Harper, Machado already influencing MLB free agency
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If any word could be used to describe the front end of Major League Baseball’s offseason, "plodding" would be the most accurate term to sum it up. Those who entered the winter anticipating excitement along the waves of winter free agency and trade bustle haHarper, Machado already influencing MLB free agency
If any word could be used to describe the front end of Major League Baseball’s offseason, "plodding" would be the most accurate term to sum it up. Those who entered the winter anticipating excitement along the waves of winter free agency and trade bustle have instead been met by a confusing mixture of seeming indifference and/or stunning patience regarding any substantial moves coming to fruition as the calendar year comes to close.While the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes, courting of Giancarlo Stanton and lukewarm dangling of Manny Machado have dominated the headlines, the MLB’s hot stove continues to flicker its way toward 2018 with very little in the way definitive excitement around the biggest free agent names to be.A handful of reasons could be playing a part in the process dragging on thus far. With so many marquee names put forward as available on the trade market, many GMs have opted to swap prospect value in lieu of cash. And while many teams have been preoccupied with either picking through the yard sale Read more