I forgot that Grant had always done a free agency prediction post. Even he has forgotten before. Thanks to bdimugno for mentioning it in yesterday’s BP (if you’re new to the site: that’s our daily general comments thread for the community). So here we are, a few weeks into free agency, and at least five notable deals have been made:
Yasmani Grandal - White Sox
Jake Odorizzi - Twins (accepted the qualifying offer)
Will Smith - Braves :-(
Jose Abreu - White Sox (accepted the qualifying offer)
Chris Martin - Phillies
These deals have registered as a bit of a surprise, given who slowly free agency has moved the past few offseasons.