free agent
noun
: a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team
free agency
noun
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Flaherty was ranked as the No. 10 free agent on The Athletic’s Free Agent Big Board, a byproduct not just of a bounce-back season but of being the best starter (not named Roki Sasaki) available in free agency who had not yet seen his 30th birthday.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Ricci originally entered the league as a rookie free agent in Carolina in 2020.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Alex Bregman is one of the top free agents left on the market this winter.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Andy Dalton is another impending free agent who is held in high regard by the Dolphins, according to a source.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Ricci originally entered the league as a rookie free agent in Carolina in 2020.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Alex Bregman is one of the top free agents left on the market this winter.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Andy Dalton is another impending free agent who is held in high regard by the Dolphins, according to a source.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Free agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20agent. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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