Teams that have patiently waited out the free-agent market in hopes that prices would fall are in luck. Even those teams that may not have been strategically planning for a last-minute acquisition could have a bargain fall into their laps in the near future.
Late last offseason, the Cleveland Indians landed Michael Bourn at a discounted rate in mid-February, while the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t sign Kyle Lohse until late March at a team-friendly rate of $11 million per season over three years.
There are several impact players still available on the free-agent market this time around and not enough interested teams to drive the price up. Here are the top eight last-minute values.