For guys like Doug Fister and Mike Napoli, it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle in this offseason’s MLB free-agent market, which is flat-out stacked.
From Zack Greinke to Yoenis Cespedes, the class is historically impressive, as one agent explained to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports:
“This [is] the deepest [free-agent] market in memory, especially in terms of pitching and power.”
With the marketplace awash with talent, it’s not out of the question to think that supply could end up exceeding demand. If that happens, lower-profile players like Fister and Napoli could end up being surprise steals for their next employers.
Starting pitchers and power hitters dominate the list that follows, but there’s also room for one table-setter who is aiming to rebound from an injury-riddled 2015.