The following players have contracts expiring or should have the six years of service necessary to become free agents after the 2012 season.
* – player whose current contract includes 2013 option
Player Club
First Basemen
Travis Hafner *
Aubrey Huff *
Adam LaRoche *
Carlos Lee
James Loney
Mike Napoli
Ty Wigginton *
Second Basemen
Jeff Baker
Orlando Hudson *
Maicer Izturis
Howie Kendrick
Jeff Keppinger
Ian Kinsler *
Luis Rodriguez
Freddy Sanchez
Skip Schumaker
Shortstops
Erick Aybar
Jason Bartlett *
Geoff Blum
Stephen Drew *
Jhonny Peralta *
Luis Rodriguez
Ryan Theriot
Third Basemen
Geoff Blum
Miguel Cairo
Brandon Inge *
Maicer Izturis
Chipper Jones *
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Placido Polanco *
Mark Reynolds *
Scott Rolen
Mark Teahen
Ty Wigginton *
David Wright *
Kevin Youkilis *
Catchers
Koyie Hill
Chris Iannetta *
Russell Martin
Jeff Mathis
Brian McCann *
Miguel Montero
Mike Napoli
Wil Nieves
Miguel Olivo *
Ronny Paulino
A.J. Pierzynski
Humberto Quintero
David Ross
Carlos Ruiz *
Yorvit Torrealba
Outfielders
Michael Bourn
Marlon Byrd
Melky Cabrera
Matt Diaz
Andre Ethier
Curtis Granderson *
Josh Hamilton
Torii Hunter
Matt Kemp
Carlos Lee
Angel Pagan
Carlos Quentin
Aaron Rowand
Luke Scott
Ryan Spilborghs
Ichiro Suzuki
B.J. Upton
Shane Victorino
Reggie Willits
Delmon Young
Starting Pitchers
Scott Baker *
Joe Blanton
Matt Cain
Fausto Carmona *
Kevin Correia
John Danks
Jorge De La Rosa *
R.A. Dickey *
Scott Feldman *
Gavin Floyd *
Zack Greinke
Jeremy Guthrie
Cole Hamels
Dan Haren *
Tim Hudson *
Colby Lewis
Francisco Liriano
Kyle Lohse
Derek Lowe
Shaun Marcum
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Brandon McCarthy
Brett Myers *
Carl Pavano
Jake Peavy *
Anibal Sanchez
Jonathan Sanchez
Ervin Santana *
Joe Saunders
James Shields *
Jake Westbrook *
Randy Wolf *
Carlos Zambrano *
Relief Pitchers
David Aardsma
Jeremy Accardo
Mike Adams
Grant Balfour *
Matt Belisle
Rafael Betancourt *
Taylor Buchholz
Sean Burnett *
D.J. Carrasco
Randy Choate
Jose Contreras *
Pedro Feliciano *
Brian Fuentes *
Sean Green
Kevin Gregg *
J.P. Howell
Hong-Chih Kuo
Casey Janssen
Bobby Jenks
Brandon League
Matt Lindstrom *
Mark Lowe
Brandon Lyon
Shawn Marshall
Dustin McGowan
Peter Moylan
Pat Neshek
Leo Nunez
Will Ohman
Tony Pena
Joel Peralta
J.J. Putz *
Ramon Ramirez
Mariano Rivera
Joakim Soria *
Huston Street *
Hisanori Takahashi
Robinson Tejeda
Carlos Villanueva