It really is crazy how many FA are remaining with pitchers and catchers to report in a few days. Are they all waiting for the Harper domino to fall? Will Machado, Kuechel, Kimbrel, and all of the others quickly follow? I really think Bryce already knows, but I'm not sure what he is waiting on to announce.
This is bad for baseball. There should be a signing date, like the Sunday before the Superbowl, for any contracts over $50MM. If you can't sign by then, the big guys like Harper and Machado become one-year signings over $25MM, the lesser become 1 or 2 year deals. Then it just becomes high dollar, short term deals. Lesser FAs would not be impacted by the date and could still sign their typical during spring training deals.
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