The Super Bowl is over.
Pitchers and catcher report on Wednesday.
Spring Training is about to start and there are quite a few game changing free agents still out there.
We were told that the market was slow because of Ohtani.
When he signed, it was slow because of Yamamoto.
When he signed, it was because of the cable money being stalled because of the Diamond bankruptcy.
When that got cleared up, they didn’t even bother with new excuses.
None of those guys are even in the top 10 of guys remaining here on February 12th.
That’s how much the market has stalled.
Here are my Top 10 remaining free agents:
10.
Tim Anderson, SS
Tim Anderson was fucking horrible last year.
That had to be when Jose Ramirez knocked him the fuck out.
I’m not going to pretend Anderson didn’t suck in 2023.
But he was a very good player even a year earlier and an All-Star both in 2022 and 2023.
He’s only 31 and certainly worth a one year make good deal from someone.
The Marlins or Giants could easily use Anderson.
He’s certainly a competent player that is perfect in a utility role.
Every single team in baseball would benefit having Merrifield on their bench.
The difference is that Rosario is only 28 years old.
He was pretty good for the Red Sox before getting hurt last year.
Why Boston isn’t re-signing him makes no sense.
Martinez has never been the most durable player but he’s also always hit the ball really well.
The Mets only DH options are either Mark Vientos or DJ Stewart.
What the fuck are they doing?
He’s so up and down that I do understand some resistance to committing long-term to him.
He’s like an episode of The Office.
When he’s good, he’s awesome.
But when he’s bad, you’re getting Robert California.
Even with his inconsistency, he’s the perfect player for a bunch of teams including the Mets.
He’s not insanely old (about to be 31) so I don’t really understand the holdup.
Or maybe I do.
His agent in Scott Boras.
Chapman and the last three guys on this list are all Boras clients.
Cody Bellinger, CF/1B
Which Bellinger are you getting?
The Silver Slugger who was 10th in NL MVP voting or the guy that hit .193 from 2021-22?
I’m shocked the Cubs haven’t tried to re-sign him.
Maybe they are waiting for an offer to really counter?
Or maybe Boras is playing hard to get?
Whatever it is, the Cubs desperately need some offense.
Blake Snell
Let’s just talk about these guys at the same time because they are both starting pitchers.
Montgomery is the safer guy.
He’s more consistent and more durable.
He’s made 30+ starts each of the past three years.
The ideal team for him is the Yankees with Gerrit Cole already there as an ace.
Snell has the higher ceiling.
He’s the fucking Cy Young Award winner and still doesn’t have a job.
Now we wait until Scott Boras decides these guys should sign.
