This past offseason was the great shortstop extravaganza: Five All-Star shortstops hit free agency in the prime of their careers. Despite the lockout that put a winter freeze on spending, they all received deals worth more than $100 million, part of the record-breaking haul of some $3.3 billion that teams spent in free agency.
That being said, this is a little awkward.
For the most part, it has not gone well for the five players -- Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Javier Baez, Trevor Story and Carlos Correa -- although Seager has hit better in May and Story just raised his OPS 135 points over the weekend by homering five times in a four-game series against the Mariners.