1 Andrew Miller (New York Yankees)
Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
2016 Stats: 29.2 IP, 1.21 ERA/1.23 FIP, 16.69 K/9; +2.01 WPA, 1.73 pLI, 0.16 Clutch
Career Stats: 584 IP, 4.42 ERA/3.77 FIP, 9.94 K/9; +2.49 WPA, 1.14 pLI, 2.59 Clutch
Age: 31
Handedness: Left
Contract Status: FA 2019
He’s easily the crown jewel of this market. You want a guy who can get out lefties? You want an elite set-up man? You want an elite closer? He can be whatever you need. Few could so easily help Yankee fans forget their grief over the retirement of the Mariano Rivera, and fewer would be such a huge aid to any number of beleaguered bullpens around the league. As a reliever he finished in the top 10 in AL Cy Young voting last season, and he may be having an even better 2016.
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A veteran who’s been through his share of wars, he’s also under contract through 2018. The Yankees can demand just about whatever they want for him, and given the relative few other elite options that exist multiple teams will be happy to oblige in a high stakes bidding war.