2012 MLB Free Agents - Pitchers


Here is a list of 2012 MLB Free agent starting and relief pitchers. These MLB free agents will be unrestricted following the 2011 MLB season.

Also check out 2012 MLB Free agent position players, Type A/B Free Agents and our Top 25 free agent list.


2012 MLB Free Agents - Starting Pitchers
Players Age 2011 Team 2012 Team and Contract notes
Erik Bedard32BOS Signed with the Pirates. 1 year, $4.5 million.
Andrew Brackman 26 NYY  
Mark Buehrle32CWS Signed with the Marlins. 4 years, $58 million.
Chris Capuano33NYM Signed with the Dodgers. 2 years, 10 million.
Bruce Chen34KC Re-signs with the Royals. 2 years, $9 million.
Bartolo Colon38NYY Signed with the A's. 1 year, $900,000.
Aaron Cook32COL  
Yu Darvish 25 Japan Signed with the Rangers. 6 years, $60 million.
Jeff Francis30KC  
Freddy Garcia35NYY Re-signed with the Yankees. 1 year , $4 million
Jon Garland32LAD  
Aaron Harang33SD Signed with the Dodgers. 2 years, $12 million.
Rich Harden29OAK  
Livan Hernandez36WAS  
Hisashi Iwakuma 30 Japan Signed with the Mariners. 1 year, $1.5 million
Edwin Jackson28STL  
Hiroki Kuroda36LAD  
Rodrigo Lopez35CHC  
Paul Maholm 29 PIT Signed with the Cubs. 1 year, $4.75 million
Jason Marquis33ARI Signed with the Twins. 1 year, $3 million.
Kevin Millwood36COL  
Roy Oswalt34PHI  
Micah Owings 29 ARI  
Brad Penny33DET  
Joel Pineiro33LAA  
Jo-Jo Reyes 27 BAL  
Joe Saunders 30 ARI  
Javier Vazquez35FLA  
Tsuyoshi Wada 30 Japan Signed with the Orioles. 2 years, $8.15 million.
Tim Wakefield45BOS  
Chien-Ming Wang31WAS Re-signed with the Nationals. 1 year, $4 million.
Brandon Webb32TEX  
Dontrelle Willis29CIN Signed with the Phillies. 1 year, $850,000.
C.J. Wilson30TEX Signed with the Angels. 5 years, $77.5 million.
Chris Young32NYM  

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2012 MLB Free Agents - Relief Pitchers
Players Age 2011 Team 2012 Team and Contract notes
Luis Ayala33NYY  
Miguel Batista40NYM  
Heath Bell34SD Signed with the Marlies. 3 years, possibly for $27 million.
Jonathan Broxton27LAD Signed with the Royals. 1 year. $4 million.
Shawn Camp35TOR  
Matt Capps28MIN Re-signed with the Twins. 1 year, $4.75 million.
Todd Coffey31WAS  
Francisco Cordero 36 CIN Signed with the Blue Jays. 1 year, $4.5 million.
Dan Cortes 24 SEA  
Juan Cruz33TB  
Octavio Dotel 38 STL Signed with the Tigers. 1 year, $3.5 million.
Zach Duke 28 ARI  
Chad Durbin33CLE  
Willie Eyre 33 BAL  
Frank Francisco32TOR Signed with the Mets. 2 years, $12 million.
Mike Gonzalez33TEX  
John Grabow32CHC Signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers.
LaTroy Hawkins38MIL Signed with the Angels. 1 year, $3 million.
Clay Hensley 32 FLA  
Rich Hill 31 BOS  
Hong-Chih Kuo 30 LAD  
Aaron Laffey 26 KC  
Brad Lidge34PHI  
Scott Linebrink35ATL  
Mike MacDougal34LAD  
Ryan Madson31PHI Signed with the Reds. 1 year, $8.5 million
Damaso Marte36NYY  
Jose Mijares 27 MIN Signed with the Royals. 1 year, $925,000
Trever Miller38BOS  
Sergio Mitre30NYY  
Guillermo Mota38 SF Re-signed with the Giants. 1 year, $1 million
Peter Moylan 33 ATL  
Joe Nathan36MIN Signed with the Rangers. 2 years, $14.5 million
Darren Oliver41TEX Signed with the Blue Jays. 1 year, $4 million
Ramon Ortiz38CHC  
Vicente Padilla34LAD  
Jonathan Papelbon30BOS Signed with the Phillies. 4 years, $50 million.
Chad Qualls33SD  
Horacio Ramirez31LAA  
Jon Rauch 33 TOR Signed with the Mets. 1 year, $3.5 million.
Arthur Rhodes42STL  
Fernando Rodney34LAA Signed with the Rays. 1 year, $2 million
Francisco Rodriguez28MIL Accepted Arbitration
J.C. Romero35COL Signed with the Cardinals. 1 year.
Takashi Saito41MIL Signed with the Diamondbacks. 1 year, $1.75 million.
George Sherrill34ATL Signed with the Mariners. 1 year, $1.1 million
Doug Slaten 31 WAS  
Andy Sonnanstine 28 TB  
Dan Wheeler 34 BOS  
Kerry Wood34CHC Re-signed with the Cubs. 1 year, $3 million
Jamey Wright36SEA  
Joel Zumaya26DET  

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Sources:
MLBTradeRumors.com
Cot's Baseball Contracts