirates | RF | MFA | 1.037 | 29 | ||
| Brian Barden | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 25-man | 1.105 | John Boggs | 27 | |
| Josh Barfield | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 25-man | 1 | Scott Boras | 25 | |
| Jason Bartlett | Tampa Bay Rays | SS | 25-man | 1.086 | 28 | ||
| Denny Bautista | Detroit Tigers | RHSP | 25-man | 1.124 | SFX | 27 | |
| Heath Bell | San Diego Padres | RHRP | 25-man | 1.099 | 30 | ||
| Carlos Beltran | New York Mets | CF | 25-man | 8.014 | Scott Boras | 31 | |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Seattle Mariners | SS | 25-man | 1.067 | Jamie Torres | 27 | T |
| Blaine Boyer | Atlanta Braves | RHRP | 40-man | 1.113 | 26 | ||
| Mark Buehrle | Chicago White Sox | LHSP | 25-man | 6.078 | Jeff Berry | 29 | |
| Bryan Bullington | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHSP | 25-man | 1.017 | Casey Close | 27 | |
| Mike Burns | Boston Red Sox | RHRP | MFA | 1.019 | 29 | ||
| Fernando Cabrera | Baltimore Orioles | RHRP | 25-man | 1.105 | SFX | 26 | |
| Matt Cain | San Francisco Giants | RHSP | 25-man | 1.038 | Len Hardison, Kyle Rote Jr. | 23 | T |
| Ed Campusano | Chicago Cubs | LHRP | Minors | 1 | 25 | ||
| Robinson Cano | New York Yankees | 2B | 25-man | 1.153 | Joe Rosario, Peter Vescovo | 25 | T |
| Jose Capellan | Colorado Rockies | RHRP | 25-man | 1.075 | Bill Rego | 27 | |
| Matt Capps | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHRP | 25-man | 1.017 | Arn Tellem | 24 | |
| Chris Carpenter | St. Louis Cardinals | RHSP | 25-man | 9.08 | Bob LaMonte | 33 | T |
| Luis Castillo | New York Mets | 2B | 40-man | 9.055 | Sam and Seth Levinson | 32 | |
| Fabio Castro | Philadelphia Phillies | LHRP | 25-man | 1 | Alan Nero | 23 | |
| Ronny Cedeno | Chicago Cubs | SS | 25-man | 1.108 | SFX | 25 | |
| Brandon Claussen | Washington Nationals | LHSP | MFA | 1.081 | 29 | ||
| Steve Colyer | Atlanta Braves | LHRP | FA | 1.008 | 29 | ||
| Clay Condrey | Philadelphia Phillies | RHSP | 25-man | 1.043 | 32 | ||
| Aaron Cook | Colorado Rockies | RHSP | 25-man | 4.02 | Joe Bick | 29 | |
| Tim Corcoran | Tampa Bay Rays | RHRP | MFA | 1.009 | Joe Longo | 30 | |
| Francisco Cordero | Cincinnati Reds | RHRP | 40-man | 7.046 | Bean Stringfellow | 32 | T |
| Cesar Crespo | Baltimore Orioles | SS | MFA | 1.054 | 28 | ||
| Jack Cust | Oakland Athletics | LF | 25-man | 1.024 | Gregg Clifton | 29 | |
| Manny Delcarmen | Boston Red Sox | RHRP | 25-man | 1.019 | 26 | ||
| Craig Dingman | Detroit Tigers | RHRP | FA | 1.111 | 34 | ||
| Greg Dobbs | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 25-man | 1.035 | 29 | ||
| Scott Dohmann | Tampa Bay Rays | RHRP | 25-man | 1.041 | 30 | ||
| Ryan Doumit | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 25-man | 1.12 | Matt Sosnick | 27 | |
| J.D. Drew | Boston Red Sox | RF | 25-man | 8.02 | Scott Boras | 32 | |
| Chris Duffy | Pittsburgh Pirates | CF | 40-man | 1.025 | Mike Nicotera | 28 | |
| Zach Duke | Pittsburgh Pirates | LHSP | 25-man | 1.094 | Mark Pieper | 25 | |
| Edwin Encarnacion | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 25-man | 1.085 | Arn Tellem | 25 | |
| Jared Fernandez | Hiroshima Carp | RHRP | FA | 1.007 | 36 | ||
| Bartolome Fortunato | New York Mets | RHRP | FA | 1.054 | 33 | ||
| John Foster | Atlanta Braves | LHRP | FA | 1.131 | 29 | ||
| Choo Freeman | Los Angeles Dodgers | CF | Minors | 1.097 | 28 | ||
| Kosuke Fukudome | Chicago Cubs | RF | 40-man | 0 | Joe Urbon | 31 | |
| Alexis Gomez | Colorado Rockies | RF | MFA | 1.107 | 29 | ||
| Edgar Gonzalez | Arizona Diamondbacks | RHSP | 25-man | 1 | 25 | ||
| Adrian Gonzalez | San Diego Padres | 1B | 25-man | 1.108 | John Boggs | 26 | T |
| Jason Grabowski | Tampa Bay Rays | LF | Minors | 1.07 | Bob Garber | 31 | |
