The offseason is here, and it has been slow moving on the free agent front as no one has signed, but entering this time of the season, it appears that more than half of the teams will be going after pitching. There are a lot of good names available entering the offseason, so here we will rank them; you can follow this along as it will be updated on if they sign and what the deal is. Shohei Ohtani is not included in the list because he cannot pitch in 2024.
2023 Free Agent Starting Pitchers
2023 Stats
1.) RHP – Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Signed with Los Angeles Dodgers, 12-Years/$325 Million
G: 24
Record: 17-6
ERA: 1.16
IP: 171.0
WHIP: 0.86
HR/9: 0.1
BB/9: 1.5
K/9: 9.3
2.) RHP – Aaron Nola
Re-Signed with Philadelphia Phillies, Seven-Years/$172 Million
G: 32
Record: 12-9
ERA: 4.46
IP: 193.2
FIP: 4.03
WHIP: 1.15
HR/9: 1.5
BB/9: 2.1
K/9: 9.4
3.) LHP – Blake Snell
G: 32
Record: 14-9
ERA: 2.25
IP: 180.0
FIP: 3.44
WHIP: 1.18
HR/9: 0.8
BB/9: 5.0
K/9: 11.7
4.) LHP – Eduardo Rodriguez
Signed with Arizona Diamondbacks, Four-Years/$80 Million
G: 26
Record: 13-9
ERA: 3.30
IP: 152.2
FIP: 3.66
WHIP: 1.15
HR/9: 0.9
BB/9: 2.8
K/9: 8.4
5.) LHP – Jordan Montgomery
G: 32 (Cardinals & Rangers)
Record: 10-11
ERA: 3.20
IP: 188.2
FIP: 3.56
WHIP: 1.19
HR/9: 0.9
BB/9: 2.3
K/9: 7.9
6.) RHP – Sonny Gray
Signed with St. Louis Cardinals, Three-Years/$75 Million
G: 32
Record: 8-8
ERA: 2.79
IP: 184.0
FIP: 2.83
WHIP: 1.14
HR/9: 0.4
BB/9: 2.7
K/9: 9.0
7.) RHP – Marcus Stroman
Signed with New York Yankees, Two-Years/$37 Million
G: 27
Record: 10-9
ERA: 3.95
IP: 136.2
FIP: 3.58
WHIP: 1.25
HR/9: 0.6
BB/9: 3.4
K/9: 7.8
8.) LHP – Clayton Kershaw
G: 32
Record: 13-5
ERA: 2.46
IP: 131.2
FIP: 4.03
WHIP: 1.06
HR/9: 1.3
BB/9: 2.7
K/9: 9.4
9.) LHP – Shota Imanaga
Signed with Chicago Cubs, Four-Years/$53 Million
G: 24
Record: 7-5
ERA: 2.56
IP: 159.0
WHIP: 1.01
HR/9: 1.0
BB/9: 1.4
K/9: 10.6
10.) RHP – Yariel Rodriguez
Signed with Toronto Blue Jays, Four-Years/$32 Million
G: 56
Record: 6-2
ERA: 1.15
IP: 54.2
WHIP: 0.91
HR/9: 0.0
BB/9: 3.0
K/9: 9.9
11.) RHP – Jack Flaherty
Signed with Detroit Tigers, One-Year/$14 Million
G: 29 (Cardinals & Orioles)
Record: 8-9
ERA: 4.99
IP: 144.1
FIP: 4.36
WHIP: 1.58
HR/9: 1.1
BB/9: 4.1
K/9: 9.2
12.) RHP – Trevor Bauer
G: 24
Record: 11-4
ERA: 2.59
IP: 156.2
WHIP: 1.13
HR/9: 0.9
BB/9: 2.0
K/9: 9.2
13.) RHP – Lucas Giolito
Signed with Boston Red Sox, Two-Year/$38.5 Million
G: 33 (White Sox & Angeles & Guardians)
Record: 8-15
ERA: 4.88
IP: 184.1
FIP: 5.27
WHIP: 1.31
HR/9: 2.0
BB/9: 3.6
K/9: 10.0
14.) RHP – Seth Lugo
Signed with Kansas City Royals, Three-Year/$45 Million
