| Free Agents | ||||||||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Rick Ankiel | CF | 32 | Signed | Washington | Washington | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Norichika Aoki | LF | 30 | Signed | Japan | Milwaukee | 2 | NR | $2,250,000 |
| Luis Ayala | RP | 34 | Free Agent | New York | -- | NR | -- | |
| Rod Barajas | C | 36 | Signed (B) | Los Angeles | Pittsburgh | 1 | NR | $4,000,000 |
| Josh Bard | C | 33 | Signed | Seattle | LA Dodgers | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Clint Barmes | SS | 32 | Signed (B) | Houston | Pittsburgh | 2 | NR | $10,500,000 |
| Miguel Batista | RP | 40 | Signed | New York | NY Mets | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Erik Bedard | SP | 32 | Signed | Boston | Pittsburgh | 1 | 23 | $4,500,000 |
| Heath Bell | RP | 34 | Signed (A) | San Diego | Miami | 3 | 40 | $27,000,000 |
| Carlos Beltran | RF | 34 | Signed (A) | San Francisco | St. Louis | 2 | 9 | $26,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 30 | Signed (B) | Milwaukee | Kansas City | 1 | NR | $2,000,000 |
| Wilson Betemit | 3B | 30 | Signed | Detroit | Baltimore | 2 | NR | $3,250,000 |
| Casey Blake | 3B | 38 | Signed | Los Angeles | Colorado | 1 | NR | $2,000,000 |
| Henry Blanco | C | 40 | Signed | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | NR | $1,250,000 |
| Willie Bloomquist | LF | 34 | Signed | Arizona | Arizona | 2 | NR | $3,800,000 |
| Andrew Brackman | SP | 26 | Signed | New York | Cincinnati | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Russell Branyan | 1B | 36 | Signed | Los Angeles | NY Yankees | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Jonathan Broxton | RP | 27 | Signed | Los Angeles | Kansas City | 1 | NR | $4,000,000 |
| Mark Buehrle | SP | 32 | Signed (A) | Chicago | Miami | 4 | 6 | $58,000,000 |
| Pat Burrell | LF | 35 | Retired | San Francisco | -- | NR | -- | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Orlando Cabrera | 2B | 37 | Retired | San Francisco | -- | NR | -- | |
| Shawn Camp | RP | 36 | Agreed | Toronto | Seattle | 1 | NR | $750,000 |
| Matt Capps | RP | 28 | Signed | Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | NR | $4,750,000 |
| Chris Capuano | SP | 33 | Signed | New York | LA Dodgers | 2 | NR | $10,000,000 |
| Jamey Carroll | SS | 37 | Signed | Los Angeles | Minnesota | 2 | NR | $6,750,000 |
| Ramon Castro | C | 35 | Free Agent | Chicago | -- | NR | -- | |
| Ronny Cedeno | SS | 29 | Signed | Pittsburgh | NY Mets | 1 | 31 | -- |
| Endy Chavez | CF | 34 | Signed | Texas | Baltimore | 1 | NR | $1,500,000 |
| Eric Chavez | 3B | 34 | Free Agent | New York | -- | NR | -- | |
| Bruce Chen | SP | 34 | Signed (B) | Kansas City | Kansas City | 2 | 34 | $9,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Wei-Yin Chen | SP | 26 | Signed | Japan | Baltimore | 3 | NR | $11,338,000 |
| Todd Coffey | RP | 31 | Signed | Washington | LA Dodgers | 1 | NR | $1,300,000 |
| Bartolo Colon | SP | 38 | Agreed | New York | Oakland | 1 | 33 | $900,000 |
| Brooks Conrad | 2B | 32 | Signed | Atlanta | Milwaukee | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Aaron Cook | SP | 33 | Signed | Colorado | Boston | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Alex Cora | SS | 36 | Signed | Washington | St. Louis | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Francisco Cordero | RP | 36 | Signed (B) | Cincinnati | Toronto | 1 | 44 | $4,500,000 |
| Craig Counsell | 2B | 41 | Retired | Milwaukee | -- | NR | -- | |
| Coco Crisp | CF | 32 | Signed | Oakland | Oakland | 2 | 26 | $14,000,000 |
