The MLB free-agency season won't begin in earnest until the World Series confetti has settled, but it's not too early to look ahead and predict how much the top stars will earn.
The market has been volatile in recent years, with some high-profile players landing lucrative long-term megadeals while others have settled for shorter pacts and, in some cases, waited until well after Opening Day to find a home.
Based on recent trends and a healthy dollop of informed speculation, here's our guess at the contracts 10 of the offseason's biggest names will earn.
One caveat: We're excluding a quartet of high-profile opt-out candidates in Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, Chicago Cubs righty Yu Darvish, Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.