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Transaction Analysis: Ugly, but Upgrades
By Capitol Avenue Club | July 31, 2010
Atlanta Braves
Traded OF Gregor Blanco, RHP Jesse Chavez, and LHP Tim Collins to the Kansas City Royals for OF Rick Ankiel, RHP Kyle Farnsworth, and cash considerations.
Rick Ankiel is… not exactly the type of hitter I like. In his career, he’s drawn 94 walks and struck out 298 times in 1254 PA’s. He owns a career .311 on base average. If the Braves had signed him in the off season I’d have probably been pretty upset. But this isn’t the off season, it’s July 31st, and as of right now Braves left fielders have hit .255/.304/.408 and Braves center fielders have hit .229/.324/.325. As much as I resent the fact, Rick Ankiel is an upgrade to our outfield.
Ankiel is a career .252/.311/.453 hitter. Depending on who you ask he’s either a below average or miserable defensive center fielder, though he does have a very strong arm (he came to the big leagues as a pitcher). He’ll likely play center field every day, at least against right handed pitching. It’s something I’m not too thrilled about (Ankiel playing center every day), but like I said, it’s an upgrade. I’d rather throw Ankiel out there every day than Melky Cabrera, Nate McLouth, or Gregor Blanco.
Kyle Farnsworth is a power reliever who is enjoying a good season, boasting a 3.00 K/BB and a 0.4 HR/9. The home run rate doesn’t seem sustainable, especially for a guy that gives up a lot of fly balls, but he should be a viable option regardless. When Eric O’Flaherty returns the Braves will have six legitimate late-innings relievers on their roster–Billy Wagner, Takashi Saito, Jonny Venters, Peter Moylan, O’Flaherty, and Farnsworth. They should have one of the best bullpens in the franchise’s history, and keep in mind they’ve been playing since before the National League was founded. I think the notion that they’ve got the best bullpen in the game is pretty indisputable, and the team’s biggest strength just got even stronger. Farnsworth is a rather hate-able figure, but he’s a good pick up for the Braves. Not that they really needed another reliever, but it can’t hurt.
In return the Royals get Gregor Blanco, Tim Collins, and Jesse Chavez. Blanco is a below-average defensive center fielder that can bunt and walk, but can’t really hit or hit for power. He’ll make a decent 4th outfielder, but doesn’t have any star (or even regular) potential. Chavez is a power reliever that throws a straight fastball and gives up a lot of fly balls. He should generate enough K’s to be useful, but he probably won’t make for more than a decent middle reliever. Collins is the biggest prize in the return for KC. He’s a 5’7″ left-handed reliever that is somehow able to generate plus velocity and throws a plus overhand curve. He should develop into a late innings arm in a few years. I ranked him the 15th best pitching prospect and 23rd best prospect in the system before the trade.
I think the title says it all. The fact that Ankiel is an upgrade is more indicative of the franchise’s inability to put a decent set of outfielders on the field. It’s absolutely unbelievable they’ve been trying to contend with the garbage they’ve been running out there. At any rate, Ankiel and Farnsworth increase the team’s chances of making the post season tournament and winning it once they get there. For their services the Braves part with a relief prospect and two role players. There’s not a lot to complain about here.
And most importantly, the core of the team that’s won 59 games thus far is still intact, and the farm is mostly unchanged. The team’s chances in 2010 are still good, and their future is still extremely bright.
If you had told me in April our big trade deadline acquisition would involve Farnsworth and Ankiel I probably would’ve spent the season rooting for the Rangers, but here we are, and I’m still liking this team. This isn’t exactly the deal I was looking for the team to make, but it’ll do just fine. I tentatively approve, with the stipulation that I’m extremely happy to have Farnsworth aboard. Ankiel………. we’ll see.
Topics: Atlanta Braves | 44 Comments »
July 31st, 2010 at 11:02 PM
Ankiel can even fill in for Chavez as garbage time reliever to give up more runs to make the game appear even more lopsided!
Glad to see the team trades for another sub-par platoon outfielder. Upgrade or not I am just curious to know if Wren was not willing to pull the trigger on giving up better prospects for better players, or opposing GMs were asking way to much for things like Cody Ross.
July 31st, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Spot on analysis, as always.
Let’s face it, all the prospects anyone wants from the Braves are too valuable to trade for one-year rentals. And that’s a good thing.
August 1st, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Why is Omar Infante not playing everyday?!
August 1st, 2010 at 12:22 AM
Peter,
I agree.
It is just that Ankiel and Farnsworth… really?? It feels like a damn nightmare.
