Favorites emerge for Carlos Correa, Dansby Swanson

And then there were two.

As the MLB Winter Meetings wrapped, half of the quartet of prized free-agent shortstops had found new homes. The Philadelphia Phillies finalized an 11-year, $300 million contract with Trea Turner while the San Diego Padres reportedly landed Xander Bogaerts for 11 years and $280 million.

Along with Aaron Judge returning to the New York Yankees for nine years and $360 million, the market for Carlo