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MLB Free Agents: 2021 free agency outlook, NL East

By Clint Manry

PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 30: J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on August 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 30: J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on August 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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MLB Free Agents: 2021 free agency outlook (NL East)

NL East free agent outlook

This is a division that varies quite a bit when it comes to next year’s free agency. Each team in the NL East features a rather comparable number of upcoming MLB free agents in 2021, though the caliber of players and the amount of money coming off each team’s payroll differ substantially.

Overall, there are 30 players set to enter the 2021 free-agent market (according to Spotrac), with the Atlanta Braves rostering the most (8) and the Miami Marlins (4) the least (the Marlins also have the smallest amount of money coming off its books next offseason):

(total value of contracts coming off 2021 payroll in parenthesis)

  1. Atlanta Braves — 8 players ($67.750 million)
  2. New York Mets — 7 players ($47.300 million)
  3. Philadelphia Phillies — 6 players ($31.950 million)
  4. Washington Nationals — 5 players ($14.925 million)
  5. Miami Marlins — 4 players ($12.700 million)

Also, and this will probably be common throughout the league, of the 30 players set to hit the market next winter, only seven in the NL East are currently under the age of 30. It could be interesting to see league-wide just how many older players will be looking for a job in 2021, at least relative to previous seasons (given the possibility of lesser contracts in the near future). Next offseason could be like no other in terms of unemployed. 30+ veterans, which could be quite significant as the league and players enter negotiations for a new CBA soon.

Let’s look at the players from each team…

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