Contract Crowdsourcing 2017-18: Ballot 10 of 15

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 2017-18 free-agent market.

Below are links to ballots for five of this year’s free agents — once again, most all of them starting pitchers.

Other Players: Yonder Alonso / Jake Arrieta / Alex Avila / Jose Bautista / Carlos Beltran / Jay Bruce / Melky Cabrera / Trevor Cahill / Welington Castillo / Lorenzo Cain / Andrew Cashner / Jhoulys Chacin / Alex Cobb / Bartolo Colon / Zack Cozart / Johnny Cueto / Yu Darvish / Lucas Duda / Jarrod Dyson / Alcides Escobar / Yunel Escobar / Doug Fister / Todd Frazier / Jaime Garcia / Carlos Gomez / Carlos Gonzalez / Curtis Granderson / Matt Holliday / Eric Hosmer / Chris Iannetta / Jon Jay / Howie Kendrick / Jonathan Lucroy / J.D. Martinez / Cameron Maybin / Mitch Moreland / Logan Morrison / Mike Moustakas / Eduardo Nunez / Brandon Phillips / Jose Reyes / Carlos Santana / Justin Upton / Neil Walker / Jayson Werth.

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Miguel Gonzalez (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Gonzalez:

• Has averaged 145 IP and 1.5 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.9 WAR per 180 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.4 WAR in 156.0 IP in 2017.
• Is projected to record 1.1 WAR per 180 IP**.
• Is entering his age-34 season.
• Made $5.9M in 2017 after avoiding arbitration in January.

*That is, a roughly average number of innings for a starting pitcher.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Gonzalez.

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Jeremy Hellickson (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Hellickson:

• Has averaged 166 IP and 1.5 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.6 WAR per 180 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 0.2 WAR in 164.0 IP in 2017.
• Is projected to record 0.8 WAR per 180 IP**.
• Is entering his age-31 season.
• Made $17.2M in 2017 after accepting qualifying offer in November 2016.

*That is, a roughly average number of innings for a starting pitcher.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Hellickson.

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Francisco Liriano (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Liriano:

• Has averaged 149 IP and 1.7 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.0 WAR per 180 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 0.8 WAR in 97.0 IP in 2017.
• Is projected to record 0.0 WAR per 180 IP**.
• Is entering his age-34 season.
• Made $13.0M in 2017 as part of deal signed in December 2014.

*That is, a roughly average number of innings for a starting pitcher.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Liriano.

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Lance Lynn (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Lynn:

• Has averaged 181 IP and 2.3 WAR over last three seasons*.
• Has averaged 2.2 WAR per 180 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.4 WAR in 186.1 IP in 2017.
• Is projected to record 1.9 WAR per 180 IP**.
• Is entering his age-31 season.
• Made $7.5M in 2017 as part of extension signed in January 2015.

*Which, in Lynn’s case, is just the 2015 and -17 seasons. Was injured all of 2016.
**That is, a roughly average number of innings for a starting pitcher.
***Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Lynn.

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Ricky Nolasco (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Nolasco:

• Has averaged 138 IP and 1.3 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.7 WAR per 180 IP over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 0.7 WAR in 181 IP in 2017.
• Is projected to record 1.7 WAR per 180 IP**.
• Is entering his age-35 season.
• Made $13.0M in 2017 as part of deal signed in November 2013.

*That is, a roughly average number of innings for a starting pitcher.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Nolasco.