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SB Nation Reacts: Fans blame Scott Boras for the free-agent signing delay

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Our first SB Nation Reacts survey for the year addressed the question of free agency, why it was delayed so much, and what to do about it. Here are the results:

Fans like to blame Scott Boras for a lot of the vagaries of the free-agent market. Let’s be clear that Boras is just doing his job for his clients. This year, though, it seemed as if none of his clients rated the $200 million deals he was rumored to be seeking, including Cody Bellinger, who eventually signed a much less lucrative, though more flexible, deal with the Cubs.