We are in a playoff race!! This is not Houston!!. The braves are in a playoff race with a lot of assets to trade… and we end up trading for a mediocre SS (When we were suppose to have one of the best young SS in the game), a volatile bullpen arm/head and Rick Ankiel.
Something is wrong with this picture.
August 1st, 2010 at 12:38 AM
Peter, I have to disagree with your analysis for the first time ever. This trade was terrible given the Braves’ needs in center field (which Ankiel does NOT meet), their position on the win curve, the toxic contracts of Kawakami, McLouth, and especially Lowe that they needed to shed at least one of, and of course the Phillies’ acquisition of Oswalt. In a vacuum, the trade was ok I guess, kind-of but not really. In context? Horrendous.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:31 AM
How is Scott Proctor doing? I hadn’t heard anything about him since he was sent waaaaay down to get straightened out. I had pretty high hopes of him being a valuable bullpen asset, and still have hopes for next year. Is he done or what?
August 1st, 2010 at 1:41 AM
Agreed…everything being relative, Ankiel is an upgrade over what we’ve been sending out there in CF. Let’s hope he finds his power stroke from only a few seasons ago. Saito has been scuffling lately, showing every bit his age, so Farnsworth is a nice add.
Do you see any future trades for players once they’ve cleared waivers? Though he’s a shell of his former self, wouldn’t Manny help in the clean-up spot?
August 1st, 2010 at 1:46 AM
This trade makes the Braves better without giving up much in terms of future wins. There have been trades that the Braves have made that I’ve loved and hated. This trade is on the slightly good end.
The Braves haven’t improved as much as the Phillies have, that could be a mistake. But the future hasn’t been auctioned off either – seems like the Nats were asking for the moon for either Dunn or Willingham.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:59 AM
Who was available that the Braves could have traded for? The best guys that would have fit on the Braves were Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham, two players who play for a team in our division. And if the Nats were ok with trading them to us it would have cost us one and maybe two of the Teheran, Minor, Delgado trio. The White Sox went out and got the player that the Nats wanted in Jackson and then the Nationals decided that it was not enough. From what everyone is saying they were asking for a ton in return and I’m personally glad that Wren did not give up one or two of the big three pitching prospects. With Jurrjens and now Hanson both Boras clients it’s only a matter of time before they will be too expensive for Atlanta. We need our pitching and there really wasn’t a great player available that would have been worth trading one or two of them for.
August 1st, 2010 at 4:04 AM
Farnsworth > Chavez
Ankiel > McLouth, Ankiel ≥ Blanco
Frnsworth has been great this year since he’s added a couple new pitches to his repertoire and Ricky has proven to be useful when healthy. Considering the Royals are paying Rick/Kyle’s salaries and all we had to give up was a Jays prospect, seems like a good trade.
August 1st, 2010 at 8:29 AM
Regarding the Dunn/Willingham thing. Reportedly the Natspos turned down Jackson for Dunn. Jackson basically cost the White Sox their equivalent of Mike Minor plus another prospect, for perspective.
Dave,
How is upgrading two positions and only giving up a relief prospect and two barely above replacement level role players a horrendous deal?
August 1st, 2010 at 8:33 AM
7,
Yes, I think an August deal is possible. BTW, I guess this isn’t nearly as good as his prime years, but Manny is currently hitting .317/.409/.516 in a pitcher’s park. Saying he’s a shell of his former self might be true, but it doesn’t convey just how good of a hitter he (still) is.
August 1st, 2010 at 11:33 AM
Peter, upgrading from bad to not as bad does not make this a good deal. It is still horrendous deal. We upgraded to the worst defensive outfield in the division? Woo!
Oswalt is worth 2 wins to the Phils over the next 2 months. Farns and Ankiel probably get us half a win. It wasn’t enough. You are looking at the trade in a vacuum.
There are other factors. Adding to the ones I have already mentioned how about the fact that Mike Minor’s stock will never be higher than it is right now. He will come to the bigs and show everyone he is a back end starter, not the front end he LOOKS like now and be worth about a quarter of what he is now. There were good right handed hitting options available and we went the complete opposite direction, an offensively challenged lefty because we were afraid to deal from minor league surplus to win now. Pathetic. You think the Red Sox regret dealing Hanley for Beckett? No fuckin way. Grow some balls.
August 1st, 2010 at 12:00 PM
We’re doomed. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!
August 1st, 2010 at 12:38 PM
more like we’re DUMBBBBBBBBBBB.
A good front office would have traded Minor with his stock this high even if they didn’t have a huge need on the big league club. We have a huge need in the middle of a pennant race and keep a whiteknuckle death grip on the guy.
