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In about a month, pitchers and catchers will be reporting for spring training, and yet several significant free agents remain unemployed. Some were even once thought to be among the best in this offseason's free agent class, but because of bad timing...

Blog | January 11, 2013

There aren't too many remaining free agents to discuss and some of them may not make much sense, but that doesn't mean we can't talk about it (and you know the Rangers' front office talks about anything and everything internally). A few of you have t...

Buster breaks down the tier of free agents that could represent good value additions for teams.

Blog | Conversation | December 21, 2012

When the terms of the new labor agreement were negotiated a year ago, the rules about draft-pick compensation were changed in an effort to help free agents. In the past, there had been instances of second- or third-tier players not getting offers b...

Blog | December 19, 2012

The new collective bargaining agreement is causing problems for free agents such as Rafael Soriano, Nick Swisher and Adam LaRoche. Buster Olney explains why.

Blog | Conversation | December 19, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While last season's 101 losses certainly aren't a selling point, they won't necessarily keep free agents from deciding to join the Chicago Cubs, according to club president Theo Epstein. "We've been pleased with the expresse...

The Cubs are still an attractive free-agent destination, according to president Theo Epstein.

When I made my predictions for how much each of the top free agents would get this winter, I had Michael Bourn getting the third-biggest deal of anyone, behind Josh Hamilton and Zack Greinke. Not only is Bourn coming off the best season of his car...

Blog | December 03, 2012

The Texas Rangers will not be offering 2013 contracts to catcher Geovany Soto, infielder Brandon Snyder and right-handed pitcher Jake Brigham before the 11 p.m. deadline. The players were non-tendered, meaning they become free agents. The Rangers are...

The Chicago Cubs non-tendered three players before Friday night's deadline, including last season's opening day third baseman Ian Stewart. Two minor league pitchers, Zach Putnam and Jaye Chapman, were not offered contracts and become free agents a...

The Toronto Blue Jays might have signed the most undervalued free agent position player from this year's class when they inked outfielder Melky Cabrera to a two-year, $16 million deal. Melky was in line for a four-year deal in the $50 million range b...

Blog | November 26, 2012

An official with one of the teams chasing the top outfielders mused Monday about his own team's interest in one of the free agents. "We really like him," the official said. "But at those numbers he's talking about? That's crazy to me...

Blog | November 20, 2012

Curtis Granderson, Dexter Fowler could be trade targets for teams that don't want to pay for free-agent outfielders, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | November 20, 2012

The World Series is over, a little prematurely for some and with a surprise result, and it's officially the offseason. Free agents look for new homes, trades are discussed and perhaps completed, and fantasy owners count down the days until pitch...

Blog | November 08, 2012

Eric Karabell offers up a bold prediction for hitters on all 30 teams for the 2013 fantasy baseball season, discussing many key fantasy options.

Blog | Conversation | November 08, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012