| Juan Cruz | RP | 33 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Pittsburgh | NR | Minor Lg | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Michael Cuddyer | RF | 32 | Signed (A) | Minnesota | Colorado | 3 | 15 | $31,500,000 |
| Johnny Damon | DH | 38 | Free Agent | Tampa Bay | -- | 27 | -- | |
| Yu Darvish | SP | 25 | Signed | Japan | Texas | 6 | NR | $60,000,000 |
| David DeJesus | RF | 32 | Signed (B) | Oakland | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 21 | $10,000,000 |
| Mark DeRosa | LF | 36 | Signed | San Francisco | Washington | 1 | NR | $800,000 |
| Greg Dobbs | 3B | 33 | Signed | Florida | Miami | 2 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Octavio Dotel | RP | 38 | Signed (B) | St. Louis | Detroit | 1 | NR | $3,500,000 |
| Ryan Doumit | C | 30 | Signed (B) | Pittsburgh | Minnesota | 1 | 29 | $3,000,000 |
| J.D. Drew | RF | 36 | Free Agent | Boston | -- | 47 | -- | |
| Zach Duke | SP | 28 | Signed | Arizona | Houston | NR | Minor Lg | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Chad Durbin | RP | 34 | Signed | Cleveland | Washington | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Mark Ellis | 2B | 34 | Signed (B) | Colorado | LA Dodgers | 2 | NR | $8,750,000 |
| Prince Fielder | 1B | 27 | Signed (A) | Milwaukee | Detroit | 9 | 1 | $214,000,000 |
| Jeff Francis | SP | 31 | Signed | Kansas City | Cincinnati | 1 | 35 | Minor Lg |
| Frank Francisco | RP | 32 | Signed (B) | Toronto | NY Mets | 2 | 46 | $12,000,000 |
| Kosuke Fukudome | RF | 34 | Free Agent | Cleveland | -- | NR | -- | |
| Rafael Furcal | SS | 34 | Signed | St. Louis | St. Louis | 2 | 38 | $14,000,000 |
| Freddy Garcia | SP | 35 | Signed | New York | NY Yankees | 1 | 36 | $4,000,000 |
| Jon Garland | SP | 32 | Free Agent | Los Angeles | -- | NR | -- | |
| Chris Gimenez | C | 29 | Free Agent | Seattle | -- | NR | -- | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Ross Gload | 1B | 35 | Free Agent | Philadelphia | -- | NR | -- | |
| Jonny Gomes | LF | 31 | Signed | Washington | Oakland | 1 | NR | $1,000,000 |
| Alex Gonzalez | SS | 34 | Signed (B) | Atlanta | Milwaukee | 1 | NR | $4,250,000 |
| Mike Gonzalez | RP | 33 | Free Agent | Texas | -- | NR | -- | |
| John Grabow | RP | 33 | Signed | Chicago | LA Dodgers | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Vladimir Guerrero | DH | 36 | Free Agent (B) | Baltimore | -- | NR | -- | |
| Carlos Guillen | 2B | 36 | Signed | Detroit | Seattle | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Scott Hairston | RF | 31 | Signed | New York | NY Mets | 1 | NR | $1,100,000 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 3B | 35 | Signed | Milwaukee | LA Dodgers | 2 | NR | $6,000,000 |
| Bill Hall | 2B | 32 | Signed | San Francisco | NY Yankees | NR | Minor Lg | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Aaron Harang | SP | 33 | Signed | San Diego | LA Dodgers | 2 | NR | $12,000,000 |
| Rich Harden | SP | 30 | Free Agent | Oakland | -- | NR | -- | |
| Willie Harris | LF | 33 | Signed | New York | Cincinnati | NR | Minor Lg | |
| LaTroy Hawkins | RP | 39 | Signed | Milwaukee | LA Angels | 1 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Brad Hawpe | 1B | 32 | Signed | San Diego | Texas | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Clay Hensley | RP | 32 | Agreed | Florida | San Francisco | 1 | NR | $750,000 |
| Jeremy Hermida | RF | 28 | Free Agent | San Diego | -- | NR | -- | |
| Livan Hernandez | SP | 36 | Signed | Washington | Houston | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Ramon Hernandez | C | 35 | Signed (B) | Cincinnati | Colorado | 2 | 32 | $6,400,000 |
