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Friday Insider: Slow market irks some Pirates, Penguins’ grit, Steelers’ cap

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Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon (50) -- MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

The tension between the players and owners hasn’t been this strong since the 1994-95 strike, the last work stoppage in Major League Baseball. The free-agent market is extremely slow for the second straight winter. More than 100 players remain on the open market with the start of spring training just 10 days away.

Some players are quietly floating the idea the owners are colluding against them.

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