This offseason has been moving at a snail’s pace. There are a whole host of reasons and theories for why this is, of course. Some hope does exist that, after passing Wednesday’s non-tender deadline, things will start to move a bit more quickly. But non-tenders aren’t the only reason. The fact that we still have no idea whether or not the National League will have a designated hitter in 2021 certainly doesn’t help matters. And really, this is just a continuation of the trend we’ve seen in baseball over the last handful winters.
As with everything to do with baseball this winter, though, it’s impossible to talk about the pace of things without mentioning the financial side of all this.