MLB free agency: Why to invest in Keller, avoid Suarez

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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.

Over the past two years, I've done pretty well -- investing in Sonny Gray, Shane Bieber and Shota Imanaga as free agents while avoiding the end of Justin Turner's career and megadeals for players the market also avoided going long-term with that offseason, like Blake Snell, Pete Alonso, and Cody Bellinger. And now 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…