Bronx Pinstripes' 2021 free-agent predictions
Free agency officially began last week, and the Yankees are expected to be in play for some of the top dogs. Most importantly, many people in the game expect them to be in on the top two shortstops of the class: Carlos Correa and Corey Seager. In addition to those two, there are also many other quality players up for grab this offseason. The past few years, I’ve asked for free agent predictions from the Bronx Pinstripes team. Here’s how we’ve done (best to turn device landscape)
Offseason
Group Correct/Total Percent Correct
2019-2020
15/140
10.7
2020-2021 43/142
30.3
Can we do better this year? Here are our predictions for the top 15 free agents:
Name Carlos Correa Corey Seager Kris Bryant Max Scherzer Delia Enriquez New York Yankees New York Yankees San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Milan Detroit Tigers New York Yankees San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Stephen Leonardi Detroit Tigers New York Yankees San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Nick Costanzo Detroit Tigers New York Yankees San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Drew Houston Astros Detroit Tigers San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Twitchy Houston Astros New York Yankees San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Mike Gwizdala New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners Los Angeles Angels Nick Kirby Texas Rangers New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Dodgers
Name Trevor Story Marcus Semien Robbie Ray Javier Baez Delia Enriquez St. Louis Cardinals Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox New York Mets Milan Houston Astros Toronto Blue Jays Los Angeles Angels Seattle Mariners Stephen Leonardi Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies Toronto Blue Jays New York Mets Nick Costanzo St. Louis Cardinals Chicago White Sox Los Angeles Angels New York Mets Drew Texas Rangers New York Yankees New York Yankees New York Mets Twitchy Los Angeles Angels Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays New York Mets Mike Gwizdala Seattle Mariners Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros Nick Kirby Los Angeles Angels Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Angels Philadelphia Phillies
Name Freddie Freeman Kevin Gausman Marcus Stroman Starling Marte Delia Enriquez New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates Milan Atlanta Braves San Francisco Giants New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers Stephen Leonardi Atlanta Braves San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Angels Philadelphia Phillies Nick Costanzo Atlanta Braves San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners Houston Astros Drew Atlanta Braves Toronto Blue Jays New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals Twitchy Atlanta Braves New York Yankees New York Mets Chicago White Sox Mike Gwizdala Atlanta Braves Toronto Blue Jays New York Mets New York Yankees Nick Kirby Atlanta Braves San Francisco Giants Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies
Name Nick Castellanos Kyle Schwarber Carlos Rodon Delia Enriquez Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Milan Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Stephen Leonardi Texas Rangers St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees Nick Costanzo Milwaukee Brewers Toronto Blue Jays Los Angeles Angels Drew San Francisco Giants Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Twitchy Philadelphia Phillies Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Mike Gwizdala San Francisco Giants Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox Nick Kirby Houston Astros Boston Red Sox San Diego Padres
Some notes:
Most people believed it is more likely the Yankees get Seager than Correa.
There’s no unanimous decision on where any one player will end up.
Delia has the Yankees getting Correa, Seager, and Freddie Freeman. Let’s hope she’s right!
Everyone predicted Starling Marte to go somewhere different.
No one had Trevor Story to the Yankees.
The players we were most divided on were Starling Marte (7 different teams), Nick Castellanos (6 different teams), Trevor Story (5 different teams), Marcus Semien (5 different teams), Robbie Ray (5 different teams), and Carlos Rodon (5 different teams).
We’ll just have to wait and see how these predictions turn out. With the ongoing labor dispute, who knows when players will end up signing. But I think we have a chance to outperform our previous years as a group. We’ll just have to wait and see.