MLB Free Agency: The All Unemployment Team
By Ryan Sanders
MLB Free Agency: The All Unemployment Team
The Hitting
The Outfield
- RF, Nick Castellanos, Projected WAR 1.5
- CF, Yasiel Puig, Projected WAR 1.9
- LF, Marcell Ozuna, Projected WAR 3.1
- 4th OF, Kevin Pillar, Projected WAR 1.4
Yasiel Puig isn’t a CF but the bat plays and he could be shifted to a corner to bring in the glove first Pillar later in games. Ozuna is a bat you want in the middle of your order and his exit velocities numbers suggest there could be more in the tank, even despite this gold glove effort.
Playing meaningful baseball in Chicago reinvigorated Nick Castellanos, who went on a tear after being traded out of Detroit. This outfield is bringing a ton of offense to the table, but pitchers will be holding their breath every time a ball is hit in the air.
Catching
- C, Jason Castro, Projected WAR 1.7
- C, Robinson Chirinos, Projected WAR 0.7
Castro and Chirinos would settle in as 1A and 1B as opposed to the standard starter backup template. Castro reaps his value from his incredible framing and glove work. Chirinos is no slouch either and is coming off a career year.
The catching core is going to be critical to extracting maximum value out of a rotation that is….underwhelming at best.