10 biggest bargains in MLB free agency

1. Yoenis Céspedes/Justin Upton

Yoenis Céspedes and Justin Upton have a few things in common, they are both power hitting outfielders, relatively young, and deserve nine figure contracts. Between the two power hitters, they hit a combined 61 home runs and drove in 186 RBI. Justin Upton is twenty-eight years old and hitting the prime years of his playing career. Céspedes has all the tools you want in an outfielder and doesn’t shy away from the spotlight. All signs point to the duo signing lucrative long-term contracts, but what’s not say they gamble and play the odds.

The 2016-2017 outfield free agent class is extremely weak, the biggest names are on the wrong side of thirty-five (Jose Bautista, Matt Holliday) and Carlos Gomez is the only top tier center-fielder available. Cespedes and Upton might want to consider signing an expensive one-year deal with a contender and then enter next season as the top free agent available. The Cardinals, Giants, Red Sox, or Nationals might have enough on their current rosters to convince one of these sluggers to join their squad for one year in search of a championship and in return become a free agent in a week class next offseason. It would be low-risk for the team who signs the player because they would only be committed to one year and if all else fails could trade the player at mid-season.