After 99 days, Major League Baseball lifted its lockout Thursday as a new collective bargaining agreement was agreed to on both sides, with Opening Day set for four weeks from now, give or take a day.
Of course, there’s still dozens of players waiting to sign free agent deals (not to mention the arbitration-eligible players who need contracts) so the next few days should see plenty of money changing hands (virtually, at least).
That includes the Detroit Tigers, who handed out $217 million in guaranteed contracts to shortstop Javy Baez and left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez just before the lockout went into place Dec.