| Aaron Hill | 2B | 29 | Signed (B) | Arizona | Arizona | 2 | 30 | $11,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Koyie Hill | C | 32 | Signed | Chicago | St. Louis | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Rich Hill | RP | 31 | Signed | Boston | Boston | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Raul Ibanez | LF | 39 | Free Agent (B) | Philadelphia | -- | NR | -- | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SP | 30 | Signed | Japan | Seattle | 1 | NR | $1,500,000 |
| Cesar Izturis | SS | 31 | Signed | Baltimore | Milwaukee | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Conor Jackson | 1B | 29 | Signed | Boston | Texas | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Edwin Jackson | SP | 28 | Agreed | St. Louis | Washington | 1 | 11 | -- |
| Jason Jaramillo | C | 29 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Chicago Cubs | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Reed Johnson | RF | 35 | Signed | Chicago | Chicago Cubs | 1 | NR | $1,150,000 |
| Andruw Jones | LF | 34 | Signed | New York | NY Yankees | 1 | 37 | $2,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Jason Kendall | C | 37 | Free Agent | Los Angeles | -- | NR | -- | |
| Adam Kennedy | 2B | 36 | Signed | Seattle | LA Dodgers | 1 | NR | $800,000 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2B | 31 | Signed | San Francisco | Tampa Bay | 1 | NR | $1,525,000 |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | 28 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Cleveland | 1 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Mark Kotsay | RF | 36 | Signed | Milwaukee | San Diego | 1 | NR | $1,250,000 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 3B | 30 | Signed | Colorado | Kansas City | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Jason Kubel | LF | 29 | Signed (B) | Minnesota | Arizona | 2 | 41 | $15,000,000 |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | P | 30 | Agreed | Los Angeles | Seattle | 1 | NR | $500,000 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | SP | 36 | Signed (B) | Los Angeles | NY Yankees | 1 | 13 | $10,000,000 |
| Gerald Laird | C | 32 | Signed | St. Louis | Detroit | 1 | NR | $1,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 36 | Free Agent (B) | Pittsburgh | -- | NR | -- | |
| Brad Lidge | RP | 35 | Signed (B) | Philadelphia | Washington | 1 | NR | $1,000,000 |
| Scott Linebrink | RP | 35 | Free Agent | Atlanta | -- | NR | -- | |
| Jose Lopez | 2B | 28 | Signed | Florida | Cleveland | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Rodrigo Lopez | SP | 36 | Signed | Chicago | Chicago Cubs | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Ryan Ludwick | OF | 33 | Signed (B) | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | 1 | NR | -- |
| Mike MacDougal | RP | 34 | Signed | Los Angeles | LA Dodgers | 1 | NR | $1,000,000 |
| Ryan Madson | RP | 31 | Signed (A) | Philadelphia | Cincinnati | 1 | 16 | $8,500,000 |
| Paul Maholm | SP | 29 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 24 | $4,750,000 |
| Jason Marquis | SP | 33 | Signed | Arizona | Minnesota | 1 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Damaso Marte | RP | 36 | Free Agent | New York | -- | NR | -- | |
| Hideki Matsui | DH | 37 | Free Agent | Oakland | -- | NR | -- | |
| John McDonald | SS | 37 | Signed | Arizona | Arizona | 2 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Nate McLouth | CF | 30 | Signed | Atlanta | Pittsburgh | 1 | NR | $1,750,000 |
