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Prominent MLB Agent Alleges ‘Coordinated’ Effort by Owners to Suppress Free Agent Market

A agent with one of baseball’s most powerful agencies believes the glacial pace of the free-agent market may be part of a “coordinated” effort by MLB owners.

With less than two weeks left until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, many of the top players on the market remain unsigned, including 14 of Ben Reiter’s top 20. Fans keep waiting for dominoes to fall, but they just haven’t.

Brodie Van Wagenen, an agent with CAA, released a statement on Friday accusing owners of tightening their purse strings.

The behavior of owners in this year’s free agent market has changed dramatically.