2012 MLB Free Agents - Starting Pitcher
| Free Agents | ||||||||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2012 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Zack Greinke | SP | 29 | Signed | LA Angels | LA Dodgers | 6 | 1 | $147,000,000 |
| Anibal Sanchez | SP | 29 | Agreed | Detroit | Detroit | 5 | 9 | $80,000,000 |
| Edwin Jackson | SP | 29 | Signed | Washington | Chicago Cubs | 4 | 8 | $52,000,000 |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP | 26 | Signed | Japan | LA Dodgers | 6 | 37 | $36,000,000 |
| Ryan Dempster | SP | 36 | Agreed | Texas | Boston | 2 | 11 | $26,500,000 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | SP | 34 | Signed | Kansas City | Kansas City | 3 | 26 | $25,000,000 |
| Brandon McCarthy | SP | 29 | Agreed | Oakland | Arizona | 2 | 22 | $15,500,000 |
| Joe Blanton | SP | 32 | Signed | LA Dodgers | LA Angels | 2 | 43 | $15,000,000 |
| Hiroki Kuroda | SP | 38 | Signed | NY Yankees | NY Yankees | 1 | 5 | $15,000,000 |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | SP | 32 | Signed | Seattle | Seattle | 2 | 19 | $14,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2012 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Dan Haren | SP | 32 | Signed | LA Angels | Washington | 1 | 7 | $13,000,000 |
| Andy Pettitte | SP | 40 | Agreed | NY Yankees | NY Yankees | 1 | NR | $12,000,000 |
| Kevin Correia | SP | 32 | Signed | Pittsburgh | Minnesota | 2 | NR | $10,000,000 |
| Brett Myers | SP | 32 | Signed | Chicago Sox | Cleveland | 1 | NR | $7,000,000 |
| Scott Feldman | SP | 30 | Signed | Texas | Chicago Cubs | 1 | NR | $6,000,000 |
| Scott Baker | SP | 31 | Signed | Minnesota | Chicago Cubs | 1 | NR | $5,500,000 |
| Mike Pelfrey | SP | 29 | Signed | NY Mets | Minnesota | 1 | NR | $4,000,000 |
| Roberto Hernandez | SP | 32 | Signed | Cleveland | Tampa Bay | 1 | NR | $3,250,000 |
| Bartolo Colon | SP | 39 | Agreed | Oakland | Oakland | 1 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| Jason Marquis | SP | 34 | Signed | San Diego | San Diego | 1 | NR | $3,000,000 |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2012 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Jeff Karstens | SP | 30 | Agreed | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 1 | NR | $2,500,000 |
| John Lannan | SP | 28 | Signed | Washington | Philadelphia | 1 | NR | $2,500,000 |
| Jeff Francis | SP | 32 | Signed | Colorado | Colorado | 1 | NR | $1,500,000 |
| Jair Jurrjens | SP | 27 | Agreed | Atlanta | Baltimore | 1 | NR | $1,500,000 |
| Francisco Liriano | SP | 29 | Agreed | Chicago Sox | Pittsburgh | 1 | 35 | $1,000,000 |
| Shaun Marcum | SP | 31 | Agreed | Milwaukee | NY Mets | 1 | 23 | -- |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | SP | 32 | Signed | Boston | Cleveland | 47 | Minor Lg | |
| Total: | $501,750,000 | |||||||