With the Major League Baseball Players Association rejecting a proposal to delay the start of Spring Training and the 2021 regular season, all signs point to camps starting up in just over two weeks and Opening Day taking place April 1.
Though, MLB did caution that remains “subject to reaching an agreement on health and safety protocols.” Nevertheless, with pitchers and catchers looking at a Feb. 17 report date for Spring Training, there should be movement in free agency.
Trevor Bauer arguably is the top player still available on the open market, with the likes of George Springer, DJ LeMahieu and J.