2023 Restricted Free Agents

[Dodgers GM]

This is a first for us this year!

Below is a Team By Team List of available Restricted Free Agents.

Teams have the options to designate one player as a Restricted Free Agent in the 2023 offseason. If you don't see a player's name on here, please feel free to reach out to me as to why.

A reminder on RFA rules:

RFA Rules
1. Teams can designate 1 player a year as a Restricted Free Agent (RFA), if they choose. Teams can only designate 1 player as an RFA per offseason
2. A player can't be made an RFA in consecutive offseasons, i.e. 2022/23 and 2023/24
3. RFA bidding acts as normal free agency bidding with the 1st offer as 1 year, 100k from the original team
4. If a team designates a player as RFA and no other teams bid, they are obligated to sign that player for 1 year 100k
5. If a different team wins the bidding for the RFA player, the original team has the option to match the winning bid and keep the player. The bid must be matched within 24 hours of the final, winning bid.
6. If the original team does not match the bid they receive a compensation draft pick from the team that won the bidding for the player in the next year's draft
7. If the original team keeps the RFA, no draft pick is rewarded
8. A player who has been extended cannot be designated as an RFA when their contract is expiring

Pick Rules
The round for the pick that the team has to give up (if the original team does not match the bid for their RFA) is determined by where the player ranked in points on ESPN, not by the final $$ bidding amount:

Player ranked 1-25= 1st round pick
Player ranked 25-75 = 2nd round pick
Player ranked 76-125 = 3rd round pick
Player ranked 126-200 = 4th round pick
Player ranked 201-300 = 5th round pick
Player ranked 300+ = No pick provided

Teams will give up their own picks by default - if they do not have their own pick they must get another pick (depending on the round) and provide that pick

If a team has more than one pick in a round (multiple picks that are not their own) the team losing their RFA chooses which team's pick they want. This choice is made at the time the RFA is signed, not during / after the season

Please post the RFA you designate (if you choose) within this thread.

Orioles
Nick Gordon
Andrew Heaney

Red Sox
Justin Turner
Zack Greinke
David Robertson
Collin McHugh

Tigers
Paul Goldschmidt
AJ Puk
Johnny Cueto
Mark Canha
Cal Raleigh
Max Scherzer
Martin Perez
Chris Bassit
Ryan Pressly
Jorge Soler

Astros
Whit Merrifield

Twins
Freddie Freeman
Jose Altuve
Xander Bogaerts
Clay Holmes
Jurickson Profar
Felix Bautista
Carlos Carrasco
Alex Cobb

Yankees
Reynaldo Lopez
Kutter Crawford

A's
Dan Vogelbach
Kenley Jansen
Charlie Morton
Jake Odorizzi

Blue Jays
Nick Castellanos
Yusei Kikuchi
Jonathan Schoop
Josh Donaldson

Braves
Jake McCarthy
Corey Kluber
Jake Fraley
Trevor Williams
Merill Kelly
Anibal Sanchez
Jesus Aguilar

Dodgers
Yasmani Grandal
Brendan Donovan
Andrew McCutchen
Ross Stripling
Rich Hill

Cubs
Luis Cessa
Jorge Lopez
Justin Steele

Reds
Dansby Swanson
Elieser Hernandez
Brandon Nimmo
Lou Trivino
Luke Weaver

Expos
Travis D'Arnaud
Evan Phillips
Adrian Sampson
Matt Bush
Taylor Hearn
Drew Hutchinson
Brandon Drury

Padres
Yandy Diaz
Patrick Corbin
Mark Melancon
Daniel Bard
Justin Dunn
Jordan Lyles
Adam Wainwright
Bailey Falter
Graham Ashcraft

Giants
Patrick Wisdom
Mike Minor
Wilmer Flores
Drew Smyly

Nationals
Kyle Higfjkhdsfgjhk H
Ketel Marte
George Springer
Giancarlo Stanton

[Red Sox GM]

none from Boston

[Atlanta GM]

Braves select Merill Kelly as RFA

[Padres Alan GM]

Padres select Bailey Falter as RFA

[Blue Jays (Sean)]

Castillanos

[Dodgers GM]

Dodgers designate Max Scherzer as RFA

[Cubs]

Cubs send Chris Bassitt to RFA

[Giants GM]

Giants designate Justin Steele as RFA

[Red Sox GM]

Xander Bogaerts is now my RFA

[orioles]

Orioles designate Andrew Heaney as RFA.