Baseball is in a holding pattern, but that hasn’t stopped the free agency chatter. Once MLB and the MLBPA agree to a new CBA, which could be a while, free agency will likely be a world wind. Clubs will be mobilizing their MLB players to open spring training and ,at the same time, negotiating with free agents. Jim Bowden of The Athletic believes that the Dodgers first priority needs to be re-signing Kenley Jansen.
“They need to bring back Jansen, who really improved last year after learning a new curveball. Jansen, 34, wants to re-sign with the Dodgers, and they can probably get it done on a two-year deal with a $20 million average annual value, which is what Jansen made in 2021.