Opinion

This year's crop of MLB free agents ranks as one of the most talented in recent memory. There's not only a ton of front-line talent but also plenty of depth across the board.

As a result of that depth, a few players have gone relatively unnoticed this offseason, with little in the way of buzz surrounding their potential landing spots.

Ahead is a closer look at seven free agents who are not getting the attention they deserve this winter.

Tony LaRussa and Dave Stewart just couldn't help themselves when it came to Zack Greinke.

When the Arizona Diamondbacks chief baseball officer and general manager saw the chance to bring the righty to the desert and punch a Greinke-sized hole in the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation, they pounced—even if the price tag was a staggering $206.5 million including deferred money.

If you haven't checked off your Christmas list by now, well, you're out of luck.

Fortunately for MLB general managers and front-office decision-makers, there are still several weeks of free-agent shopping left. And while an array of big names have been snatched up, there's plenty of talent left on the shelf.

Winter has finally arrived, but that hasn't done anything to slow down the MLB hot stove. Talk of moves across baseball continue to carry over into the Christmas holiday, with a number of high-profile free agents and trades making waves across the sport.

Being blinded by the captivating sunset and completely overlooking the edge of the oncoming cliff leads to an obvious outcome. 

Try as they might, the Los Angeles Dodgers haven't made much noise this winter. They've committed only blunders instead, making for a rough finish to Major League Baseball's 2015 season.

Clearly, this means the only thing for them to do now is get off to a good start in 2016.

Euphoria lasts only so long.

The giddiness and amazement that existed with the New York Mets' fall wonderland was pure bliss for a franchise that had for too long operated without a semblance of a care for on-field winning.

While the position-player crop is still ripe with quality talent, the starting pitching market has moved quickly this offseason.

David Price, Zack Greinke, Jordan Zimmermann, Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, John Lackey and J.A. Happ have all found new homes, while Hisashi Iwakuma and Marco Estrada both opted to re-sign.

What the New York Mets really needed this Christmas week was a center fielder who could also hit in the middle of the lineup.

What they got was Alejandro De Aza.

Clown noses, check. Circus music, check.

But under the Miami big top, would the Marlins really trade ace Jose Fernandez now? When they've got him under team control for another three years?