MLB free agency
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The Rundown: Don’t Expect Splash Prior to CBA Expiration, More Front Office Changes, Billy Williams Doc Coming Soon, Nelson Velazquez Dominating AFL
With the World Series schedule set, we now know the latest free agency will start is November 8, which leaves…
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Free Agent Contracts Fall Short of Predictions, Furthering Fears of Work Stoppage
This is the seventh consecutive offseason I have compared FanGraphs’ crowdsourced free-agent contract predictions to the actual deals that were…
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Early Results Comparing Free Agent Deals to Crowdsourced Predictions
It is time the fourth annual installment of my Cubs Insider feature comparing free agent contracts against crowdsourced predictions. As…
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The Rundown: Bill Buckner Is My Favorite Player, MLB May Consider Starting Season in Japan, Lost Revenues Will Affect Future Free Agency
Over at The Athletic, writers have been tasked with naming their favorite athletes while growing up and I’ve quite enjoyed…
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Early Free Agents Beating Crowdsourced Salary Predictions
For the third consecutive year, I am comparing actual free agent salaries against FanGraphs’ crowdsourced predictions for the top 50…
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A Conversation About Free Agency: Would a More Limited Window Help?
Hi Sean, We talked about free agency on your podcast a few months back and we both agreed something was…
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Martin Maldonado Offers Perfect Example of Imperfect Offseason for Cubs, MLB
With Adam Jones and Martin Maldonado agreeing to one-year deals, the last notable players appear to have finally freed their…
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Super-Basic Primer on Early MLB Free Agency Timeline
The hot stove is officially cooking. It’s now after 9am ET on the day after the World Series, which means…
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Continuing Steep Downward Trend, Free Agents Did Far Worse Than Projected This Offseason
Before we get started, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Moshe Wilensky and I just joined Cubs…
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The Rundown: Winter Blues, Cubs Projections, Russell Wilson Traded, Rob Manfred Unfit
Good Morning everybody! I’m trying desperately to fight through Seasonal Affective Disorder and with the winter storms we have coming.…
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