Unsigned MLB players will get their own camp in Florida next week

LAKELAND, Fla. -- They won't be playing games in the Grapefruit League, but there will be another training camp in Florida this spring.

The MLB Players Association will reportedly open a camp for unsigned free agents at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

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It's not clear how many of the roughly 100 or so big-league free agents will participate in the camp. Many of the top-level stars -- including those represented by super-agent Scott Boras -- may be content…