Does your favorite team need a top starter? A power racket? A relief in the event of light failures? An outstanding defender? Players are available for every need.

It was business as usual for Burnes after an offseason trade from the Brewers to the Orioles – the right-hander posted a 2.92 ERA with 181 K’s over 194 1/3 innings in 2024.

Burnes won the NL Cy Young Award in 2021 and owns the second-best ERA (2.88) among pitchers with at least 500 innings pitched over the last five years. The only pitcher with a lower ERA during that time? Fried at 2.81. The left-hander earned his second All-Star selection in 2024 and finished with a 3.25 ERA and 166 strikeouts over 174 1/3 innings for the Braves.

The best bats still available on the open market are in the infield. According to a source, Willy Adames was believed to be at the top of that list before agreeing to a seven-year deal with the Giants on Saturday.

That means the top free agent on the left side of the infield is Bregman, who played successfully for nine years with the Astros. This period included two World Series rings, two All-Star selections, a Silver Slugger Award and a 2024 Gold Glove. Bregman, 30, is coming off his third straight season with at least 20 home runs and an OPS+ of 115.

On the other side of the diamond, Alonso and Walker bring plenty of power to first base. The 30-year-old Alonso will likely sign a longer and more lucrative contract since he is younger than the 33-year-old Walker and has hit the majors’ second-most home runs (226) since his debut in 2019.

However, Walker has plenty of appeal in his own right as he combines 30-homer pop with solid defense. A three-time Gold Glove winner, Walker has recorded 39 outs above average since the start of 2022, more than twice as many as any other first baseman.

Torres’ walk year was relatively disappointing (.709 OPS in 587 at-bats), but he improved toward the end of the season, posting a .295/.375/.443 slash line in his final 50 games, including the postseason .

There has been a lot of movement in the market for middle-order starters, with Yusei Kikuchi (Angels), Luis Severino (A’s), Frankie Montas (Mets), Matthew Boyd (Cubs), Michael Wacha (Royals) and Shane Bieber (Guardians). ) are all great deals, but there are still a number of tempting hurlers out there.

Flaherty and Manaea are both free agents for the second straight season, with each having dramatically improved their stock in 2024. Flaherty posted a 3.17 ERA with a 5.11 K/BB over 28 starts between the Tigers and Dodgers, while Manaea finished with a 3.47 ERA with a 2.92 K/BB over 32 starts for the Mets – including a 3.09 ERA after tweaking his arm slot in late July.

Eovaldi has posted an ERA under 4.00 in each of the last five years, and he also went 5-0 with a 2.92 ERA in the 2023 postseason, helping the Rangers win the World Series.

Buehler, another accomplished postseason performer (3.04 ERA over 94 2/3 IP), offers plenty of potential as a rebound candidate. Despite having a rough 2024 season (5.38) following his second Tommy John surgery, Buehler was one of the best pitchers in baseball from 2018 to 2021 (2.82 ERA, 4.53 K/BB).

The results weren’t always there with Pivetta, but the thing is fascinating. He owns a career 10.0 K/9 and had a personal best of 4.78 K/BB in 2024. Quintana’s ceiling is not as high as the other pitchers in this group, but he has posted a 3.36 ERA in 76 starts since beginning 2022.

Although Soto stands well above the rest, the rest of the corner outfield market is teeming with viable alternatives for the teams that haven’t signed the superstar slugger.

Of the players who played at least 50% of their games in the outfield last season, only five had more than 30 home runs with a batting average of .500 or better. Soto did it. The same was true for Aaron Judge. Two of the other three? Santander (44 HR, .503 SLG) and Hernández (33 HR, .501 SLG).

Profar, meanwhile, had a career year for the Padres after a decade of mostly modest performance, setting personal bests in home runs (24), RBIs (85), batting average (.280) and OPS (.839).

Pederson also had a big year in 2024, recording 23 home runs with a .908 OPS for the D-backs, although calling him a corner outfielder might be a stretch at this point. Last season he didn’t make a single defensive appearance.

Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox) and Clay Holmes (Mets) have found new clubs in recent days, but the reliever market is still crowded with accomplished late-inning players. The Mets plan to try out Holmes as a starter, and clubs have reportedly considered doing the same with Hoffman, who posted a 2.17 ERA and 12.1 K/9 over 66 1/3 innings in 2024 scored in the Phillies bullpen.

After a phenomenal two-year split between the Marlins and Padres, Scott might be the best option here. Since the start of 2023, the left-handed Scott has posted 188 strikeouts, a 2.04 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP over 150 frames.

Jansen, Yates and Robertson are among a group of relievers who are getting long in the tooth but can still get it done in the late innings. Jansen, 37, is one of eight pitchers in MLB history with at least 400 saves. Yates, 37, recorded 33 saves and a 1.17 ERA in a bounce-back season with the Rangers in 2024. He was a teammate of Robertson, who begins his age-40 season. The 16-year veteran had a 12.4 K/9 and a 3.00 ERA in 72 innings with Texas.

Estévez had 57 saves and a 3.22 ERA over the past two seasons while pitching for the Angels and Phillies.

Everyone in this group can make an impact at the plate, but their outstanding work on the ground increases their value. Despite missing the final six weeks of the season with a right shoulder injury, Ha-Seong Kim was a plus defender at shortstop as an active San Diego player. He collected 23 OAA in four big league seasons while splitting his time between short, second base and third base.

Hyeseong Kim is expected to make the jump to the big leagues this winter after eight seasons with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO. As a high-contact hitter, the 25-year-old Kim batted .326 and stole 30 bases this year. He also won three Gold Gloves in the KBO – two at second base and one at shortstop.

Santana’s defense was a revelation in his age-38 season. After being a slightly above-average defender over the last few years, Santana recorded 14 OAA at first base last season, the most at that position. That helped him win the first Gold Glove of his 15-year career. Meanwhile, Santana hit 23 home runs for the second straight season.

Bader is the least productive hitter in this small group — he owns an OPS+ of 80 since the start of 2022 — but his OAA of 68 since his rookie year in 2018 puts him second among center fielders only to the now-retired Kevin Kiermaier. That includes Bader’s 10 OAA when he played center for the Mets last season.

Maybe one day we’ll see all four of these players in Cooperstown, but each has had a challenging campaign and none have Father Time on their side.

Injuries have been a recurring theme for Scherzer, Verlander and Kershaw in recent seasons, and it will be difficult to rely on any of them staying healthy for a full season at this point in their careers. Together, the trio made 33 starts last season.

Durability isn’t an issue for Goldschmidt, but the first baseman’s performance has declined significantly in the two years since he won the NL MVP award. In 2024, he finished 154 games with a .716 OPS while hitting 22 home runs.

Still, given their track record, we can’t rule out a rebound for any of these legends.