With the season finished, some players are beginning to choose minor league free agency, MLB Trade Rumors reported. Eligible minor leaguers can make that move now, ahead of the wider Major League market.
Major League free agents are a separate group. According to MLB Trade Rumors, players with six-plus years of big league service time reach the open market five days after the World Series ends.
To qualify for the earlier minor league route, a player must have been outrighted off his club's 40-man roster during the 2026 season and not added back. He also needs multiple career outrights, at least three years of Major League service time, or both.
MLB Trade Rumors said it will publish periodic updates in the coming weeks on other players who reach the market this way. The site pointed readers to the official MLB.com and MILB.com transactions pages, where these decisions are listed.
The source article does not identify any Los Angeles Dodgers player in this group, so this report covers only the general process and timeline.