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The 5 best free-agent left fielders in baseball: Yoenis Cespedes leads a class featuring a current division rival

Dallas Morning News | November 21, 2016

Related Topics: Yoenis Céspedes, Left fielder, Baseball, Free agent, Major League Baseball, Louis DeLuca, Globe Life Park in Arlington, The Dallas Morning News, John Ryan Murphy, Texas Rangers (baseball)

Editor's Note: In this offseason series, SportsDay insider Gerry Fraley takes a look at the five best free-agents at each position.

Do not be fooled by Yoenis Cespedes starting 61 games in center for the New York Mets last season. He is a left fielder and a best of the free-agent bunch this year. A look at the top choices:

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes swings for a double as John Ryan Murphy catches for the Minnesota Twins in the third inning of a baseball game, in New York. The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents will be $17.2 million this year.The figure, announced Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, is up 8.9 percent from $15.8 million last year. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek, File)
AP FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes swings for a double as John Ryan Murphy catches for the Minnesota Twins in the third inning of a baseball game, in New York.
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