Both the National League and American League home run leaders are officially free agents
Back on Nov. 14, Mark Trumbo decided to turn down a qualifying offer from the Orioles to become a free agent. Trumbo lead the American League -- and all of baseball -- with 47 homers last season.
Then, on Monday night, reports surfaced that the Brewers were expected to non-tender first baseman Chris Carter, allowing him to immediately enter free agency. Carter led the National League with 41 long balls in 2016.
Yes, you read that correctly: Both the NL and AL home run leaders are set to hit the market at the same time. For any teams in need of dingers (i.e., every team), we've prepared a quick overview of just what you'd be getting. Opposite-field home runs? Sure:
Walk-off dingers? Absolutely:
Grand slams? You bet:
Dingers off of as-yet-unexplored sections of the stadium? Sure:
Two dingers in one inning? Amazingly, yes:
Seven dingers in seven consecutive hits? We can't make this up:
With all those dingers just waiting to find a new home, the toughest question your favorite team will have to answer is "But which slugger should I choose?" There's really only one answer: both.