Spring coaching begins later this month, however there may be nonetheless some MLB offseason enterprise to deal with. A handful of notable gamers stay on the free-agent market, together with Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso. Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki agreed to a brand new deal on Jan. 17, touchdown with the Dodgers to workforce up with WBC teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Dodgers signed reliever Tanner Scott on the identical weekend. The Blue Jays lastly made an awaited splash as they signed Anthony Santander to a five-year contract.
Juan Soto, the very best free agent available on the market, signed a record-setting $765 million take care of the Mets again in December. Pitchers Corbin Burnes (Diamondbacks), Blake Snell (Dodgers) and Max Fried (Yankees) — who have been all ranked within the prime 5 of our prime free brokers lists — additionally all signed earlier than the brand new yr.
Some strikes have occurred in January, together with Justin Verlander heading to the Giants and Ha-Seong Kim to the Rays, however the market has been comparatively sluggish as Alonso and Bregman stay with out new contracts.
You may try our prime 50 free agent rankings, which embrace write-ups on each participant. CBS Sports activities will likely be holding observe of the place they land under.
