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Major League Baseball teams are in a free agent holding pattern. Some have already made their big moves for the 2014 season, while others are waiting for one shoe to drop before playing the rest of the field.
The biggest domino in the air right now is Masahiro Tanaka. The Japanese right-hander is clearly holding up the starting pitching market, but his presence is also impacting some of the top position players.
Until those teams that have money set aside for Tanaka know what he will do, they can't commit resources elsewhere. That's why I would expect a flurry of signings to happen at the end of January, shortly after Tanaka is expected to sign with an MLB team.
But Tanaka is just one of the many stories to follow on the free-agent trail. Here is the latest news and rumors surrounding the top 15 players still left unsigned.
Note: All rankings are my own. Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference unless otherwise noted.
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