Back in December during the first month of the lockout, I posted my “free agent Christmas wishlist.” It was a short list of free agents I wanted the Colorado Rockies and general manager Bill Schmidt to target once the lockout ended and baseball activities resumed. Well, the lockout is over and we’re a full week into spring training... so how did I do?
Short answer: not great, but could have been worse! The long answer is that—of the five players I selected—only one of my choices landed. Let’s take a look at which free agents I coveted back in December and where they ended up!