There are only so many ways we can say MLB free agency is moving at a snail's pace.
By Dec. 22 last offseason, Scott Boras clients alone had netted more than $1 billion in guaranteed money. That is in stark contrast to this winter, when the top stars remain unsigned and the richest contract is a four-year, $40.6 million deal catcher James McCann signed with the New York Mets.
Players are having a hard time setting the market as front offices grapple with spending capabilities amid revenue losses from the coronavirus pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.