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While Scott Boras projects an air of patience and calm, three of his clients -- Michael Bourn, Kyle Lohse and Rafael Soriano -- are still looking for work.

San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean can guarantee that outfielder Hunter Pence will be back with the team in 2013. He is not close to ready to make the same assurances with closer Brian Wilson.

Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain have anchored the Giants rotation for years, but they are set to hit free agency in the next two years and San Francisco might not be able to keep them both.

The Tampa Bay Rays have reached agreement on a one-year major league deal with infielder Jeff Keppinger, a baseball source told ESPN.com.

It's early January and a bunch of Scott Boras clients, including Prince Fielder, remain unemployed.

The Phillies have reached agreement on a one-year major league deal with free agent Dontrelle Willis, a baseball source said.

With all the other big free agents off the board, Prince Fielder has the offseason stage almost exclusively to himself.

The St. Louis Cardinals have reached agreement with shortstop Rafael Furcal on a two-year deal worth about $14 million, a baseball source told ESPN.com.

Free agent catcher Ryan Doumit has reached agreement on a one-year, $3 million contract with the Twins.

Baseball sources said Cardinals GM John Mozeliak expects to meet with Albert Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano, before the end of the general managers' meetings in Milwaukee this week.

When GMs get together for their annual meetings this week, the offseason could really start rolling into action with the signing of free agents and the possibility of trades.

The Indians have capitalized particularly well on two trades -- acquiring Asdrubal Cabrera and Shin-Soo Choo -- they made with the Mariners in 2006.

The Nationals kept courting free agents, and kept finishing second. So this time they did everything they needed to get Jayson Werth, and that meant handing out a shocking $126 million over seven years.

Are the Cubs leaning toward Ryne Sandberg? Is Joe Torre finished? Will Tony La Russa return to St. Louis? These are among the many intriguing managerial storylines we'll be hearing about this offseason.

There are a lot of free agents who remain on the market, and many of them are finding it difficult to land jobs.

The offseason has gotten off to a slow start, but it's evident that money is available based on the contracts that free agents have already signed.