"It's crunch time in Major League Baseball, the last days before the start of spring training for teams to make additions to their rosters. While there are still some interesting free agents left on the market -- most notably starting pitchers Zac Gallen, Chris Bassitt and Justin Verlander -- the recent three-team deal involving the Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays showed that trades might still be in the works,"
"The Mets' signings of Bo Bichette and Jorge Polanco leave Baty without an obvious regular position. The Red Sox have four starting outfielders and need a third baseman. Plus, these two are a perfect match in service time and projected value: Both are still pre-arbitration with four years of team control remaining. FanGraphs' ZiPS projects 2.4 WAR for Abreu and 2.6 for Baty."
Major League Baseball enters a final pre–spring training window when teams can still sign free agents and complete trades. Notable remaining free-agent starters include Zac Gallen, Chris Bassitt and Justin Verlander, while recent multi-team deals indicate trades can occur late. Significant position-player free agents like Eugenio Suarez and Luis Arraez signing elsewhere reduces available options. Late-season trades have precedent, such as Dylan Cease moving to the Padres on March 13, 2024. Potential roster swaps consider service time and projected value; a Red Sox–Mets match centers on Abreu and Baty, both pre-arbitration with significant team control and similar ZiPS projections.
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