With Juan Soto, Max Fried, Willy Adames, Blake Snell and more off the board, MLB's 2024-25 free-agent pool is only getting shallower.

Teams still have options, though, and plenty of them.

We're going to take a look at one free agent each team can sign to fix its biggest remaining need. And in this case, the emphasis really is on "can."

This is about realistic signings only. As cool as it would be to see, say, the Athletics fill their hole at third base with Alex Bregman, even their recent spending spree doesn't portend a deal that could be worth as much as $200 million.

Some players make sense for multiple teams, so you can expect to see one or two repeats. The exception is Roki Sasaki, who could realistically sign with any team in MLB because of his unique situation. As such, he's been left out of this exercise.

Let's check teams off three at a time while proceeding in alphabetical order.

Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves

Athletics: 3B Yoán Moncada

By signing Luis Severino and trading for Jeffrey Springs, the A's have added two starters who stand to make eight figures in 2025. And they're not done yet, as general manager David Forst is still open to adding starters and is actively seeking a third baseman.

To the latter end, Moncada was floated as a buy-low option for the A's by Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. Though he's three years removed from his last good season, he's still only 29 and he offers patience and power when he's healthy.

Arizona Diamondbacks: 1B Christian Walker

Walker is the best of the players the Diamondbacks stand to lose to free agency. He therefore figures to be the hardest to re-sign, as he could potentially command as much as $20 million per year.

However, the Snakes can do a deal like that and still project to spend less in 2025 than they did in 2024. Walker is worth the splash, as Arizona knows all about his 30-homer power and Gold Glove-winning defense at first base.

Atlanta Braves: RHP Charlie Morton

Like Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson before him, Max Fried is now an ex-Brave by way of a nine-figure deal with another team. Expected, perhaps, but now the question is how the Braves can add meat to their rotation under Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale.

Re-signing Morton seems like the path of least resistance. Even at 41 years of age, the righty would be a good bet to make it 5-for-5 in giving the Braves a 30-start season if he were to return for 2025.

Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs

Baltimore Orioles: RHP Walker Buehler

The Orioles have actively fleshed out their offense, notably doing free-agent deals with sluggers Tyler O'Neill and Gary Sánchez. Yet they still need an ace to fill Corbin Burnes' shoes, and it just doesn't feel like it's going to be Burnes himself.

Jack Flaherty, Sean Manaea and Nick Pivetta are hypothetical options for Baltimore, but they'd be wiser to take a chance on Buehler. He should be more affordable and, as evidenced by his playoff performance, he still has ace upside.

Boston Red Sox: LF Teoscar Hernández

The Red Sox took care of their own ace need by trading for Garrett Crochet. Now what they need is right-handed bats, among whom Hernández is more of a natural fit than guys like Bregman and Pete Alonso.

There would appear to be mutual interest here, as Hernández is reportedly intrigued by Boston and vice versa. The slugger knows what it's like to rake at Fenway Park, as he has a .950 OPS and 14 home runs as a visitor there for his career.

Chicago Cubs: RHP Jack Flaherty

The Kyle Tucker trade gives the Cubs the superstar their lineup had been lacking. They don't truly need much else, but one's ears perked up when Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic wrote on December 9 that Flaherty interests the Cubs.

Flaherty could cost nine figures, but the Cubs can sign him and likely still come in below the $241 million luxury-tax threshold for 2025. And if they do it, they'll have an elite rotation with which to chase an NL Central title.

Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians

Chicago White Sox: RHP Spencer Turnbull

The White Sox just lost 121 games, so let's not sit here and pretend like they're above bottom-shelf shopping this winter. They nonetheless want to add a starting pitcher, and Turnbull is a guy they could look at as a low-risk, high-reward option.

He's mostly been injured since he made 30 starts for the Detroit Tigers back in 2019. But he showed signs of life for the Philadelphia Phillies this year, notably starting strong in April and flashing good stuff throughout.

Cincinnati Reds: RF Max Kepler

The Reds need one solid player for an outfield that presently resembles a motley crew. A center fielder would be ideal. But since the free-agent market is short on options, the Reds should consider buying low on Kepler instead.

He's coming off a lost season for the Minnesota Twins, but it was just last year that he had a .816 OPS and 24 home runs. Kepler is otherwise an underrated defender who's racked up 66 Outs Above Average for his career.

Cleveland Guardians: RHP Michael Lorenzen

There's a good debate about whether the Guardians need a bat more than an arm, but I'm deferring to Mandy Bell of MLB.com on this one. And when it comes to hunting for depth pieces on a budget as small as Cleveland's, it's hard to do better than Lorenzen.

