This time they will win the first do-noting award as all celebrities are officially off the free agent board.
It's not uncommon for a small number of teams to sit in the winter, but half a dozen of these deserve this disgrace. This order takes into account the curves according to the team's revenue. For example, the Mariners should be doing more than the Marlins. Seattle has a big income, but Miami is still looking for fans (even the formerly ubiquitous Marlins guy appears to have disappeared).
1. Cardinals
If this continues, they may start turning off America's most loyal fans. It was hard to see this perennial candidate being cut so dramatically, even from afar. They cite TV uncertainty and reduced ticket sales as a driving force for a deadly winter. Sadly, their headline in the offseason was spending zeros on external free agents. (The Red Sox requested has been out since adding Alex Bregman, but the Cardinals say they will continue to work on it, especially if he expands its four-team priority list.)
2. Pirates
They have not signed multi-year free agent for eight years, and record-breaking contracts for external free agents remain at $17 million for the two who gave Russell Martin.
