Alex Bregman finally agreed to a new deal on Feb. 12, landing a three-year deal with the Red Sox. Pete Alonso came off the board on Feb. 5, signing a short-term deal to stay with the Mets.

He was joined in the first week of February by slugging first baseman Pete Alonso, who had to settle ... It's really not since Alex Rodriguez in 2001 that a free agent has hit the open market ...