Three weeks before pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report, and the free agent market is still in slow motion. MLBTR listed 50 top free agents. Of those 50, 25 remain unsigned, including eight of the top ten. Of those eight, only Darvish is rumored close to signing. What’s to become of the other seven; JDM, Hosmer, Arrieta, Moustakas, Cain, Lynn, & Holland? There are no fresh rumors. Four of the seven are Boras clients.
Another factor is that seven of the nine players with qualifying contracts remain unsigned; Hosmer, Arrieta, Moustakas, Cain, Lynn, Holland, and Cobb. I am sure that MLB Players Association is taking notice of this.