Free agency always involves risk, but the rewards can be transformative.

It’s why the Blue Jays were willing to spend $210 million to land starter Dylan Cease , an elite talent whose results haven’t always matched his skill level.

There are a number of high-variance stars like Cease who remain unsigned, highlighted by the seven big names below. Which version of these players will their next teams be getting? It's a question interested suitors are surely debating.

Signings & Trades

Pete Alonso , 1B

Alonso has remained one of MLB’s premier home run hitters since he burst onto the scene with a rookie-record 53 dingers in 2019, but his overall offensive output has fluctuated in recent years. Among qualifiers, his wRC+ ranked 15th (tied) in 2022 (141) and eighth in ’25 (141), but he

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