Best remaining MLB free agents by position.

NEW YORK — Pitchers and catchers arrive at camp in just over three weeks, but many MLB free agents are patiently awaiting signings.

Here’s a list of the remaining top baseball free agents by position combined with their 2021-2022 fan graph WAR (win over exchange). WAR is a widely used “overall” statistic that is meant to measure the player’s value to the team in all aspects of the game, meaning minor league or off-the-shelf level players Show that you deserve more extra wins than alternative level players. Free agent entry.

In Gary Sanchez’s first 175 games with the Yankees, he hit 57 home runs and had a . 923 OPS. He looked like the new Jorge his posada, but he was better than that. Still, aside from making an All-Star appearance in 2019, his production has dipped and the Yankees have included him in a trade for Isiah Kiner Whalefa and Josh Donaldson in 2022.

Sanchez has 16 home runs in 128 games for the Twins in 2022 while batting .205/.282/.377, and the Angels could be interested in the 30-year-old catcher. There was a report. Time will tell if he has anything left at bat, but some teams may need a catcher who pops occasionally at bat.

Yuri Gurriel made his debut in 2016 at the age of 32 and has since won two World Series rings with the Houston Astros with a career WAR of 13.4.

But 2023 is Yuri Gurriel’s 39-year-old season, and his numbers are down after a not-so-great season in 2022, when he batted .242/.288/.360 and hit eight homers in 146 games. The trend is clear. In fact, the reason his 2021-22 WAR total is his 2.3 is due to his 2021 numbers. His WAR for 2022 was -0.3. This meant he was below exchange level. Still, some teams may want to sign him for the playoffs and his World Series experience.

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Josh Harrison turned 36 in July and is listed here as a second baseman. He split his time at different positions, but White because he spent most of his time at second base with the Sox. Appeared in 119 games.

Harrison hit .256/.317/.370 in 2022, giving him an OPS+ of 94. Although he was never a power hitter, he still hits contact and there may be teams that can use that kind of hitter in their lineup.

After spending most of his career with the Texas Rangers, Elvis Andrus was traded to the Oakland A’s in February 2021.

But after posting .237/.301/.373 and eight home runs in the first 106 games of 2022, he was released from the A’s. Andrus was picked up by the Whites a few days later by the Sox and only seemed to come back to life with a .271/.309/. The team can take this short sample size as a sign that Andrus isn’t quite done yet and he can help the lineup.

Donovon Solano played for the Cincinnati Reds in 2022 and while he wasn’t a world-class hitter, he was a useful player, hitting .284/.339/.385 with four homers in 80 games.

There’s a reason he won the Silver Slugger in San Francisco in 2020. Unfortunately, injuries derailed his season. He missed time to start the season with a hamstring problem, and his eye problems also caused him to miss a game. Hamstrings were also a problem in 2018, so the team may be sick of Solano’s injuries in the past, but while Joey Vott was injured and made no errors in 26 games, Solano also played first base. intervened admirably.

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David Peralta has a .281/.339/.457 record with 110 home runs and 111 OPS+. In 2022, he split time between Arizona and Tampa and was traded to the Rays in a trade for minor leaguer Christian Cerda. 112 in OPS+.

Although he has played all three outfield positions in his career, he seems better suited to play left field and has been playing primarily left field since the 2018 season. The Dodgers were interested in him before he was traded to the Rays last July, so they could try to acquire him again before the season starts.

Odubel Herrera has been a filly his entire career. He made his debut in 2015 and was named to his team as a National League All-Star in 2016. Released by the Phillies before they qualified for the World Series.

There was also a domestic violence outage that cost him playing time throughout 2019 and 2020, which could also make it harder for him to find a suitor. I turned 31 on The new location could turn things around, but are there any teams willing to take the chance?

When Tyler Nakin arrived in Cleveland in 2016, he was part of that team and looked like he was going to play for a long time, especially as an outfielder, but as we all know, things people didn’t expect. may occur. In the case of Naquin, it becomes an injury.

After batting .296/.372/.514 with 14 home runs and 43 RBIs in 114 games in 2016, he appeared in just 169 combined games from 2017 to 2019. 270/.333/.477 in 127 games he hit . The season was a struggle with the Reds and Mets splitting their time.

Naquin could be the perfect player for a one-year deal that isn’t too expensive and not too risky.

Picking is slim in the DH position, but Luke Voit’s bat still has some pop. He hit his 22 homers in his 2022 between San Diego and Washington, and OPS+ he had 106.

He played a total of 135 games in 2022, up from 2021 when he was downed by injury and the Yankees’ acquisition of Anthony Rizzo essentially made Voight expendable. Voit turns 32 next month but with Universal DH he has more options and who knows maybe some NL teams will take a chance on him .

Zack Greinke and Michael Wacha are very close in numbers, but for this exercise we chose the veteran Greinke. Glinke said in his October he turned 39 and in his first season (2004) Benito he has been active long enough to play with players like Santiago and Matt Stairs.

He’s an old grizzled veteran and still a working starting pitcher. In 2022, he was on a poor team in Kansas City, finishing 4-9, but with a 3.68 ERA, better than his 4.16 ERA in Houston in 2021. He also pitched 137 innings. No team expects him to be an ace, but his experience could come in handy in team rotations.

Andrew Chafin appeared in 64 games in 2022 with a 2.83 ERA. The left-hander signed a two-year contract with the Tigers through 2022, but he opted out this offseason. In his 57⅓ innings he recorded a rate of 10.5 K/9, performing well in high-relationship situations.Mets linked to potential destinations for Chafin and Jon Heyman report Chafin’s market is heating up, but the Mets could acquire another free agent reliever, Zach Britton.

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