The craziest days of the year are now behind us: The free agency signing period. During the week, back and forth phone calls were made to the desired player of each franchise. These negotiations can make or break a franchise, and many franchises saw this happen right in front of them. If your interested to hear what went down, here you go.
Possibly the best, most talented player in the FA class was Pedro Siqueiros. This man could not sleep, he told me that he even got a phone call at 3 AM! His bidding went all the way up to the league maximum! That is 20,000,000 for 5 years, however the first year he will only receive 18,000,000. That is still a boat load of money. ANd the team that gave him this amount was none other than the New Britain ThunderCats who also signed Damaso Plata to the exact same deal last year. This team is really building up towards a championship. And we will see if it works, I know all the ThunderCat fans are hoping.
On the other hand, there was one team that lost some of their best players during the free agency. The Pittsburgh River Rats ended up losing three Type A free agents: Tino Hubbell, Dave Richardson, and Jose Owen. However, they are awarded with draft picks in the amateur draft because these players were signed by another team, but each of these players were very good. But, maybe they have a plan in store, and they did not need the players. Nobody knows what will happen, only time will tell.
Many other teams made some signings, and each owner is hoping their new signings come up big for them this season. Each team is going into the season with new hopes, but only one team will emerge as the victor. As spring training rolls around, we begin to see a clearer picture of what teams are trying to do. So let's see which team can pull it off.
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