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Reds spending during free agency doesn't make sense, for now

A look at the nine teams that make up the Cincinnati Reds minor league system. Mike Nyerges

It’s not collusion. It’s analytics.

Every baseball operations department has math majors punching numbers. The numbers spent on free agency don’t always add up to great results.

That’s why more than 100 free agents are on the market when they should be packing for spring training. After all, pitchers and catchers report Wednesday.

The lack of movement on the free agent market, as you might imagine, has not sat well with the players union.