Four MLB superpowers: Yankees, Red Sox, Astros, Dodgers will define this year's free agency period.
The Dodgers’ hit isn’t as bad as it looks: 92% of that number is spread over 12 contract years for Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, who along with Trea Turner comprised a power trio that fueled a 111-win season. Even with the Marlins kicking in $30 million, the Yankees still owe Giancarlo Stanton $98 million from 2024-27.
The former will be complicated by external factors – notably, clubs like the San Francisco Giants and any number of suitors hungry for Judge’s production, veteran presence and star power. But let’s say the Yankees go along for the ride, match or exceed any offer and keep their superstar. As noted above, the 2023 cost won’t exceed what they laid out for Judge and a bad year from Chapman in 2022.
Can the club stomach paying all of Bogaerts, Story and Devers – who will hit the market a year from now, at 27 – close to $30 million annually, or do they have to choose? So far, no team has been more active: Crane, with Astros legend Jeff Bagwell stepping into a surprise role as consigliere, retained reliever Rafael Montero and signed first baseman Jose Abreu to three-year deals totaling $93 million. Crane told reporters at a Tuesday news conference introducing Abreu that he doesn’t anticipate hiring a new GM until January.
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