In other sports, free agency is a sprint. Our Bleacher Report NBA colleagues were writing about the few remaining "hidden gems" by July 4—just three days after the market opened and before anyone could even officially sign.
Baseball free agency is more like the baseball season. It goes on and on, and when it begins, no one really has any good idea who will come out on top. One big difference: A mystery team never wins the World Series, but often wins out in the winter.
This year's market opened for business as of 12:01 a.