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In free agency, it's better to be a keeper than a shopper

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Think back to the late 1980s when free agency started. A system called Plan B was created so that teams wouldn't lose their key players but would instead sacrifice aging starters or a couple of upcoming backups. It's almost 20 years later. Plan B is long gone and true free agency now exists, with the latest shopping spree to start Friday. The biggest twist this time -- actually, it has been in effect the past few years -- is the scarcity of options should a team lose a top free agent. That w ...

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