The Bidding Begins: Baseball’s Free Agency PeriodThursday marked the start of baseball’s free agency period, and clubs and agents will be wheeling and dealing over the 166 players who are free to sign with any Major League team. SavePrintDave Martin11/3/2011|Updated: 10/1/2015Share this articleLeave a commentDave MartinAuthorDave Martin is a New-York based writer as well as editor. He is the sports editor for the Epoch Times and is a consultant to private writers.Author’s Selected ArticlesRanked: The 10 Best NFL Head CoachesSep 08, 2016Ranked: The 10 Best Coaches in College FootballAug 29, 201610 US Athletes to Watch at the Rio OlympicsAug 05, 2016Ranked: MLB’s 5 Most Impactful Trade Deadline DealsJul 26, 2016Related TopicsMLBbaseballsportsAgencyfree things