WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rob Manfred reported to spring training ready to play defense.
Manfred, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, is tired of hearing complaints from players and agents about the changing economic landscape of his sport. In a news conference Sunday, he suggested that players get over it, and that most of the unsigned free agents are not very good, anyway.
“There are 11 players that had a WAR above 1.0 that are unsigned,” Manfred said, referring to wins above replacement figures used by MLB.com. “I believe that, just like last year, that market is going to clear at some point in the next few weeks.