Contract Crowdsourcing 2016-17: Day 3 of 10

Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent offseasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating this offseason a contract-crowdsourcing project, the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowds to the end of better understanding the giant and large 2016-17 free-agent market.

Below are links to ballots for five of this year’s free agents, all of them center fielders or something like center fielders.

Other Players: Erick Aybar / Rajai Davis / Mike Napoli / Wilson Ramos / Kurt Suzuki / Justin Turner / Chase Utley / Luis Valbuena / Neil Walker / Matt Wieters.

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Ian Desmond (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Desmond:

• Has averaged 655 PA and 3.0 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.7 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 3.3 WAR in 677 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 2.3 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-31 season.
• Made $8.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in February.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starting player.
**Prorated version of final updated 2016 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Desmond.

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Dexter Fowler (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Fowler:

• Has averaged 582 PA and 3.2 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 3.3 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 4.7 WAR in 551 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 2.6 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-31 season.
• Made $13.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in February 2016.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starting player.
**Prorated version of final updated 2016 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Fowler.

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Carlos Gomez (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Gomez:

• Has averaged 525 PA and 3.1 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 3.5 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 0.9 WAR in 453 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 3.0 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-31 season.
• Made $9.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in March 2013.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starting player.
**Prorated version of final updated 2016 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Gomez.

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Austin Jackson (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Jackson:

• Has averaged 462 PA and 1.0 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.3 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a -0.1 WAR in 203 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 1.5 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-30 season.
• Made $5.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in March.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starting player.
**Prorated version of final updated 2016 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Jackson.

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Jon Jay (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Jay:

• Has averaged 362 PA and 1.3 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.1 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.1 WAR in 373 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 1.0 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-32 season.
• Made $11.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in February 2015.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starting player.
**Prorated version of final updated 2016 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Jay.