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**Nebo86** · 01-14-2013, 01:45 PM

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And then there were three. Or four. Or maybe a lot more than that.

And they don't even include Justin Upton.

The three we're talking about are the free agents who haven't signed yet but are widely regarded to be the top remaining players in each broad category: position player, starter, reliever.

In other words, outfielder Michael Bourn, right-hander Kyle Lohse and closer Rafael Soriano.

They have a lot in common, these three. They're all looking for lucrative multiyear deals. They're all represented by Scott Boras. And they're all, somehow, still looking for employment, even though there are plenty of teams out there who surely could use their contributions in 2013 and beyond.

Read whole article @ The Week Ahead: Free agents still looking to sign as Spring Training approaches | MLB.com: News

**JustinVerlander35** · 01-14-2013, 08:26 PM

I think the tigers may nab Justin Upton.

**Nebo86** · 01-14-2013, 09:29 PM

I do not fully understand how signing a Free Agent (Justin Upton) affects the signing team, but wouldn't the Tigers lose a draft pick and have less money to sign amateurs? I ask this, because players like Michael Bourn, Rafael Soriano and Kyle Lohse are still without a contract, because of the new rules.

The days of Scott Boras negotiating mega-contracts for Major League Baseball stars may be over with new free agency rules - NY Daily News