Contract Crowdsourcing 2025-26: Ballot 7 of 12
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 2025-26 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. 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. Unless otherwise indicated, the projected WAR figures are from the first cut of the 2026 Steamer600 projections.
Below are ballots for 11 of this year’s free agents — in this case, a group of position players, most of whom are infielders.
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I think DJ LeMahieu was the easiest one so far (no contract). He’s had a nice career but I think its time to hang up those cleats.
He’s not likely going to get more than league minimum (if he does sign) because of the $15M the Yanks are paying him next year.