Contract Crowdsourcing 2016-17: Day 4 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, including all corner outfielders, probably.

Other Players: Erick Aybar / Rajai Davis / Ian Desmond / Dexter Fowler / Carlos Gomez / Austin Jackson / Jon Jay / Mike Napoli / Wilson Ramos / Kurt Suzuki / Justin Turner / Chase Utley / Luis Valbuena / Neil Walker / Matt Wieters.

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Jose Bautista (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Bautista:

• Has averaged 629 PA and 4.0 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 3.9 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.4 WAR in 517 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 3.1 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-36 season.
• Made $14.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in February 2011.

*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 Bautista.

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Matt Holliday (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Holliday:

• Has averaged 457 PA and 1.7 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.3 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 0.7 WAR in 426 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 2.4 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-37 season.
• Made $17.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in January 2010.

*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 Holliday.

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Matt Joyce (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Joyce:

• Has averaged 357 PA and 0.5 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 0.9 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.3 WAR in 293 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 2.1 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-32 season.
• Made $1.0M 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 Joyce.

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Brandon Moss (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Moss:

• Has averaged 523 PA and 1.5 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.7 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.4 WAR in 464 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 1.6 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-33 season.
• Made $8.3M in 2016, after avoiding arbitration in January.

*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 Moss.

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Angel Pagan (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Pagan:

• Has averaged 502 PA and 1.0 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.2 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 2.1 WAR in 543 PA in 2016.
• Is projected to record 0.7 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-35 season.
• Made $10.0M in 2016, as part of a deal signed in February 2012.

*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 Pagan.