There has been considerable talk this offseason about the slow pace of free agent signings, particularly of top-end free agents. It is almost February, and of the MLBTR top 10 free agents only two (Lorenzo Cain and Wade Davis) have signed.
Many theories have been advanced, ranging from owners’ reluctance to exceed the new CBT “soft cap” to the 2018-19 free agent superclass to outright collusion among owners. Each of these hypotheses seeks to answer the question “why are teams not signing more players?”
But teams are making offers.