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What we've learned from the first month of MLB free agency

Kyodo News via AP

A few hours after my free agency projections go up at the start of the MLB offseason, I generally want to move at least a few names or change a few predictions. Sometimes it's just me waffling or splitting hairs on a close call, but often it's from feedback from my industry friends letting me know what stood out to them.

While I could adjust these predictions almost nonstop all winter, that's just not healthy behavior. That said, chatter from the winter meetings and the deals that have already been done have helped reveal what might be substantively different than what I forecasted roughly a month ago. So, here is a look at what I know now that we did not at the start of the offseason -- and what it means for the rest of the winter.