Dodgers News: Eleven possible players reach free agency

Teoscar Hernández has had a great 2024 (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

With the 2024 World Series officially over and your Los Angeles Dodgers crowned champion of the baseball world, that brings us to the conclusion of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, and with that, the 2024/2025 offseason is officially here.

After the conclusion of the World Series, Major League teams now have five days of exclusive negations with their pending free agents. After that, on November 4th, they would be free to sign with any team they’d like.

November 4th is also the deadline for players and teams for club options, mutual options, player options, and if teams will extend the qualifying offer to eligible players.

This season, the qualifying offer is set at $21.05 million ($20.325 in 2024), and if a player is offered, they have until November 19th at 4:00 PM ET to decline or accept the one-year offer. The Dodgers this offseason only have one player eligible for the qualifying offer: Teoscar Hernández.

Also, in the month of November is the non-tender deadline which is dated for the 22nd.

Free Agent

Teoscar Hernández (Qualifying Offer Eligible) (.272/.339/.501, 134 wRC+)

Jack Flaherty (3.17 ERA, 3.48 FIP, 162.0 IP)

Kevin Kiermaier (.197/.237/.313, 54 wRC+) (Retiring)

Walker Buehler (5.38 ERA, 5.54 FIP, 75.1 IP)

Blake Treinen (1.93 ERA, 3.00 FIP, 46.2 IP)

Joe Kelly (4.78 ERA, 4.57 FIP, 32.0 IP)

Kiké Hernández (.229/.281/.373, 83 wRC+)

Daniel Hudson (3.00 ERA, 4.18 FIP, 63.0 IP) (Retiring)

Club Option

Miguel Rojas ($5 million) (.283/.337/.410, 111 wRC+)

Austin Barnes ($3.5 million) (.264/.331/.307, 86 wRC+)

Player Option

Clayton Kershaw ($10 million) (4.50 ERA, 3.53 FIP, 30.0 IP)

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Written by Cody Snavely

Cody Snavely has been the co-editor of DodgersBeat since February 2023. He has also written for multiple websites, such as Dodgers Way, Dodgers Low-Down, and Dodgers Tailgate. A Wilmington University graduate, Snavely is an avid Dodgers fan who uses his advanced baseball knowledge to keep fans updated on the latest storylines, rumors, and opinions on Dodgers baseball.

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