The Best MLB Free Agent Signing Ever for Each Team

[@rhyde]

No. Shohei Ohtani does NOT count 🫵

[@raymondbaum5410]

Counts to me 🥹

[@Jay_nicola]

So why does ichiro ?

[@youngesskayy]

@@Jay_nicolalol what? He’s one of the greatest to ever touch the diamond.

[@youngesskayy]

It makes sense. He hasn’t played for the dodgers yet. Yes it’s the biggest contract in sports and it’s bound to be a championship level signing but until that happens, you are absolutely correct, Shohei doesn’t count

[@slim3d]

@@youngesskayy He's talking about Shohei for the Angels. If Ichiro counts for the Mariners, Shohei should count for the Angels.

[@Windowlick_]

I wonder how much more Seager needs to do to surpass Beltre for the Rangers. Hard to say. He did get them their first championship, won ws mvp, finished 2nd in mvp, but it has only been 2 years.

[@wougal]

@@CapraObscura This is quite possibly one of the worst responses you could've given. Beltre is the Rangers' best FA signing and it really is not particularly close.

[@petestevesreal]

@@wougalhave you ever farted thinkin it was just a fart but it was a poop

[@NoahEurich]

Love that there’s no huge intro and welcomes or explanation about what the video is gonna be about. We read the title.

[@rhyde]

I thought the same thing awhile back and decided that’s how I would do my videos from now on 😂

[@JD-gk7eh]

I like the pick of Ivan Rodriguez for the Tigers. His numbers were solid for them but signing with one of the worst teams ever was an important symbolic move for the Tigers that showed real commitment to getting better. Getting Magglio Ordonez the next year probably had greater impact on the team from a winning standpoint but that may have never happened without Pudge helping turn the team around a lot in 2004.

[@csnide6702]

Yup--- not the BEST Tiger signing but one that showed - Hey, it's okay to play in Detroit. We were hard up for stars until he came over.

[@chuckgolden2521]

Dave Stewart definitely meant more to the Athletics than Bartolo did,but enjoyed the video and the work you put into it Robbie

[@nachobroryan8824]

After trading Lorenzo Cain as part of a multiplayer deal to get Zack Greinke the Brewers best free agent signing was Lorenzo Cain.

[@johnwinston1499]

Love the detailed long form content . Just subscribed . Keep it up, wish you would break the numbers down more and contracts

[@rhyde]

Thank you my friend! I do a have a video about current contracts! Check them out ❤️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6DThqSoh6yKnNUsi=1hKhSumPaJ1e3BvN kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaK9Y4pmdsirjNUsi=dEn7i4eqWhVKWBWJ

[@johnwinston1499]

@@rhyde okay great , I'm watch that video now brother

[@cshockley0731]

I’m a little confused. You said Ohtani didn’t count because he was an international free agent, but wasn’t Chapman and Ichiro international free agents too?

[@rhyde]

Chapman petitioned for free agency and got it, while Ichiro’s team in Japan allowed him to negotiate with MLB teams. Ohtani wasn’t able to sign a MLB contract, and instead signed a minor league deal with a signing bonus. Ichiro got a MLB contract after the Mariners won the bidding to talk with him, and then negotiated a 3 year/$13M contract.

[@Hernandez_72717]

2 tommy john surgeries? He may not be a 2 way player all 10 years.

[@jewmaxin1984]

Larry Walker, take me back in time. Those Blake Street Bombers were fun to watch. Walker, Galaraga, Bichette and Castilla.

[@Posirep]

Eh, I dont really count Piazza cuz he was already a Met via trade, they just extended him on a new deal...by that logic you can take any all time great who stayed with 1 team his whole career as the best FA signing. Id say Beltran was the better pure FA signing. Also I dunno how Ichiro counts if Ohtani doesnt cuz they were both international signings...

[@rhyde]

He became a free agent after they traded for him.

[@Posirep]

@rhyde Thats my point. You can say any great player who never left the team was signed as a free agent after their current deal finished.

[@Dr.Frankensteen]

​@@PosirepSame with Matt Holliday. Came from trade and extended. Wouldn't call it a free agent signing

[@jaredwest23]

As a pirates fan, I can tell you that Russell Martin is regarded so highly- especially for his home run in the 2013 wild card.

[@dorianb1877]

Over 10 years ago 😢😢 remember the Wild Card like yesterday

[@bradfordpalmer2795]

Reggie Jackson was the first big star free agent but the Red Sox almost were first as they were going to sign Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi but the commissioner stepped in and said it wasn't good for baseball. Funny how he didn't have a problem with Reggie

[@aznpikachu215]

Robbie sounds like Brian Kenny/Kenny Mayne.

[@romanhernandez2985]

A’s Bartolo Colon??? What about Dennis Eckersley or Dave Henderson? How about Bob Welch?

[@nibiyabi]

Great video. How about the worst signing/trade for each team? I nominate Ricky Ledée for the Giants.

[@rathofturkey]

I was wondering who you were going to choose for the Rangers, because initially I thought Beltre also. But then I remembered the almost immediate impact that Corey Seager had this past season, especially in the World Series. But Beltre spent much longer in Texas as of now, so this list would probably have to be reevaluated in a decade or so.

