MLB’s free agent market begins to thaw, Soler agrees to $42 million deal with Giants, AP source says

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, lefty Jordan Montgomery, third baseman Matt Chapman, slugger J.D. Martinez and former MVP Cody Bellinger are all still looking for homes as camps got underway. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres began early because of their March 20 opener at Seoul, South Korea. After a flurry of big signings early this offseason — most notably Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Aaron Nola — MLB's hot stove cooled.