But once you factor in his below-average fielding and baserunning, Martinez trails Cain in value by a fairly decent margin. Top PitchersPhotoYu Darvish, 31, RHPThree-year WAR: 6.5 (sat out 2015 season)Darvish has been an All-Star in four of his five seasons in the United States, and he has deserved it. His only season with a WAR below 3 came in 2016, when he produced 2.5 in just 100⅓ innings pitched. Alex Cobb, 30, RHPThree-year WAR: 1.6 (sat out 2015 season)It is a rather steep drop-off in free-agent pitchers beyond Arrieta. Of that group, Cobb had the best 2017 season, producing 2.4 WAR by throwing 179⅓ innings for Tampa Bay and coming away with a 3.66 E.R.A.

Source: New York Times December 11, 2017 01:00 UTC