Top 8 facts about Jimmy Kimme

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With less than a month left in the regular season and October flying by, MLB free agency is nigh.

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The 2022-23 class features MVP-caliber hitters and elite pitchers.

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Four shortstops are difference-makers. There's bullpen aid.

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On-base savants, innings-chewing starters, a few catchers, and a Japanese starter with a 102 mph fastball.

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This won't match the $3 billion winter of 2021-22, especially given the first offseason after a new CBA saw a spending reduction

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but plenty of familiar names will be on the move.

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ESPN.com asked five writers to rank the incoming class.

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This causes: 4 Tier 1, 8 Tier 2, 12 Tier 3, 46 Tier 4, 42 Tier 5

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