MLB Free Agency: The All Unemployment Team
By Ryan Sanders
MLB Free Agency: The All Unemployment Team
The Pitching
The Rotation
- SP1, Homer Bailey, Projected WAR 1.6
- SP2, Alex Wood, Projected WAR 1.6
- SP3, Ivan Nova, Projected WAR 1.3
- SP4, Rich Hill, Projected WAR 1.3
- SP5, Jhoulys Chacin, Projected WAR 1.2
Bullpen
- RP, Collin McHugh, Projected WAR 0.8
- RP, Will Harris, Projected WAR 0.7
- RP, Clayton Richard, Projected WAR 0.6
- RP, Daniel Hudson, Projected WAR 0.2
This is the clear weakness of our all unemployment team. Any staff led by Homer Bailey, who was surprisingly good last season, isn’t going to do much to inspire confidence. Alex Wood has the most upside of this group but spent a majority of the last season on the Injured List. Rich Hill is the elder statesmen of the group but presumably will end up missing time from blisters or some other ailment. Nova and Chacin are solid pitchers who can give you bulk.
Projecting relievers aside from Aroldis Chapman remains a fool’s errand. Hudson closed out the World Series and showed his electric fastball. Harris and McHugh were both stalwarts for AJ Hynch in Houston. Clayton Richard adds a lefty with a funky delivery to the mix.
This group could continue to be solid or implode, you never know with relievers. You could swap out just about any of the other free-agent relievers and get similar results.
To Review
Total Projected INF WAR – 10.3
Total Projected OF WAR – 7.9
Total Projected C WAR – 2.4
Total Projected Pitching WAR – 9.3
Total Team WAR – 29.9