"The 2025-26 offseason hasn't been exceptionally slow overall to this point, with 30 of MLBTR's Top 50 free agents already signed in addition to plenty of significant trades. With that said, however, things have been unusually quiet at the top of the class. Outside of an early strike by the Blue Jays to land Dylan Cease back in November, the only free agents in MLBTR's Top 10 who have signed are"
"With Cease and Imai off the market, the only two pitchers from MLBTR's top 10 still available are lefties Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez. Both are on the shortlist of the most talented lefty starters in the game at the moment, with solid track records of success in both the regular season and postseason. Both players took some time to get their careers into full swing; each became a full-time starter at age-26, though Valdez reached that point during the shortened 2020 season so he didn't"
Thirty of MLBTR's Top 50 free agents have already signed, and several significant trades have occurred, yet top-tier signings have been limited. Outside of Dylan Cease, Kyle Schwarber, Munetaka Murakami, and Tatsuya Imai, most Top 10 free agents remain unsigned. Attention has focused on the best hitters—Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman, and Cody Bellinger—while the two top remaining pitchers have drawn less fanfare. The remaining elite pitchers are left-handers Framber Valdez and Ranger Suarez. Both became full-time starters at age 26 and have established records of regular-season and postseason success. Valdez has a longer starting track record and higher volume of starts.
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