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Jeff Passan's 2023-24 MLB offseason preview and predictions

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In the 12 days since Major League Baseball's free agent season commenced, not one player has signed with a new team. Nobody will mistake the MLB offseason for the NFL or NBA's, when early frenzies turn free agency into events, but even for baseball, this year has been snail-paced.

Football and basketball are capped sports, and both wait weeks to commence free agency instead of starting it the day after a champion is crowned, so attempting to compare is like apples and kumquats. None of that lessens the disappointment for baseball fans ravenous to see their teams improve.