G: 26
Record: 8-7
ERA: 3.57
IP: 146.1
FIP: 3.83
WHIP: 1.20
HR/9: 1.2
BB/9: 2.2
K/9: 8.6
15.) RHP – Michael Wacha
Signed with Kansas City Royals, Two Year/$32 Million
G: 24
Record: 14-4
ERA: 3.22
IP: 134.1
FIP: 3.89
WHIP: 1.16
HR/9: 1.0
BB/9: 2.9
K/9: 8.3
16.) RHP – Michael Lorenzen
G: 29 (Tigers & Phillies)
Record: 9-9
ERA: 4.18
IP: 153.0
FIP: 4.46
WHIP: 1.20
HR/9: 1.2
BB/9: 2.8
K/9: 6.5
17.) RHP – Kenta Maeda
Signed with Detroit Tigers, Two-Year/$24 Million
G: 21
Record: 6-8
ERA: 4.23
IP: 104.1
FIP: 4.02
WHIP: 1.16
HR/9: 1.5
BB/9: 2.4
K/9: 10.1
18.) LHP – Alex Wood
G: 29
Record: 5-5
ERA: 4.33
IP: 97.2
FIP: 4.47
WHIP: 1.43
HR/9: 0.8
BB/9: 3.9
K/9: 6.8
19.) RHP – Mike Clevinger
G: 24
Record: 9-9
ERA: 3.77
IP: 131.1
FIP: 4.28
WHIP: 1.22
HR/9: 1.1
BB/9: 2.7
K/9: 7.5
20.) RHP – Nick Martinez
Signed with Cincinnati Reds, Two-Year/$26 Million
G: 63
Record: 6-4
ERA: 3.43
IP: 110.1
FIP: 3.92
WHIP: 1.26
HR/9: 1.0
BB/9: 3.3
K/9: 8.6
21.) LHP – James Paxton
G: 19
Record: 7-5
ERA: 4.50
IP: 96.0
FIP: 4.68
WHIP: 1.31
HR/9: 1.7
BB/9: 3.1
K/9: 9.5
22.) LHP – Hyun Jin Ryu
G: 11
Record: 3-3
ERA: 3.46
IP: 52.0
FIP: 4.91
WHIP: 1.28
HR/9: 1.6
BB/9: 2.4
K/9: 6.6
23.) RHP – Tyler Mahle
Signed with Texas Rangers, Two-Years/$22 Million
G: 5
Record: 1-2
ERA: 3.16
IP: 25.2
FIP: 4.19
WHIP: 1.05
HR/9: 1.8
BB/9: 1.8
K/9: 9.8
24.) RHP – Lance Lynn
Signed with St. Louis Cardinals, One-Year/$10 Million
G: 32 (White Sox & Dodgers)
Record: 13-11
ERA: 5.73
IP: 183.2
FIP: 5.53
WHIP: 1.39
HR/9: 2.2
BB/9: 3.3
K/9: 9.4
25.) LHP – Sean Manaea
Signed with New York Mets, Two-Year/$28 Million
G: 37
Record: 7-6
ERA: 4.44
IP: 117.2
FIP: 3.90
WHIP: 1.24
HR/9: 1.1
BB/9: 3.2
K/9: 9.8
26.) RHP – Kyle Gibson
Signed with St. Louis Cardinals, One-Year/$13 Million
G: 33
Record: 15-9
ERA: 4.73
IP: 192.0
FIP: 4.13
WHIP: 1.31
HR/9: 1.1
BB/9: 2.6
K/9: 7.4
27.) RHP – Frankie Montas
Signed with Cincinnati Reds, One-Year/$14 Million
G: 1
Record: 1-0
ERA: 0.00
IP: 1.1
FIP: 4.01
WHIP: 2.25
HR/9: 0.0
BB/9: 6.8
K/9: 6.8
28.) LHP – Eric Lauer
Re-Signed with Milwaukee Brewers, One-Year/$5.075 Million
G: 10
Record: 4-6
ERA: 6.56
IP: 46.2
FIP: 7.41
WHIP: 1.67
HR/9: 3.1
BB/9: 4.6
K/9: 8.3
29.) LHP – Wade Miley
Signed with Milwaukee Brewers
G: 23
Record: 9-4
ERA: 3.14
IP: 120.1
FIP: 4.69
WHIP: 1.13
HR/9: 1.2
BB/9: 2.8
K/9: 5.9
30.) RHP – Erick Fedde
Signed with Chicago White Sox, Two-Year/$15 Million
G: 30
Record: 20-9
ERA: 2.00
IP: 180.1
WHIP: 0.95
HR/9: 0.4
BB/9: 1.7
K/9: 10.4
31.) RHP – Luis Severino
Signed with New York Mets, One-Year/$13 Million
G: 19
Record: 4-8
ERA: 6.65
IP: 89.1
FIP: 6.14
WHIP: 1.64
HR/9: 2.3
BB/9: 3.4
K/9: 8.0
