The free agent market in our Faux Winter Meetings was vastly different than what we’ve seen in real life the past couple of offseasons as the San Diego Padres had trouble landing any of the available free agents.
Finally, late in our week-long simulation, I was able to grab three veteran players to add some depth and experience to the team.
After trading away Greg Garcia, I had to find a back-up infielder and I was able to grab Adeiny Hechavarria for one year and $2 million.
I admit I’m a bit biased here because I covered the Atlanta Braves this past season and Hechavarria was outstanding for them.