How All 30 MLB Teams Rank as Potential Free-Agent Destinations

A number of different factors go into determining how attractive each team is to free agents, from the city and its fans to the short- and long-term outlook of the team. What follows is a ranking of all 30 MLB teams to decide which one is the best free-agent destination.

Now, no free agent is of interest to all 30 teams, and every team can't offer up the same amount of money to each player. However, for the sake of this article, we are assuming that Player X has received the same offer from all 30 teams and has to decide which is the best based on the following factors:

• Fanbase (1-5): Looking at recent attendance numbers, and simply the reputation of each fanbase, each team received a 1-5 score for its fans.

• Payroll Situation (1-5): Deciding where to sign is not always about how much money a team can give you. It's also about how much more money the team has to work with when it comes to building a legitimate contender. Each team received a 1-5 score based on its current and future payroll outlook.

• 2016 Outlook (1-10): Looking strictly at the 2015 season, each team got a score from 1-10 on its chances of winning this coming year.

• Long-Term Outlook (1-10): Looking ahead at each team's farm system, core of big league talent and future payroll freedom, each team received a score from 1-10 on its long-term chances of success.

• Tiebreaker: If two or more teams graded out the same, the tiebreakers were their scores in long-term outlook, followed by 2016 outlook, followed by payroll situation and finally fanbase.

With those four areas in mind, here is a look at which MLB team is the best free-agent destination.

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