The 2018-19 MLB free agency class was one of the more anticipated in recent memory, as it was expected to include a plethora of elite talent in Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Craig Kimbrel and Manny Machado, among others.
Some of the shine wore off as Kershaw dealt with another season marred by injury, and he ultimately never reached the open market by instead agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Meanwhile, free agency has been a slow trickle for a second consecutive year, with Harper, Kimbrel and Macahdo still available. It’s a particularly surprising development in the cases of Harper and Machado.