You can't do much with a month's worth of data, but we like to look anyway. Wins Above Replacement is a good way to boil down any player's contribution to one number. Pulling data from FanGraphs, these 2011 free agents are potentially raising their stock. Of course, WAR isn't everything, as Felipe Lopez can attest after signing for a million bucks following a 4.6 win season.
- Carl Crawford – 1.4 WAR
- Paul Konerko – 1.4
- Alex Gonzalez – 1.3 (has a club option)
- Ty Wigginton – 1.2
- Johnny Damon – 1.2
- Brad Penny – 1.1
- Magglio Ordonez – 1.0 (has a vesting option)
- Jorge Cantu – 1.0
- Austin Kearns – 1.0
- Andy Pettitte – 0.9
- Carl Pavano – 0.9
- Miguel Olivo – 0.9 (has a club/mutual option)
- Jayson Werth – 0.8
- Orlando Hudson – 0.8
- Hiroki Kuroda – 0.8
- Andruw Jones – 0.8
- Derek Jeter – 0.7
- Miguel Tejada – 0.7
