Even though spring training for baseball is a week away, sports agents still have around 100 players who have not yet signed nor are affiliated with a team. Due to high performance and profit being generated, the Major League Baseball association along with Baseball commissioner, Rob Manfred are more concerned with speeding up the game rather than determining placement for unsigned players. Suggestions such as having pitchers face at least three batters in an inning, reducing six mound visits to four mound visits, and implementing a 24-second shot clock have the union and the MLB in disagreement.
See "Baseball Labor Talks Not Progressing Smoothly", John Delcos, Forbes, February 7, 2019