There are all sorts of numbers for general managers to crunch as they sift through the MLB free-agent market.
Sometimes, that crunching leads to a designated hitter who goes yard nearly as frequently as he punches out. Other times, it leads to a high-priced third baseman who might not be able to hit left-handed pitching.
What follows are the tell-all stats for the top 10 stars of the 2015 MLB free-agent class. From Hanley Ramirez to Jon Lester, the players are ranked in order of the predicted values of the contracts that they’re about to rake in.