| Jason Grilli | Detroit Tigers | RHRP | 25-man | 1.118 | 31 | ||
| Gabe Gross | Milwaukee Brewers | RF | 25-man | 1.127 | 28 | ||
| Carlos Guillen | Detroit Tigers | SS | 25-man | 8 | Peter Greenberg (Briefly hired Scott Boras in August 2006) | 32 | |
| Scott Hairston | San Diego Padres | 2B | 25-man | 1.102 | 27 | ||
| Robby Hammock | Arizona Diamondbacks | C | 25-man | 1.144 | Bob Garber | 30 | |
| Corey Hart | Milwaukee Brewers | CF | 25-man | 1.038 | 26 | ||
| Todd Helton | Colorado Rockies | 1B | 25-man | 9.059 | Mike Moye | 34 | T |
| Matt Hensley | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | RHRP | MFA | 1.094 | 29 | ||
| Clay Hensley | San Diego Padres | RHSP | 40-man | 1.077 | 28 | ||
| Felix Hernandez | Seattle Mariners | RHSP | 25-man | 1.06 | Alan Nero | 22 | |
| Aaron Hill | Toronto Blue Jays | 2B | 25-man | 1.136 | Casey Close | 26 | |
| Koyie Hill | Chicago Cubs | C | MFA | 1.032 | 29 | ||
| Ryan Howard | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 25-man | 1.145 | Casey Close (fired Larry Reynolds in December 2006 and fired Jim Turner earlier in career) | 28 | |
| Luke Hudson | Kansas City Royals | RHRP | 25-man | 1.069 | 31 | ||
| Conor Jackson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | 25-man | 1.067 | Mark Pieper and John Courtright (previously Greg Genske and Casey Close before that) | 26 | |
| Edwin Jackson | Tampa Bay Rays | RHSP | 25-man | 1.07 | 24 | ||
| Chuck James | Atlanta Braves | LHRP | 25-man | 1.018 | 26 | ||
| Bobby Jenks | Chicago White Sox | RHRP | 25-man | 1.09 | 27 | ||
| Kelly Johnson | Atlanta Braves | 2B | 25-man | 1.127 | SFX | 26 | |
| Tyler Johnson | St. Louis Cardinals | LHRP | 25-man | 1.005 | 26 | ||
| Josh Johnson | Florida Marlins | RHSP | 40-man | 1.026 | Matt Sosnick | 24 | |
| Logan Kensing | Florida Marlins | RHRP | 25-man | 1.136 | 25 | ||
| Brandon League | Toronto Blue Jays | RHRP | 25-man | 1.031 | Danny Horwits, Dan Lozano | 25 | |
| Scott Linebrink | Chicago White Sox | RHRP | 40-man | 5.016 | Joe Sambito | 31 | |
| Francisco Liriano | Minnesota Twins | LHRP | 40-man | 1.031 | Greg Genske | 24 | |
| Ryan Ludwick | St. Louis Cardinals | RF | 25-man | 1 | 29 | ||
| Ruddy Lugo | New York Mets | RHRP | 40-man | 1 | 27 | ||
| Bobby Madritsch | Kansas City Royals | LHSP | FA | 1.075 | 32 | ||
| Paul Maholm | Pittsburgh Pirates | LHSP | 25-man | 1.037 | Bo McKinnis | 25 | |
| John Maine | New York Mets | RHSP | 25-man | 1.052 | 27 | ||
| Sean Marshall | Chicago Cubs | LHSP | 25-man | 1 | 25 | ||
| Russell Martin | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 25-man | 1 | Bob Garber | 25 | |
| Carlos Martinez | Florida Marlins | RHRP | 40-man | 1 | 25 | ||
| Henry Mateo | Washington Nationals | 2B | MFA | 1.157 | 31 | ||
| Gary Matthews Jr. | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | CF | 25-man | 6.104 | Danny Horwits | 33 | |
| Macay McBride | Detroit Tigers | LHRP | 40-man | 1.064 | 25 | ||
| Brandon McCarthy | Texas Rangers | RHRP | 25-man | 1.055 | 24 | ||
| Nate McLouth | Pittsburgh Pirates | CF | 25-man | 1.056 | Mike Nicotera | 26 | |
| Gil Meche | Kansas City Royals | RHSP | 25-man | 6.029 | Casey Close, Greg Landry | 29 | |
| Brandon Medders | Arizona Diamondbacks | RHRP | 25-man | 1.086 | 28 | ||
| Randy Messenger | San Francisco Giants | RHRP | 40-man | 1.084 | Matt Sosnick | 26 | |
| Chris Michalak | Washington Nationals | LHRP | MFA | 1.09 | Don Mitchell | 37 | |
| Yadier Molina | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 25-man | 2.123 | Alan Nero | 25 | T |
| Sjinji Mori | Tampa Bay Rays | RHRP | FA | 1 | 33 | ||
| Mike Morse | Seattle Mariners | SS | 25-man | 1.036 | Sam and Seth Levinson | 26 | |
| Matt Murton | Chicago Cubs | LF | 25-man | 1.087 | ACES | 26 | |
| Brian N. Anderson | Chicago White Sox | CF | 40-man | 1.041 | Alan Nero, Terry Bross | 26 | |
