Contract Crowdsourcing 2016-17: Day 7 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 starting pitchers, in this case.

Other Players: Pedro Alvarez / Erick Aybar / Jose Bautista / Carlos Beltran / Billy Butler / Rajai Davis / Ian Desmond / Edwin Encarnacion / Dexter Fowler / Carlos Gomez / Matt Holliday / Austin Jackson / Jon Jay / Matt Joyce / Brandon Moss / Mike Napoli / Angel Pagan / Steve Pearce / Wilson Ramos / Colby Rasmus / Josh Reddick / Michael Saunders / Kurt Suzuki / Mark Trumbo / Justin Turner / Chase Utley / Luis Valbuena / Neil Walker / Matt Wieters.

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Andrew Cashner (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Cashner:

• Has averaged 146 IP and 1.7 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.3 WAR per 200 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 0.4 WAR in 132.0 IP in 2016.
• Is projected to record 2.1 WAR per 200 IP**.
• Is entering his age-30 season.
• Made $7.2M in 2016, after avoiding arbitration in January.

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

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Cashner.

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Bartolo Colon (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Colon:

• Has averaged 196 IP and 2.8 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.9 WAR per 200 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 2.9 WAR in 191.2 IP in 2016.
• Is projected to record 2.9 WAR per 200 IP**.
• Is entering his age-44 season.
• Made $7.3M in 2016, as part of deal signed in December 2015.

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

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Colon.

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R.A. Dickey (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Dickey:

• Has averaged 200 IP and 1.6 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.6 WAR per 200 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.0 WAR in 169.2 IP in 2016.
• Is projected to record 1.4 WAR per 200 IP**.
• Is entering his age-42 season.
• Made $12.0M in 2016, as part of deal signed in December 2012.

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

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Dickey.

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Doug Fister (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Fister:

• Has averaged 149 IP and 0.9 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.2 WAR per 200 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.1 WAR in 180.1 IP in 2016.
• Is projected to record 1.6 WAR per 200 IP**.
• Is entering his age-33 season.
• Made $7.0M in 2016, as part of deal signed in January.

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

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Fister.

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Jeremy Hellickson (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Hellickson:

• Has averaged 133 IP and 1.5 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.2 WAR per 200 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 3.2 WAR in 189.0 IP in 2016.
• Is projected to record 2.9 WAR per 200 IP**.
• Is entering his age-30 season.
• Made $7.0M in 2016, after avoiding arbitration in January.

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

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Hellickson.