Before the off-season started, we asked you guys to project how much the primary free agents would sign for this winter. The FanGraphs Crowd tabbed Jose Reyes for a six year, $101 million contract. Tonight, he signed with the Marlins for six years and $106 million, so you guys can count this as ...
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Hanley Ramirez,
Adam Dunn,
JJ Hardy,
Grady Sizemore
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians
TEAMS: Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians
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