Contract Crowdsourcing 2017-18: Ballot 2 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, all of them first basemen.

Other Players: Yonder Alonso / Alex Avila / Welington Castillo / Chris Iannetta / Jonathan Lucroy.

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Lucas Duda (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Duda:

• Has averaged 406 PA and 1.4 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.1 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 1.1 WAR in 491 PA in 2017.
• Is projected to record 2.1 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-32 season.
• Made $7.3M in 2017 after avoiding arbitration in January.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starter.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Duda.

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Eric Hosmer (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Hosmer:

• Has averaged 668 PA and 2.5 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.2 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 4.1 WAR in 671 PA in 2017.
• Is projected to record 2.4 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-28 season.
• Made $12.3M in 2017 after avoiding arbitration in January.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starter.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Hosmer.

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Mitch Moreland (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Moreland:

• Has averaged 531 PA and 1.2 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.3 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 0.9 WAR in 576 PA in 2017.
• Is projected to record 1.2 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-32 season.
• Made $5.5M in 2017 as part of deal signed in December 2016.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starter.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Moreland.

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Logan Morrison (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Morrison:

• Has averaged 503 PA and 1.2 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 1.4 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 3.3 WAR in 601 PA in 2017.
• Is projected to record 1.5 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-30 season.
• Made $2.5M in 2017 as part of deal signed in February.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starter.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Morrison.

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Carlos Santana (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Santana:

• Has averaged 674 PA and 2.9 WAR over last three seasons.
• Has averaged 2.6 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
• Recorded a 3.0 WAR in 667 PA in 2017.
• Is projected to record 2.8 WAR per 600 PA**.
• Is entering his age-32 season.
• Made $12.0M in 2017 as part of deal signed in March 2012.

*That is, a roughly average number of plate appearances for a starter.
**Prorated version of final 2017 depth-chart projections available here.

Click here to estimate years and dollars for Santana.