We're now within a month of the official opening of spring training, and we're still waiting for the mechanic to come fix the decidedly lukewarm Hot Stove. Of Keith Law's top 50 free agents coming into the winter, 30 remain unsigned, including eight of the top 10 players.
Rather than bemoan this year's winter inaction, let's start placing some of these free agents in their best possible locations. These don't have legal force -- at least not until commissioner Rob Manfred lifts the restraining order and allows me to present my proposal to be named baseball's first Philosopher-King -- so consider these simply exuberant suggestions.