Scott Boras is once again making headlines—but not for the right reasons. While the super-agent secured record-breaking contracts for Shohei Ohtani ($700M) and Juan Soto ($765M), his other clients aren’t as lucky.

Brandon Nimmo of the New York Mets, who was ranked second last year, drops to No. 6. Rising star Jackson Chourio of the Brewers secures the No. 7 spot in his debut, while Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians and Taylor Ward of the Los Angeles Angels make their first appearances at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively.

When Shohei Ohtani came over to the MLB, he impressed plenty, including New York Yankees star Aaron Judge. Nobody in this generation has seen somebody excel both at the plate and on the mound as the two-way phenom has.

According to Pat Ragazzo of SI.com, the Blue Jays have signed right-hander Max Scherzer to a one-year, $15.5 million deal. “Heard things began heating up on this front after his pro day at Cressey Sports Performance last week. Toronto was the favorite and now landed the future Hall of Famer,” Ragazzo reported.

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Scherzer, who was with the Tigers from 2010-14, joins a rotation that is fronted by Kevin Gausman, José Berríos and Chris Bassitt. The Blue Jays also have Bowden Francis coming off an impressive rookie season and Yariel Rodríguez, who signed a $32 million, five-year contract last February.

Bregman stands as perhaps the best position player available in free agency with less than a month before the beginning of Spring Training, and he reportedly still has a standing six-year, $156 million offer from Houston.

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Don't expect the New York Yankees to match the Los Angeles Dodgers in spending anytime soon, judging from their controlling owner's recent comments. Yankees chairman Hal Steinbrenner responded to the Dodgers' run of recent signings,

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