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

Before I watch I’m going to assume Jon Lester is the pick for my Cubbies. He made them instant contenders, signaled the end of yet another rebuild and unlike anyone before or since led them to the longest awaited championship in sports history 😎

[@joen8529]

I guessed it as well hahah. Cubs World Series… no beating that!

[@selfdo]

The Cleveland baseball club will ALWAYS be the "Indians", aka "Chief Wahoo's" TRIBE.

[@ryanwitkop23]

Didn't realize Robert had that dog in him. Crazy deadlift my man 😳

[@CameronHughes848]

i would've had Corey Seager for the rangers and Edwin encarnacion or Josh Donaldson for the Jays but okay?

[@andrewbanks608]

Shoheis salary is gonna handicap LA

[@tarzan2441]

It’s deferred. Also, it’s the dodgers. They’ll be fine.

[@AceX22]

He actually isn’t the way he’s doing his contract is that they will pay him for the rest of his life so it’s not $70M a year

[@CameronHughes848]

I also definitely would've had Luis arraez for the Marlins

[@benjaminglazer7217]

I always forget Maddox was with the cubs

[@italianmenace]

This video came out before the Ohtani Dodgers deal 💀

[@truthhurtswilky7785]

This a great way to get 14-16 other teams fans to lose interest. They keep this up and they will ruin the game. It's coming.

[@joen8529]

Palmiero 😂

[@anthonyhill1332]

Facts like why a juicer

[@big-fish1199]

I'm so mad that you didn't choose the player I think you should have picked!😡

[@f2afinito983]

Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt? Or Nolan Arenado?

[@briantaich]

Both trades

[@f2afinito983]

@@briantaich got ya.

[@LorolinAstori]

This list indicates to me a small market team does not sign many good free agents.

[@chicagodude8888]

Bartolo Colon? Wow.

[@CameronHughes848]

also would've had miggy for the Tigers like wtf😭💀

[@hannibalhobbes4289]

Was Bonds a 5-tool player? I thought he had a weak arm.

[@O-D-X]

It wasn't really weak, but just average. Certainly not a top ten arm at his position for the time period he played in.

[@kpenera]

If Ichiro counts for the M's then Jackie Robinson has to be the best Dodgers signing.

[@tohuvavohu]

Marlins is Pudge.

[@rhyde]

Did love that for them

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

Cardinals should be Chris Carpenter IMO

[@johnlynch1100]

Harper…

[@CameronHughes848]

Reggie Jackson is a great pick but I think I would've picked Jeter

[@dntpeekmete5825]

Jeter was never a free agent. He was drafted and stayed a Yankee for his entire career

[@CameronHughes848]

@@dntpeekmete5825 he literally would've had to resign tho?💀

[@dntpeekmete5825]

@CameronHughes848 he always signed a extension. He didn't hit free agency til 2010.

[@ElephantInTheMfRoom]

I agree with Pete Rose for the Phillies!

[@tylerwelch7574]

Corey Seager has to be the answer for the Rangers..

[@rhyde]

So far so good!

[@stephenthompson3348]

The professor

[@DwightCastillo]

Why yes Ichiro and no for Ohtani?

[@rhyde]

He literally just signed 😂

[@Jay_nicola]

@@rhydehe signed with the angels when he came here , just like ichiro signed with Mariners

[@anthonyhill1332]

LET'S GO O'S

[@gm2723]

Cole > Reggie

[@chicagodude8888]

Cardinals traded for Holliday. I’d go with Jim Edmonds

[@rhyde]

Right, but he became a free agent. Edmonds is a good one too!

[@chicagodude8888]

@@rhydeMy bad. Did you consider Edmonds by chance?

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

Edmonds was traded for

[@zachbear98765]

If the Tigers isn’t Pudge in ‘05 then he doesn’t know ball

[@Hains22]

As a Yankee fan, I will always dislike Kevin Brown.😂

[@Jay_nicola]

Why does ichiro count but not shohei

[@rhyde]

Ichiro was a non-restricted free agent. Ohtani was an Intl' Amatuer FA.

[@Jay3cars]

Ivan was a better signing that Miguel Cabrera???🤔🤦🏽‍♂️

[@rhyde]

Miguel Cabrera was traded to the Tigers, sir.

[@MontagnaMagica]

​@@rhyde Piazza was traded to the Mets though... 🤔

[@tonycomer1415]

Yeah, that's what roidds do for you. He was on the decline.

[@danielfryer8768]

They may have destroyed the entire league with one move as a Dodger fan I'm so anxious to see how dominant they will be for at least this season.

[@cptsparklfingerz9210]

10 players better than Steroid Bonds: 1: Babe Ruth 2: Hank Aaron 3: Ted Williams 4: Lou Gehrig 5: Joe DiMaggio 6: Mickey Mantle 7: Shohei Ohtani 8: Yogi Berra 9: Ichiro Suzuki 10: Randy Johnson I can keep going lmao

[@O-D-X]

Actually it is a real shame Bonds went down the steroid route, without them he would have still been a 500/500 player, making him the only one in history. He was a sure fire HoFer without the roids, but now it is a blemished.

[@StinkyCashFlatEarth]

technically Mike Piazza never reached free agency

[@shaindaman13]

You can believe what ya want but if you think Bonds is the greatest player to ever play the game you must be high. He’s not even the greatest Giant ever. Mays is twice the player Bonds with his noodle arm ever was.