"The New Year serves as a symbolic halfway point of the offseason. It has been just under two months since the Dodgers came back in Toronto to repeat as World Series champions. We're exactly six weeks away from pitchers and catchers beginning to report to Spring Training. Twenty eight of MLBTR's top 50 free agents have come off the board, though most of the marquee names remain."
"Players who accepted the $22.025MM qualifying offer are treated as free agent signings. Four contracts negotiated between the end of the regular season and November 6 - the Guardians' deal with Austin Hedges, Baltimore's signing of Dietrich Enns, the Royals' deal with Salvador Perez, and the Cubs' contract with - are excluded. Those all came before those players were permitted to speak with other teams and are thus extensions rather than free agent contracts."
The New Year marks a symbolic midpoint of the offseason, with the Dodgers repeating as World Series champions and pitchers and catchers scheduled to report to Spring Training in six weeks. Twenty-eight of MLBTR's top 50 free agents have been signed, yet most marquee players remain available and seven of the top ten remain unsigned. Tatsuya Imai's posting window closes Friday with resolution expected imminently. Overall free-agent volume mirrors last offseason's pace, though last winter saw earlier signings concentrated among the highest-ranked players. Contract-tracker rules treat qualifying-offer acceptances as free-agent signings, while several extensions and trades have altered team payrolls.
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