2015 Statistics: 3.44 ERA, 3.53 FIP, 7.5 K/9, 2.0 BB/9, 212 innings
2016 Age: 30
Position: Right-handed starting pitcher
Honestly, the real question here is "How much money did Johnny Cueto's final two months cost him this winter?" The barrel-chested righty had been one of the sturdiest starting pitchers in baseball for the last half-decade when Kansas City acquired him from Cincinnati on July 26. The Royals paid a steep price for Cueto—top pitching prospect Brandon Finnegan and two other young pitchers.
Cueto burst on the scene in 2008 like Kramer flinging open Jerry's door.