Why so little signings?

A question that has come up this offseason has been around the idea of why no players have signed. There have been several theories with players like Giancarlo Stanton and Shohei Ohtani being on the market, it pushed everything back. Though I think this is part of the reason, there are other factors involved.

The main factor I think that is contributing to this is the lack of willingness to pay these players what they want. These veteran players are coming into free agency and expecting giant contracts. Though this has been the past trend when it comes to the MLB, I think we are finally witnessing a change. In today’s MLB many of the executives are no longer baseball guys. Instead we are witnessing a change from the old style of thinking, to a new analytical business approach. Teams are realizing the true value of players; it is no longer the idea of stacking a team with All-Stars. We have seen time and time again, that this approach does not work. Instead if we look at the data and information in front of us we can create better well-rounded teams for cheaper. An example of this would be not signing one of the Aces available in free agency because you can get 2 middle rotation starters and a reliever for the same cost. In todays every changing environment team's have to stay on top of things.

Though there have several factors that contributed to the lack of signings this offseason, I believe management is finally sick of over paying players. It is time to start the transition of paying players what they are really valued at. No longer should we see outrageous and meaningless contracts. Instead, it is time to move forward in this league and start using a business approach. These executives are a lot smarter than many agents believe, and they know the true value of a player.