Contract Crowdsourcing 2017-18: Ballot 3 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, including a number of infield types.
Other Players: Yonder Alonso / Alex Avila / Welington Castillo / Lucas Duda / Eric Hosmer / Chris Iannetta / Jonathan Lucroy / Mitch Moreland / Logan Morrison / Carlos Santana.
Howie Kendrick (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Kendrick:
- Has averaged 457 PA and 1.5 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 2.0 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 1.6 WAR in 334 PA in 2017.
- Is projected to record 1.5 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-34 season.
- Made $10.0M in 2017 as part of deal signed in February 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 Kendrick.
Eduardo Nunez (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Nunez:
- Has averaged 430 PA and 2.0 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 2.7 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 2.2 WAR in 491 PA in 2017.
- Is projected to record 2.7 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-31 season.
- Made $4.2M 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 Nunez.
Brandon Phillips (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Phillips:
- Has averaged 604 PA and 1.8 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 1.8 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 1.6 WAR in 604 PA in 2017.
- Is projected to record 1.6 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-37 season.
- Made $14.0M in 2017 as part of deal signed in April 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 Phillips.
Neil Walker (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Walker:
- Has averaged 503 PA and 2.7 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 3.2 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 2.1 WAR in 448 PA in 2017.
- Is projected to record 2.8 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-32 season.
- Made $17.2M in 2017 after accepting qualifying offer in November 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 Walker.
Zack Cozart (Profile)
Some relevant information regarding Cozart:
- Has averaged 410 PA and 3.0 WAR over last three seasons.
- Has averaged 4.3 WAR per 600 PA* over last three seasons.
- Recorded a 5.0 WAR in 507 PA in 2017.
- Is projected to record 3.4 WAR per 600 PA**.
- Is entering his age-32 season.
- Made $5.3M 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 Cozart.
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Neil Walker’s QO struck me as the most bizarre offer ever. The notoriously cheap Mets paying way above market for a decent, but not exceptional, 2nd baseman, first expecting to contend then hoping to flip him at the deadline never seemed to fit the Mets operandi. When the trade market for rentals collapsed they quickly sent him packing along with a high percentage of their actual major league quality players for very little in return. The sign at Citi Field when I went there in September said it all, “Major League Prices – Minor League Team”.
It wasn’t that bizarre but it was prob a mistake for them to think he wouldn’t accept it. Otoh, they were expecting to contend and were ok with him accepting to get him back for one year. I don’t know how much effort they ever made in talking to him about an extension. A 3/30M would have been a better outcome for both sides.