Two winters ago, Shohei Ohtani shattered the record for the largest contract in Major League Baseball history when he signed a (heavily-deferred) $700 million deal with the Dodgers . That record lasted just one year after Juan Soto inked a $765 million contract with the Mets last December.

But don’t expect that trend to continue. No one in this year’s free-agent class will command the same attention as Ohtani or Soto, but there are still plenty of valuable pieces who could change the direction of a franchise.

Teams have already started negotiating with their players and making decisions on options, but players had to wait at least five days after the World Series to join new teams.

That day has arrived. Here are the top 20 free agents of the 2025-26 class and five potential la

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