These are veteran agents, most of whom have gone through strikes and work stoppages, but nothing, they say, has resembled this winter.
There have been frigid free-agent winters, particularly the past few years, but nothing has resembled this deep freeze.
Seventy days have passed since the start of free agency, and only 32 free agents who entered the marketplace have signed major-league contracts.
There are still more than 150 unemployed players, including J.T. Realmuto, Trevor Bauer, George Springer and D.J. LeMahieu.