SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — We are five days from Opening Day. Teams, including the Cubs, are finalizing their Opening Day rosters.
And there are still quite a number of players who were significant contributors to their teams in 2017 who are still unemployed. Here’s a list of 14 of them:
As Opening Day approaches, Greg Holland, Jayson Werth, Matt Holliday, Jose Bautista, Mark Reynolds, Melky Cabrera, J.J. Hardy, Brandon Phillips, Seth Smith, Stephen Drew, Andre Ethier, Joe Blanton, John Lackey and Carlos Ruiz are among the free agents who've yet to find teams.