| Jason Michaels | LF | 35 | Signed | Houston | Washington | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Jose Mijares | RP | 27 | Signed | Minnesota | Kansas City | 1 | NR | $925,000 |
| Aaron Miles | 2B | 35 | Free Agent | Los Angeles | -- | NR | -- | |
| Trever Miller | RP | 38 | Signed | Boston | Chicago Cubs | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Kevin Millwood | SP | 37 | Signed | Colorado | Seattle | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Sergio Mitre | RP | 30 | Free Agent | New York | -- | NR | -- | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Jose Molina | C | 36 | Signed | Toronto | Tampa Bay | 1 | NR | $1,500,000 |
| Guillermo Mota | RP | 38 | Signed | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1 | NR | $1,000,000 |
| Peter Moylan | RP | 33 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Xavier Nady | 1B | 33 | Free Agent | Arizona | -- | NR | -- | |
| Joe Nathan | RP | 37 | Signed | Minnesota | Texas | 2 | 42 | $14,500,000 |
| Laynce Nix | LF | 31 | Signed | Washington | Philadelphia | 2 | NR | $2,500,000 |
| Darren Oliver | RP | 41 | Signed (A) | Texas | Toronto | 1 | NR | $4,000,000 |
| Magglio Ordonez | RF | 38 | Free Agent (B) | Detroit | -- | NR | -- | |
| Ramon Ortiz | RP | 38 | Free Agent | Chicago | -- | NR | -- | |
| Roy Oswalt | SP | 34 | Free Agent (A) | Philadelphia | -- | 22 | -- | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | 35 | Signed | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | NR | -- |
| Micah Owings | SP | 29 | Signed | Arizona | San Diego | 1 | NR | $1,000,000 |
| Vicente Padilla | RP | 34 | Signed | Los Angeles | Boston | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Jonathan Papelbon | RP | 31 | Signed (A) | Boston | Philadelphia | 4 | 18 | $50,000,058 |
| Corey Patterson | OF | 32 | Signed | St. Louis | Milwaukee | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Ronny Paulino | C | 30 | Signed | New York | Baltimore | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Carlos Pena | 1B | 33 | Signed | Chicago | Tampa Bay | 1 | 14 | $7,250,000 |
| Wily Mo Pena | DH | 30 | Signed | Seattle | Japan | 2 | NR | $4,050,000 |
| Brad Penny | SP | 33 | Signed | Detroit | Japan | NR | -- | |
| Juan Pierre | CF | 34 | Signed | Chicago | Philadelphia | NR | Minor Lg | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Joel Pineiro | SP | 33 | Signed | Los Angeles | Philadelphia | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Jorge Posada | DH | 40 | Retired | New York | -- | NR | -- | |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | 32 | Signed (A) | St. Louis | LA Angels | 10 | 2 | $250,000,000 |
| Nick Punto | 3B | 34 | Signed | St. Louis | Boston | 3 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Chad Qualls | RP | 33 | Signed | San Diego | Philadelphia | 1 | NR | $1,150,000 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3B | 33 | Signed (A) | Chicago | Milwaukee | 3 | 7 | $36,000,000 |
| Horacio Ramirez | RP | 32 | Free Agent | Los Angeles | -- | NR | -- | |
| Jon Rauch | RP | 33 | Signed | Toronto | NY Mets | 1 | NR | $3,500,000 |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 36 | Free Agent | Cincinnati | -- | NR | -- | |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | SP | 27 | Free Agent | Baltimore | -- | NR | -- | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Jose Reyes | SS | 28 | Signed (A) | New York | Miami | 6 | 4 | $106,000,000 |
| Arthur Rhodes | RP | 42 | Free Agent (B) | St. Louis | -- | NR | -- | |
| Will Rhymes | 2B | 28 | Free Agent | Detroit | -- | NR | -- | |
