We’ve heard a lot about how weak the free agent market has been for the past couple of seasons, and Tuesday provided two more examples for the MLBPA to bring up in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement discussions.
On a day that Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are still looking for their next contract, Nick Markakis agreed to a one year, six million dollar deal (salary of four million, and two million more if his option isn’t picked up) to return to the Atlanta Braves. It sounds like a bargain, but when you consider that he made 10.