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: 10/1/2015We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.