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Baseball season may seem right around the corner with MLB pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this week, but there are a number of free agents—including notable names such as Bryce Harper and Manny Machado—who have yet to sign with teams.
On Monday, Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander spoke out, decrying a “broken” system as a reason squads have not signed the 26-year-old All-Stars, among others:
Justin Verlander @JustinVerlander
100 or so free agents left unsigned. System is broken. They blame “rebuilding” but that’s BS. You’re telling me you couldn’t sign Bryce or Manny for 10 years and go from there? Seems like a good place to start a rebuild to me. 26-36 is a great performance window too.
He wasn’t the only one to weigh in, as reigning National League MVP Christian Yelich responded to a tweet by David P. Samson of CBS Sports:
Christian Yelich @ChristianYelich
Consistent with your anti player rhetoric but adjusting to this “new reality” isn’t exactly the solution either https://t.co/OT8Z9HpGgH
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