PHOENIX — It’s supposed to be baseball’s Shangri-La, where all of your dreams come true and you're lying on the beach basking in a bidding war for your services, with your accountant preparing to set up generations of your family for life.
It’s the world of free agency, where after six years of servitude and being told where to play, you are finally able to control your own life.
Great, right?
“No, not at all," Baltimore Orioles starter Charlie Morton, 41, tells USA TODAY Sports. “Not even close."
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso thought he was going to get perhaps a $200 million payday when he hit free agency, after slugging more homers since 2019 than anyone but Aaron Judge.