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MLB free agents: Why to avoid Alonso, invest in Goldschmidt

Now that we've projected contracts for the top 50 free agents in this winter's class, let's take a look at which players could provide the most -- and least -- bang for their expected buck.

Last year's version yielded some immediate hits -- jumping on the bandwagons for Shota Imanaga and Sonny Gray while steering clear of the projected megadeals for Blake Snell and Cody Bellinger -- so I'm back again to try to hit the bull's-eye a few more times.

The projected contracts in my rankings provide important context for this exercise as my choices are based on return on investment -- how I expect the players to perform over the length of their deals and their projected prices.