Columnist— For 40 years, baseball free agency was always described as "an auction," with teams bidding against each other, sometimes wildly, for players. Max Scherzer was among the first to experience it four years ago as a free agent. [To kill interest] they discuss not wanting players,” Scherzer said. Until then, every player who approaches free agency is going to see what’s happened with Harper and Machado. Those two were supposed to be the ultimate free agents, the Hall of Fame-bound 26-year-olds who called all the shots and broke the bank.

Source: Washington Post February 14, 2019 21:21 UTC