Contract Crowdsourcing 2022-23: Ballot 9 of 11

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Free agency begins five days after the end of the World Series. As in other recent seasons, FanGraphs is once again facilitating a contract crowdsourcing project, with the idea being to harness the wisdom of the crowd to better understand and project the 2022-23 free-agent market.

In recent years, we’ve added a few features to these ballots based on reader feedback. You now have the option to indicate that a player will only receive a minor-league contract, or won’t receive one at all. And new this year, if there is a player option, team option, or opt out in a player’s contract, you’ll be able to indicate whether you think he will remain with his current team or become a free agent. Numbers are prorated to full season where noted. The projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2023 Steamer600 projections.

Below are ballots for 12 of this year’s free agents — in this case, a group of relievers.





Meg is the managing editor of FanGraphs and the co-host of Effectively Wild. Prior to joining FanGraphs, her work appeared at Baseball Prospectus, Lookout Landing, and Just A Bit Outside. You can follow her on twitter @megrowler.

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sadtrombonemember
1 year ago

I think there are a lot of one year deals here.

Stripling I think gets a nice, 3 year deal somewhere between $30M and $40M.

I think Edwin Diaz is in line for an Aroldis Chapman or Kenley Jansen type of deal–the Mets love him and don’t want him to get away, and you know what happens when that happens.

TKDCmember
1 year ago
Reply to  sadtrombone

I think Diaz will push for the first reliever to get 8 figures and I think he’ll get it on the dot. I have it at 5 years, but I think he might take it for 6 years, which is nearly the same value but does ease the luxury tax amount a bit.