After looking at all the key positions individually, it's now time for the final stop on the B/R MLB Offseason 100.
The complete list.
If you're just joining us, the B/R MLB Offseason 100 has looked at the top free agents and trade targets available among starting pitchers, relief pitchers, corner infielders, middle infielders, catchers and outfielders. The idea was to narrow down which available players are the most desirable acquisitions based on how talented, durable and costly they are.
To do this, we devised the following scoring system:
- Talent Outlook: Out of 70. This is where we looked at how guys have performed recently and considered the outlook on their skills going forward. Think of 35 as a league-average player and 70 as an all-world, Mike Trout-like talent.
- Durability Outlook: Out of 20. This is where we probed track records and injury histories for a projection on how players' bodies are going to hold up. Think of 10 as a tossup as to whether guys will remain durable, with 20 out of 20 signaling no concerns whatsoever. But to keep things fair, we allowed a ceiling of 15 points for players in line for short-term commitments.
- Value Outlook: Out of 10. This is where we tried to project what kind of contract or trade package it's going to take to acquire a guy and then determine if he'd be worth it. Think of five out of 10 as a fair deal, with zero being a megabust and 10 being a megasteal.
It all adds up to a possible total of 100 points, but please note that we used a slightly different system for relief pitchers. Whereas it's 70-20-10 for everyone else, we went 60-15-10 for relievers to account for the fact that they just don't spend much time on the field.
Informing the scoring was relevant data that came from Baseball-Reference.com, FanGraphs, Baseball Savant, Brooks Baseball and Baseball Prospectus, which was also a go-to source for injury records.
Now that you know how everything works, you can start the show whenever you're ready.
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