
The lessons for baseball’s present from revisiting prospect lists and free-agent megadeals
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We are in the lull. The best free agents have signed. Spring training is now less than two weeks away. The major business of the offseason is complete, though I assume we will be surprised a
few times between now and Opening Day on March 30. It is at this time annually that I go through three exercises as a way to — among other items — maintain perspective about the offseason
and to continue to think about changes I believe would positively impact the game. So sharing these exercises fits neatly into 3Up for this week: 1. This is the time of year when the
publications that do such things — such as MLB.com, Baseball America and The Athletic — put out their top 100 prospect lists.