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Oct 5, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) pulls starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wildcard game at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 5, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) pulls starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wildcard game at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
The $5 Billion worth franchise, New York Yankees, have spent nothing on the free agency market this off-season. Expected to be the front runners in free agency, the Yankees are not even in the top 10 spenders this year.
Interestingly, Texas Rangers and Yankees’ rival in New York, the Mets are leading the race. Notably, with many other teams debiting their accounts, some top players are out of Yankees’ reach now.
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New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, not in the top ten
The Texas Rangers swooped in on Monday night to sign the top shortstop on market, Corey Seager, for a million-dollar deal. Rangers have made an agreement worth $325 million with the former Dodgers star for 10 years. The Mets, too, have been on a crazy spending spree, signing one deal after another.
The Rangers top the MLB free agent spending list, as they have debited $561.2 million to date. Notably, they are followed by the New York Mets, who have spent $254 million. Others in the top five are Toronto Blue Jays ($121 million), Seattle Mariners ($115 million), and Detroit Tigers ($77 million).
Top 10 $ committed to free agents so far:
Texas: $561.2 million
New York Mets: $254 million
Toronto: $121 million
Seattle: $115 million
Detroit: $77 million
Houston: $67 million
Miami: $53 million
Los Angeles Angels: $45 million
St. Louis: $44 million
San Francisco: $36 million— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 29, 2021
Ranking from 6 to 10 on the charts are Houston Astros ($67 million), Miami ($53 million), Los Angeles Angels(45 million), St. Louis Cardinals ($44 million), and San Francisco Giants ($36 million), accordingly.
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Oct 5, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) walks to the dugout after being pulled against the Boston Red Sox during the third inning of the American League Wildcard game at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Shockingly, top teams like New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers did not make it to the top ten positions.
Billions already spent, while top players still not signed
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Excluding the Corey Seager-Texas Rangers deal, the teams have so far spent over $1 billion. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, teams have committed over $1.1 billion after Max Scherzer and Robbie Ray’s deals.
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Oct 14, 2021; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) reacts after defeating the San Francisco Giants in game five of the 2021 NLDS at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Interestingly, the World Series star, Freddie Freeman, and top shortstop Carlos Correa are yet to sign a contract. Other notable names still available are Trevor Story, Baez, Bryant, Castellanos, Stroman, Suzuki, Rodon, Iglesias, Kershaw, Taylor, Schwarber, and Conforto.
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These are some of the renowned names in baseball history and are expected to be offered deserving contracts soon. How much more do you think the teams are going to end up spending before the lockout?
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