| Dioner Navarro | Tampa Bay Rays | C | 25-man | 1.103 | Kendall Almerico | 24 | |
| Lance Niekro | San Francisco Giants | 1B | MFA | 1.071 | 29 | ||
| Fernando Nieve | Houston Astros | RHRP | 40-man | 1 | Alan Nero | 25 | |
| Ricky Nolasco | Florida Marlins | RHRP | 40-man | 1 | Matt Sosnick | 25 | |
| Ray Olmedo | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 40-man | 1.133 | Alan Nero | 26 | |
| Scott Olsen | Florida Marlins | LHSP | 25-man | 1.029 | Matt Sosnick | 24 | |
| Chad Orvella | Tampa Bay Rays | RHRP | 40-man | 1.051 | 27 | ||
| Roy Oswalt | Houston Astros | RHSP | 25-man | 5.149 | Bob Garber, Barry Meister | 30 | T |
| Angel Pagan | New York Mets | CF | 25-man | 1 | Alan Nero | 27 | |
| Jon Papelbon | Boston Red Sox | RHRP | 25-man | 1.064 | Sam and Seth Levinson | 27 | |
| Ronny Paulino | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 25-man | 1.017 | SFX | 27 | |
| Paul Phillips | Kansas City Royals | C | FA | 1.042 | 31 | ||
| Andy Phillips | New York Yankees | 1B | FA | 1.123 | Rex Gary | 31 | |
| Brandon Phillips | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 25-man | 2.022 | Sam and Seth Levinson | 26 | T |
| Juan Pierre | Los Angeles Dodgers | CF | 25-man | 6.056 | Mark Pieper | 30 | |
| Jorge Posada | New York Yankees | C | 40-man | 10.085 | Sam and Seth Levinson | 36 | |
| Humberto Quintero | Houston Astros | C | 25-man | 1.08 | 28 | ||
| Ramon Ramirez | Colorado Rockies | RHRP | 40-man | 1 | 26 | ||
| Elizardo Ramirez | Cincinnati Reds | RHSP | MFA | 1.022 | Arn Tellem | 25 | |
| Alexei Ramirez | Chicago White Sox | CF | 40-man | 0 | Jamie Torres | 26 | |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Houston Astros | LHSP | 25-man | 1.105 | 29 | ||
| Jason Romano | Tampa Bay Rays | CF | MFA | 1 | 28 | ||
| Matt Roney | Toronto Blue Jays | RHSP | MFA | 1.021 | 28 | ||
| Cody Ross | Florida Marlins | RF | 25-man | 1.058 | SFX | 27 | |
| Ervin Santana | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | RHSP | 25-man | 1.122 | 25 | ||
| James Shields | Tampa Bay Rays | RHSP | 25-man | 0.125 | 26 | T | |
| Kelly Shoppach | Cleveland Indians | C | 25-man | 1.021 | 28 | ||
| Brian Sikorski | Yakult Swallows | RHSP | FA | 1.014 | 33 | ||
| Carlos Silva | Seattle Mariners | RHSP | 40-man | 5 | Barry Praver and Scott Shapiro (fired Peter Greenberg on 10/31/07) | 29 | M |
| Andy Sisco | Chicago White Sox | LHRP | 40-man | 1 | Jim Lindell, Gregg Clifton, Terry Bross | 25 | |
| Grady Sizemore | Cleveland Indians | CF | 25-man | 2.056 | Joe Urbon | 25 | T |
| Travis Smith | Los Angeles Dodgers | RHRP | Minors | 1.064 | Matt Sosnick | 35 | |
| Jason Standridge | Kansas City Royals | RHRP | FA | 1.116 | 29 | ||
| Adam Stern | Baltimore Orioles | CF | MFA | 1 | 28 | ||
| Nick Swisher | Chicago White Sox | LF | 25-man | 2.031 | Joe Bick | 27 | T |
| Robinson Tejeda | Texas Rangers | RHSP | 40-man | 1.037 | 26 | ||
| Brad Thompson | St. Louis Cardinals | RHRP | 25-man | 1.11 | 26 | ||
| John Van Benschoten | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHSP | 25-man | 1.043 | Joe Bick | 28 | |
| Shane Victorino | Philadelphia Phillies | CF | 25-man | 1.092 | Danny Horwits | 27 | |
| Adam Wainwright | St. Louis Cardinals | RHRP | 25-man | 1.027 | 26 | ||
| Rickie Weeks | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 25-man | 1.131 | Lon Babby | 25 | |
| Josh Willingham | Florida Marlins | LF | 25-man | 1.123 | Matt Sosnick | 29 | |
| C.J. Wilson | Texas Rangers | LHRP | 25-man | 1.055 | Bob Garber | 27 | |
| Jake Woods | Seattle Mariners | LHRP | Minors | 1.101 | Matt Sosnick | 26 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Washington Nationals | 3B | 25-man | 1.032 | Casey Close, Brodie Van Wagenen | 23 |
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