Today I'll break down how much free agent production really costs, and compare that to some recent signings.
Every year fans argue about what kind of contract a given player deserves or whether free agency is a good avenue for building a team. Inevitably, fans think some players were overpaid or lament the fact that their team largely sat out the feeding frenzy. In order to better inform these discussions, I wanted to take a quantitative look at how much production costs on the free agent market, and see if there are any insights to be gained along the way.