Everyone knows that Chris Ballard is a patient guy. When it comes to team building, he takes the long approach. He knows that the draft is the best way to build up his team. That is why he has slow-played free agency so far. But apparently they didn’t try to slow-play it as much as people thought.
In a podcast with ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Ballard revealed that there were some guys early on in free agency that they were trying to get, but ultimately passed on because the price was over what they valued them at. Ballard did not reveal who these players were.