Free Agent Rankings: Closers, Mid-Tier Targets and Avoids & Potential Bargains
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Eno and DVR discuss the closers, mid-tier hitters and starting pitchers, and potential bargains from this winter's free-agent class. Will Edwin Díaz find another five-year, nine-figure deal? For teams with limited budgets, which mid-tier players make the most sense?
Rundown
1:31 How Would You Approach This Year's Group of Relievers?
16:04 'Would You Rather?' (FA Target Preferences): Michael King, Brandon Woodruff and Shota Imanaga
28:00 The Case for Josh Naylor
32:17 Gleyber Torres' Unusual Power Drop Before Age-30
39:14 Kazuma Okamoto Expectations
43:16 Mid-Tier Targets & Avoids
59:00 The Search for Bargain Bin Free Agents
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Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
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