If you like free-agent fireworks, the 2022 MLB Winter Meetings provided them in spades. Beyond Aaron Judge’s historic deal to stay with the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, New York Mets and Texas Rangers all went long to land the stars they wanted. Some teams reached surprisingly hefty agreements with pitchers who, crucially, pitch on a regular basis. And other contenders stayed conspicuously out of the fray.
So what does it mean? With 16 of the top 25 free agents by FanGraphs’ crowdsourced projections signed, we’ve seen the majority of the action at the top end of the market.