Not even two days after signing Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki last month, the Dodgers outmuscled the Cubs for the best reliever on the free agent market, giving lefty Tanner Scott a four-year deal worth $72 million.

Spring training camps are open and the top free agents are trying on new jerseys and shaking hands of new teammates. Alex Bregman finally agreed to a new deal on Feb. 12, landing a three-year deal with the Red Sox.

Someone needs to remind the Sox that homegrown players don’t equate to success if they’re more concerned with where they’re standing on the diamond than where the Red Sox are in the standings.