The Washington Nationals and New York Mets are in a bidding war for the services of free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. The Nationals have offered Cespedes a five-year deal while the Mets are not willing to give him a contract longer than three years.
The MLB free agent market is still full of big and talented names even though the winter meetings are over and the offseason is halfway finished. According to several reports, the market seems to be slowly developing because of several factors that leave Yoenis Cespedes, Chris Davis, Alex Gordon and other big-named free agents unsigned.
The Boston Red Sox are in need of starting pitching after the staff combined for a 4.39 ERA last season. According to several reports, President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski is trying hard to sign both or at least one from David Price and Zack Greinke.
David Price is one of the best pitchers available in the 2016 MLB Free Agency. According to reports, Chicago Cubs have the best chance in signing the 2012 AL Cy Young winner.
The Kansas City Royals have finally won their first World Series since 1985 when they defeated the New York Mets in 12 innings, 7-2 in game five. Kansas City might have won their second World Series trophy in franchise history, but they are set to lose two key players: starting ace Johnny Cueto and left fielder Alex Gordon.
The Chicago Cubs got swept by the New York Mets in the NLCS and are looking to improve the outfield in the offseason. With Dexter Fowler set to become a free agent, the Cubs are interested in signing Jason Heyward from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Daniel Murphy has been the hottest hitter in the MLB playoffs that may very well lead to a big payday. The New York Mets are not planning to re-signing him and the New York Yankees are reportedly interested in him.
The New York Yankees made it to the postseason for the first time since 2012 but was quickly eliminated by the upstart Houston Astros in the American League Wild Card Game. As they look to the 2016 season, David Price, Yoenis Cespedes and Zack Greinke are talents who the team will have difficulty to acquire because of limited resources.
