Contract Crowdsourcing 2016-17: Day 5 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 more corner outfielders.
Other Players: Erick Aybar / Jose Bautista / Rajai Davis / Ian Desmond / Dexter Fowler / Carlos Gomez / Matt Holliday / Austin Jackson / Jon Jay / Matt Joyce / Brandon Moss / Mike Napoli / Angel Pagan / Wilson Ramos / Kurt Suzuki / Justin Turner / Chase Utley / Luis Valbuena / Neil Walker / Matt Wieters.
Steve Pearce (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Pearce:
- Has averaged 337 PA and 2.4 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 4.3 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 2.0 WAR in 302 PA in 2016.
- Is projected to record 2.7 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-34 season.
- Made $4.8M in 2016, as part of a deal signed 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 Pearce.
Colby Rasmus (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Rasmus:
- Has averaged 426 PA and 1.7 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 2.4 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 1.4 WAR in 417 PA in 2016.
- Is projected to record 2.2 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-30 season.
- Made $15.8M in 2016, after accepting Houston’s qualifying offer.
*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 Rasmus.
Josh Reddick (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Reddick:
- Has averaged 472 PA and 2.3 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 2.9 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 1.2 WAR in 439 PA in 2016.
- Is projected to record 2.5 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-30 season.
- Made $6.6M 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 Reddick.
Michael Saunders (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Saunders:
- Has averaged 286 PA and 1.1 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 2.3 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 1.4 WAR in 558 PA in 2016.
- Is projected to record 1.7 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-30 season.
- Made $2.9M 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 Saunders.
Mark Trumbo (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Trumbo:
- Has averaged 525 PA and 0.7 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 0.8 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 2.2 WAR in 667 PA in 2016.
- Is projected to record 1.7 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-31 season.
- Made $9.2M 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 Trumbo.
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Why is there no QO question for Saunders? That one in particular seems to be right on the fringe.
And the QO amt is $17.2M, no?
Yes! QO just officially set yesterday. (Was estimated previously at $16.7M.) Thanks!
No!! Why no QO question for Saunders?
Reading between the lines, are you suggesting that Saunders isn’t eligible for a QO?
He only puts up a QO question for players who have a shot at being offered a QO, and Saunders will definitely not be offered one.
wait, but Colby Rasmus might get one..??
I would rate him a better shot of getting one than Valbuena, Rasmus, Napoli or Utley. And maybe none of them get one, but Saunders seems closer to one than the other 4 if I’m a GM.
What? This is Saunders first healthy year in like 5 years and he wasn’t even as good as valbuena and plays a position lower on the defensive spectrum.
Except in years past the question has more than once been omitted from players who did in fact receive qualifying offers, so your explanation, while facially a reasonable one, is false.
It’s not the fault of the internet that Cuddyer was given a QO. The internet is always right.
Saunders has like no shot at a multi year deal, too much injury risk. So no he is not on the fringe.
I will be shocked if Saunders doesn’t sign a multi-year deal.
A corner outfielder only who isnt even good in those said corners with his injury history? Maybe an al team with an empty dh slot goes 2/24 max but that sure limits the market.. Bare in mind his fwar is generous, he graded even worse with Drs.