| Free Agents | ||||||||
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2012 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Mariano Rivera | RP | 43 | Signed | NY Yankees | NY Yankees | 1 | 12 | $10,000,000 |
| Rafael Soriano | RP | 33 | Agreed | NY Yankees | Washington | 2 | 14 | $28,000,000 |
| Ryan Madson | RP | 32 | Agreed | Cincinnati | LA Angels | 1 | 21 | $3,500,000 |
| Joakim Soria | RP | 29 | Signed | Kansas City | Texas | 2 | 31 | $8,000,000 |
| Carlos Villanueva | RP | 29 | Free Agent | Toronto | -- | 33 | -- | |
| Jose Valverde | RP | 35 | Signed | Detroit | Detroit | 34 | Minor Lg | |
| Kyle Farnsworth | RP | 37 | Agreed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 1 | 38 | -- |
| Mike Adams | RP | 34 | Agreed | Texas | Philadelphia | 2 | 39 | $12,000,000 |
| Jonathan Broxton | RP | 29 | Signed | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 3 | 41 | $21,000,000 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | RP | 31 | Free Agent | Milwaukee | -- | 46 | -- | |
| PLAYER | POSITION | AGE | STATUS | 2012 TEAM | NEW TEAM | YEARS | RANK | DOLLARS |
| Joel Peralta | RP | 37 | Signed | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay | 2 | 48 | $6,000,000 |
| Koji Uehara | RP | 38 | Signed | Texas | Boston | 1 | 50 | $4,250,000 |