Ranking the top MLB free agents STILL available - ESPN

Four of the original top 10 offseason MLB free agents are still unsigned — Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger, Jordan Montgomery and Matt Chapman, all of whom are clients of agent Scott Boras — plus a bunch of other interesting players of note, including 13 of Kiley McDaniel's top 50 free agents heading into the offseason.

Let's do this one more time and dig into the top options still out there on the market, taking into account why each free agent is worth it or not and their best fits.

McDaniel's free agent ranking: No. 3

Original projection: 6 years, $150 million

Why he's worth it: It's not often you get the opportunity to sign a two-time Cy Young winner in the prime of his career.

Why he's not: Inconsistency and durability concerns, plus a high walk rate in 2023 even as he won the National League Cy Young Award. While he pitched 180 innings last season with a 2.25 ERA, he averaged just 128 innings in 2021 and '22 with a 3.79 ERA.

Fits best for:A contending team looking to roll the dice on a potential high-end starter who could be the difference-maker in October.

Snell is the ultimate risk/reward, which is why I think he's a better fit for a team that is already pretty confident about its playoff chances and believes Snell could be the final ingredient needed for a World Series run — think the New York Yankees or Philadelphia Phillies, although the Phillies may be more focused on extending Zack Wheeler. The Yankees reportedly made an offer to Snell along the lines of the Carlos Rodon deal (six years, $162 million), which would give them a potentially dominant rotation if everyone stays healthy. The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels are certainly possibilities.

I wonder if there's a sleeper team in here. Maybe the