Teams essentially suggested players have a choice: Sign before the lockout or wait until February, when most everyone expects the labor discord to end, and have fun navigating the frenzy of signings and trades that will ensue.
Morosi follows up that the Tigers’ “willingness to sign a player in the $250 million range is uncertain,” but surely only Correa and maybe Seager can top that figure.
The Cardinals believe they are set with four members of next season’s rotation right now in Adam Wainwright, Jack Flaherty, Miles Mikolas and Dakota Hudson.
Hicks, 25, opted out of the 2020 season and made only 10 appearances last season due to an elbow injury.
Myriad injuries forced him to the bullpen where he was an All-Star closer last season, but he faltered and lost his job down the stretch.
The Marlins are looking for a catcher and Jon Heyman of MLB Network points out Alejandro Kirk of the Blue Jays could work.
In parts of 10 seasons, Cecil appeared in 443 MLB games, pitching to a 4.29 ERA and 1.36 WHIP with 670 strikeouts in 756 innings.