The We Tried Tracker on FanGraphs illustrates team efforts in engaging with free agents, with the Boston Red Sox emerging as leaders by showing interest in 12 significant players. This figure far surpasses their competitors, such as the Blue Jays and Orioles, who are tied for second with only six players each. Although the tracker is light-hearted, it sheds light on the PR dynamics of MLB teams, emphasizing how much these front offices want to convey a sense of competitiveness and effort in wining players, despite the ultimate acquisition outcomes.
This tracker highlights how much front offices wish to project their efforts in free agency, showing that the portrayal of attempts can matter as much as actual acquisitions.
As of now, the Red Sox led the pack in demonstrated interest, having been linked to 12 significant free agent players as potential targets this offseason.
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