| Juan Rivera | LF | 33 | Signed | Los Angeles | LA Dodgers | 1 | NR | $4,500,000 |
| Fernando Rodney | RP | 34 | Signed | Los Angeles | Tampa Bay | 1 | NR | $2,000,000 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 40 | Free Agent | Washington | -- | NR | -- | |
| Jimmy Rollins | SS | 33 | Signed (A) | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 3 | 5 | $38,000,000 |
| J.C. Romero | RP | 35 | Signed | Colorado | St. Louis | 1 | NR | $750,000 |
| Cody Ross | LF | 31 | Signed (B) | San Francisco | Boston | 1 | 39 | $3,000,000 |
| Takashi Saito | RP | 41 | Signed (A) | Milwaukee | Arizona | 1 | NR | $1,750,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Ramon Santiago | 2B | 32 | Signed | Detroit | Detroit | 2 | NR | $4,200,000 |
| Joe Saunders | SP | 30 | Signed | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | NR | $6,000,000 |
| Brian Schneider | C | 35 | Signed | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 1 | NR | $800,000 |
| Luke Scott | LF | 33 | Signed | Baltimore | Tampa Bay | 1 | NR | $6,000,000 |
| George Sherrill | RP | 34 | Signed | Atlanta | Seattle | 1 | NR | $1,100,000 |
| Kelly Shoppach | C | 31 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Boston | 1 | NR | $1,350,000 |
| Grady Sizemore | CF | 29 | Signed | Cleveland | Cleveland | 1 | 25 | $5,000,000 |
| Doug Slaten | RP | 32 | Signed | Washington | Pittsburgh | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Chris Snyder | C | 30 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Houston | 1 | NR | $750,000 |
| Andy Sonnanstine | SP | 28 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Chicago Cubs | NR | Minor Lg | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Ryan Spilborghs | RF | 32 | Signed | Colorado | Cleveland | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Ryan Theriot | SS | 32 | Agreed | St. Louis | San Francisco | 1 | NR | $1,250,000 |
| Jim Thome | 1B | 41 | Signed | Cleveland | Philadelphia | 1 | 43 | $1,250,000 |
| Matt Treanor | C | 35 | Signed | Texas | LA Dodgers | 1 | NR | $850,000 |
| Jason Varitek | C | 39 | Free Agent (B) | Boston | -- | NR | -- | |
| Javier Vazquez | SP | 35 | Free Agent | Florida | -- | 12 | -- | |
| Omar Vizquel | SS | 44 | Signed | Chicago | Toronto | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Tsuyoshi Wada | SP | 31 | Signed | Japan | Baltimore | 2 | NR | $8,150,000 |
| Tim Wakefield | SP | 45 | Free Agent | Boston | -- | NR | -- | |
| Chien-Ming Wang | SP | 31 | Signed | Washington | Washington | 1 | 50 | $4,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Brandon Webb | SP | 32 | Free Agent | Texas | -- | NR | -- | |
| Dan Wheeler | RP | 34 | Signed | Boston | Cleveland | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Eli Whiteside | C | 32 | Signed | San Francisco | San Francisco | 1 | NR | $600,000 |
| Josh Willingham | LF | 32 | Signed (A) | Oakland | Minnesota | 3 | 20 | $21,000,000 |
| Dontrelle Willis | SP | 30 | Signed | Cincinnati | Philadelphia | 1 | NR | $850,000 |
| C.J. Wilson | SP | 31 | Signed | Texas | LA Angels | 5 | NR | $77,500,000 |
| Jack Wilson | SS | 34 | Signed | Atlanta | Atlanta | 1 | NR | $1,000,000 |
| Kerry Wood | RP | 34 | Signed | Chicago | Chicago Cubs | 1 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Jamey Wright | RP | 37 | Signed | Seattle | LA Dodgers | NR | Minor Lg | |
| Chris Young | SP | 32 | Free Agent | New York | -- | NR | -- | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2011 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Joel Zumaya | RP | 27 | Signed | Detroit | Minnesota | 1 | NR | $850,000 |