He's perfectly viable as a No. 5 starter, which is what the Guardians need right now. Whenever Shane Bieber is ready to return from Tommy John surgery, Lorenzen could then be used as a long reliever and spot starter.

Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros

Colorado Rockies: OF Jesse Winker

It isn't a good roster the Rockies have, but it does seem to mostly be set. Yet it would still be a good idea to add another bat to an offense that just put forth the lowest-scoring season in the franchise's history.

Winker is a "might as well" option, albeit one who has a better idea than most what it's like to be trade bait. The Rockies should pick him up and hope he does for them what he did (.793 OPS, 11 HR) for the Washington Nationals earlier this year.

Detroit Tigers: 3B Alex Bregman

There's more than one good fit for Bregman, but the best fit for him is in Detroit. There, he would reunite with former Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch and get to be the established, experienced star in a clubhouse that otherwise skews young and hungry.

The interest between Bregman and the Tigers is mutual, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. And even if signing him could cost as much as $200 million, well, the Tigers used to be a big spender and it's past time they were again.

Houston Astros: 1B Christian Walker

If anything, re-signing Bregman would seem to be even more possible after the Astros moved Tucker and his salary. Yet according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com, some in the organization see re-upping with Bregman as a "longshot."

If so, it shouldn't be too much to ask for Houston to settle for Walker. They certainly have a place for him at first base. And because he's 33 years old, he shouldn't require the kind of long-term deal that Astros owner Jim Crane is generally averse to doing.

Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers

Kansas City Royals: INF Josh Rojas

The Royals need a power bat, but Anne Rogers of MLB.com is likely right that they're better off looking for one on the trade market. However, the open market can help with their search for a lefty-hitting infielder who can play third base.

That is Rojas in a nutshell, though he can also play second base and left field in a pinch. He should also come cheap, and that matters at a time when the Royals are already pushing their payroll past what they spent in 2024.

Los Angeles Angels: 2B Gleyber Torres

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Angels are one of two teams interested in Torres. The other is the Nationals, though they want him to undertake a move to third base that he resisted earlier this year.

Because Luis Rengifo can play the hot corner, Anaheim is more of a natural fit for Torres. Moreover, Angel Stadium has a power alley to right field that isn't unlike the one Torres got to know well at Yankee Stadium between 2018 and 2024.

Los Angeles Dodgers: LHP Tanner Scott

The Dodgers are reportedly still in on Hernández, but there's less of a need for him in left field now that Michael Conforto is aboard. As such, they should pivot to adding a stalwart arm for the back end of their bullpen.

Scott is a possibility, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. He should be, given that he's the best reliever on the market. The Dodgers should also want to sign the All-Star lefty just to make sure that nobody else gets to deploy him against Shohei Ohtani.

Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins

Miami Marlins: LF Alex Verdugo

The Marlins know they need to make their offense better, but president of baseball operations Peter Bendix doesn't sound like he wants to go all-in on power. Which is probably just as well. Power is expensive and the Marlins are rebuilding.

Assuming they can get him on a one-year deal, the Marlins should sign Verdugo and hope he becomes a trade chip. He offers a good bat-to-ball skill and quality defense, and he should be motivated after tanking his value with a 0.8-rWAR season in New York.

Milwaukee Brewers: SS Ha-Seong Kim

With Willy Adames out of the picture, the Brewers need to make an addition to the left side of their infield. It doesn't necessarily have to be a shortstop, but they should pounce on Kim if he's anywhere near their price range.

This might be a reach, but Kim is coming off a down year that ended early because of shoulder surgery. When he's right, he's an ace defender (23 OAA since 2021) with a well-rounded profile on the offensive side.

Minnesota Twins: 1B Paul Goldschmidt

The Twins are on the hunt for right-handed bats, generally, and a first baseman, specifically. Goldschmidt checks both boxes, and he ought to be relatively affordable after back-to-back seasons of diminishing returns for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Which is good, because the 2025 Twins are already projected to go beyond the reduced payroll that they carried this year. Even if signing Goldschmidt were to push payroll even further, it's worth finding out if the 2022 NL MVP has anything left.

New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies

New York Mets: 1B Pete Alonso

Where do you go after signing Juan Soto to a record-shattering 15-year, $765 million deal? If you're the Mets, possibly back to the high end of the free-agent market to bring back Alonso.

The Mets would "love" to have Alonso back, according to president of baseball operations David Stearns. It'll cost nine figures to re-sign him, but whatever. Even after adding Soto, next year's Mets are still projected well shy of what they spent on payroll this year.

New York Yankees: RF Anthony Santander

The Yankees have been busy since losing Soto to the Mets, notably signing Fried and trading for Devin Williams. Yet they've let their offense untouched, which should call for a deal with Bregman, Hernández or Anthony Santander.

