Good morning, Camden Chatters.
Is anyone else as surprised as I am at how Manny Machado’s first foray into free agency has turned out?
It’s not that I’m surprised he hasn’t signed anywhere yet. It’s not unusual for big-name free agents to take their sweet time deciding on a new team. But what’s really jarring is just how few suitors he seems to have.
I was expecting a feeding frenzy, with 10-15 teams lined up to try to woo him. They’d pull out all the stops. They’d walk him down the red carpet on his ballpark tour, give him a catered feast of all the city’s best cuisine, recruit other star players on the team to whisper sweet nothings into his ear.