This has been the slowest baseball offseason in memory. None of the top free agents on the market have signed with new teams yet, and there aren’t even that many rumors flying around. Teams are getting smarter about their spending, almost to the point that writers are wondering if some owner collusion is at play. A more plausible reason for the slow market is the number of rebuilding teams in the game today. With nearly one-third of baseball not trying all that hard to win in 2018.
But what if they did try to win? Our Detroit Tigers are a long way off from contending for the division title, but there’s little stopping them from adding a free agent or two in order to make next season a little less painful.