The Five Worst Free-Agency Decisions This Year

By Jack Monroe · 7 min read · Apr 19, 2026

Free agency exists for two reasons: to get players paid, and to give us something to argue about for eleven months of the year.

5. The One Everyone Forgot

It didn't make the headlines, but it should have. The numbers don't lie.

4. The Trade That Defied Logic

You can't spreadsheet your way to a ring. Or can you? Liv thinks yes. Jack disagrees. Very loudly.