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Real or not? Reasons for the sloooow hot stove season

Nobody is signing, and we’re all wondering why. It’s January. It’s time to start working out and throwing some long toss and hitting the cages, and many of the top free agents are still seeking homes for 2018. In a special edition of Real or Not, let’s examine the reasons why.

This free-agent class is bad

I think everybody except Scott Boras believes this. With such an uninspiring group, teams simply aren’t showing any desperation to sign these guys. Rather than be stuck with the “winner’s curse” and overpay for a risky investment, they’ll wait for the demands to come down.