Though all three have been linked to the Yankees, Santander makes the most sense. After a 44-homer season, the switch-hitter could at least replace the power the Yankees lost with Soto's departure. He also has experience at first base, where the Yankees have an opening.

Philadelphia Phillies: CF Harrison Bader

The Phillies are more likely to be active on the trade market than in free agency, but the open market could potentially be their ticket to adding an insurance option for center field.

Which is basically to say that Bader is there if they want him. He's nothing if not a superb defender, and even the 12 home runs he hit this year would have been a godsend for the Phillies. They got only nine long balls out of center field all season.

Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants

Pittsburgh Pirates: RF Max Kepler

The Pirates' lineup mostly looks set heading into 2025, save for the question mark hanging over right field. They can do better than Joshua Palacios, who has a .650 OPS to show for his major league career.

The Bucs and free agency are famously not bedfellows, but one hopes that owner Bob Nutting would be willing to cough up the cash to sign Kepler. He'd suit the team as both a right field regular and center field insurance for Oneil Cruz.

San Diego Padres: LF Jurickson Profar

The Padres aren't going to be able to re-sign Profar to another one-year, $1 million deal. And even if they do bring him back, they'd be wise not to expect another .839 OPS and 24 homers from him in 2025.

Even still, the five seasons Profar has played in San Diego are the best thing that has ever happened to his career. The two sides should want to get together again, even if it costs the Padres eight figures per year.

San Francisco Giants: RHP Corbin Burnes

With Fried and Blake Snell spoken for, Burnes is the best pitcher left on the market. And according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Giants and Toronto Blue Jays are the most "aggressive" teams after the 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner.

Signing Burnes for upwards of $35 million per year wouldn't square with the Giants' purported desire to cut payroll. But after having done nine-figure deals with Adames and Matt Chapman, it's possible that ship has already sailed and that it's just plain go time.

Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays

Seattle Mariners: 1B/DH Justin Turner

The Mariners need big offensive upgrades, but money is tight. Though a potential trade of Luis Castillo would certainly change the equation, their payroll is already projected to go up in 2025.

Since that makes it hard to imagine them scoring on a Bregman or a Walker, let's take the Mariners at their word that they'd like to bring Turner back. They should after what the 40-year-old did for them down the stretch of 2024, posting a .363 OBP and 128 OPS+.

St. Louis Cardinals: RHP José Leclerc

The Cardinals' needs aren't so much related to potential additions. It's subtractions that they need to make, starting with Nolan Arenado and ideally continuing with either Miles Mikolas and Steven Matz.

There may be room for a buy-low option for their bullpen, however. Leclerc would work. Though he had a rough year in 2024, he was very good in 2022 (2.83 ERA) and even better in 2023 (2.68 ERA) for a Texas Rangers squad that won the World Series.

Tampa Bay Rays: INF/OF Enrique Hernández

With the exception of Christopher Morel in left field, the Rays have a fairly solid looking starting nine set to go for 2025. But they could use a Swiss Army Knife of sorts, which is where Hernández comes in.

The two-time World Series champion can play anywhere, including in left field if need be. And while he hasn't hit well since 2021, he's typically good against left-handed pitching to the tune of a .789 OPS for his career.

Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

Texas Rangers: RHP Kirby Yates

The Rangers are reportedly committed to ducking below the luxury-tax threshold in 2025. If so, they can only add about $21 million in average annual value to their books. That isn't much, but they can strengthen their bullpen if they spend it well.

Re-signing Yates would be a good start. Even if he costs the Rangers eight figures per year, he'll be well worth it if he continues his run of unhittability. The .140 batting average he's allowed over the last two seasons is the best in baseball by a mile.

Toronto Blue Jays: RHP Corbin Burnes

With Kevin Gausman and José Berríos already in their rotation, the Blue Jays arguably don't need another top-of-the-rotation starter. Not as much as they need a star batsman, anyway, and it's hard to ignore how perfect Bregman would be for them.

Yet whereas one hitter would only do so much to transform their offense, another ace-type starter would make Toronto's rotation into a juggernaut. To this end, Feinsand's report claims that the Blue Jays are considered the favorite to sign Burnes.

Washington Nationals: 1B Pete Alonso

The Nationals hit just 135 home runs this season, ranking last in the National League and ahead of only the White Sox in all of MLB. They want to do something about this, and there's no better position than first base for them to address in the process.

Alonso is right there, guys. He'll cost a lot on account of his NL-leading 226 home runs since 2019. But with only $78 million projected to be on their books for 2025, the Nationals should be willing to sign Alonso first in the event that the Mets drag their feet.

Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference, FanGraphs and Baseball Savant.