MLBTR predictions
1. David Price – Cubs. Seven years, $217MM.
2. Jason Heyward – Yankees. Ten years, $200MM.
3. Zack Greinke – Dodgers. Six years, $156MM.
4. Justin Upton – Nationals. Seven years, $147MM.
5. Chris Davis – Cardinals. Six years, $144MM.
6. Yoenis Cespedes – Angels. Six years, $140MM.
7. Jordan Zimmermann – Blue Jays. Six years, $126MM. Zimmermann could become the first Tommy John survivor to score a $100MM contract. He has a 3.13 ERA over 810 1/3 innings over the last four seasons, but slipped a bit in 2015 and doesn’t boast the strikeout rate of other top arms. Since Zimmermann won’t turn 30 until May, a six-year term is attainable. The Blue Jays need arms, and executive Dana Brown was the Nationals’ scouting director when Zimmermann was drafted in ’07. The Cubs, Giants, Diamondbacks, and Tigers are other good matches. Click here for more on Zimmermann.
8. Johnny Cueto – Red Sox. Five years, $115MM.
9. Alex Gordon – Royals. Five years, $105MM.
10. Ian Desmond – Mets. Five years, $80MM.
11. Jeff Samardzija – Giants. Five years, $80MM.
12. Mike Leake – Giants. Five years, $80MM.
13. Wei-Yin Chen – Tigers. Five years, $80MM.
14. Kenta Maeda – Diamondbacks. $20MM posting fee plus five year, $60MM contract.
15. Matt Wieters – Nationals. Four years, $64MM.
16. Dexter Fowler – Mets. Four years, $60MM.
17. Daniel Murphy – Angels. Four years, $56MM.
18. Scott Kazmir – Orioles. Four years, $52MM.
19. Ian Kennedy – Angels. Four years, $52MM.
20. Yovani Gallardo – Tigers. Four years, $52MM.
21. Ben Zobrist – Yankees. Three years, $51MM.
22. Howie Kendrick – White Sox. Four years, $50MM.
23. Byung-ho Park – Rockies. $10MM posting fee plus five-year, $40MM contract.
24. John Lackey – Cubs. Three years, $50MM.
25. Hisashi Iwakuma – Mariners. Three years, $45MM.
26. Colby Rasmus – Padres. Three years, $39MM.
27. Denard Span – Cubs. Three years, $39MM.
28. Brett Anderson – Dodgers. Three years, $39MM.
29. Marco Estrada – Athletics. Three years, $30MM.
30. J.A. Happ – Royals. Three years, $30MM.
31. David Freese – White Sox. Three years, $30MM.
32. Gerardo Parra – Nationals. Three years, $27MM.
33. Darren O’Day – Red Sox. Three years, $22.5MM.
34. Joakim Soria – Tigers. Three years, $18MM.
35. Austin Jackson – Rockies. One year, $12MM.
36. Tyler Clippard – Braves. Three years, $18MM.
37. Asdrubal Cabrera – White Sox. Two years, $18MM.
38. Mat Latos – Pirates. One year, $12MM.
39. Doug Fister – Astros. One year, $10MM.
40. Mike Pelfrey – Royals. Two years, $15MM.
41. Antonio Bastardo – Mariners. Three years, $15MM.
42. Ryan Madson – Twins. Three years, $15MM.
43. Steve Pearce – Rangers. Two years, $14MM.
44. Shawn Kelley – Diamondbacks. Two years, $12MM.
45. John Jaso – Orioles. Two years, $12MM.
46. Chris B. Young – Yankees. Two years, $12MM.
47. Tony Sipp – Astros. Three years, $12MM.
48. Justin Morneau – Orioles. One year, $8MM.
49. Alexei Ramirez – Padres. One year, $7.5MM.
50. Rich Hill – Phillies. One year, $5MM.