PHOENIX (AP) — Patience is often rewarded for both free agents and general managers during most Major League Baseball offseasons.
But probably not this one.
As expected, free agents are flying off the market and trades are getting done at a breakneck pace following MLB’s 99-day lockout that froze the league’s transactions for more than three months.
With less than four weeks to go before an April 7 opening day, the action has been intense.
“It’s like drinking out of a firehose,” said Andrew Friedman, the president of baseball operations for the Dodgers.
The biggest news Monday was Oakland trading All-Star first baseman Matt Olson to Atlanta in exchange for four players, including promising young outfielder Cristian Pache.