August 1st, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Jeff Francouer career WAR = 7.4
Rick Ankiel career WAR = 3.1
Jeff Francouer career OBP = .309
Rick Ankiel Career OBP = .311
Jeff Francouer career UZR/150 = 7.1
Rick Ankiel career UZR/150 = -7.0
Jeff Francouer is 26
Rick Ankiel is 31
Rick Ankiel is the lefthanded Francouer with slightly more power but terrible defensively. He’s also older and injury prone.
We’re DUMBBBBBBBBBBB.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Russell, you can’t compare UZR from two different positions. The value is different. If you moved Ankiel to RF he would have a much better UZR, just as with any CF.
Just because we could have made a better deal doesn’t make this a bad deal. I could have gotten TWO million dollars in the lottery, but I only got 1! Damnit! I can’t retire with only ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
This improves the club. It’s an upgrade on the outfield. We got another very good reliever who fits in somewhere between Saito/Venters/Wagner(because it’s seemed Cox has put Venters as the 8th inning guy a few times, odd considering that makes it lefty-lefty), which is also especially important because Cox just had a quote that said something like “We don’t want to go back to back on Saito too much, once in a blue moon.”
Anyway, back to the point: Chavez = shit. Farnsworth = late innings reliever. Blanco = shit. Ankiel = serviceable. Total = upgrade.
Just because we could have gotten a power bat somewhere doesn’t mean we should have, or that this trade was bad. This was an upgrade. Just not a huge upgrade. I still want the million dollars, even if I missed the huge jackpot.
August 1st, 2010 at 2:20 PM
I also should have mentioned that power from a CF isn’t as important as from a RF.
August 1st, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Russell,
First of all, every front office in baseball knows exactly what Mike Minor is. You may be able to trick someone in your dynasty league into thinking he’s a future #1 starter, baseball people are different. His value is what it’s always been, that of a mid-rotation lefty.
I don’t see why you’re in such a hurry to trade the guy in the first place, but more importantly you simply don’t know enough about what he could’ve fetched on the trade market to be shooting off your mouth like this.
Don’t call it WAR, WAR is a model, not a specific statistic. If you’re using Fangraphs’ WAR, it’s fWAR. If you’re using Rally’s WAR it’s rWAR. If you’re using Baseball-Reference WAR, B-RefWAR, et cetera.
They’re all counting stats, and you can’t compare them without converting them into rate.
Also, UZR sucks. Use +/-. UZR is more popular because it’s free, but +/- is too, now.
Just stop talking you’re embarassing yourself.
August 1st, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Personally, I have a problem with all statistical measures for defense. For instance, I don’t think Rick Ankiel is anywhere near as bad defensively as stats may tell you. If you actually ask someone who WATCHES Ankiel you will get a much more positive report on his D.
August 1st, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Well +/- has video scouts watch him play, so it’s basically the same thing. Except they’re professionally trained scouts who know what to look for.
FWIW, +/- likes Ankiel more than UZR.
August 1st, 2010 at 6:07 PM
“I also should have mentioned that power from a CF isn’t as important as from a RF.”
I assume you are talking about the Ankiel v Francoeur thing, but while not as important, power from a CF is more valuable! I think people are disappointed because of the hatred built up for Francoeur over the past and Ankiel is quite a similar player.
Ankiel/Francoeur may not be the awesome player that everyone wanted, but unfortunately he is still an upgrade and cost virtually nothing and came with a serviceable reliever. Honestly, anything to get Chavez out of the game seems like a plus to me.
August 1st, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Lucky for us Ankiel has played the corner spots and his UZR still isn’t as high as Francouer. As for +/-, over a 1200 inning season Ankiel has put up seasons of -22, 12, 0 and -31. Far worse than McLouth’s numbers. Blanco was on pace for a +36 number this year. -31, +36. With a third of the season left that is a 2 win difference between Blanco’s glove and Ankiel’s.
Blanco has been worth twice as many wins in a little more than half as many PA’s as Ankiel this year. How’s that for turning it into a rate stat.
Ankiel and Francouer are quiet similar. They are both terrible hitting corner outfielders. The problem is they are masquerading Ankiel as a centerfielder.
When the Royals signed Ankiel this offeseason it was laughed at. Total baseball fail. Now a team in the middle of a pennant race is going to run him out there for a couple of hundred plate appearances. Yippee.
He isn’t going to do anything that Clevlen or Francouer couldn’t have done. Not an upgrade in any sense of the word.
Farnsy for Chavez is obviously an upgrade but it might be worth half a win at the most as he is still a reliever.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:00 PM
ryan howard sprained his ankle and will be out for considerable time.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:01 PM
I’m sorry to say, Russell is spot on. The Braves needed to acquire a real center fielder, or a difference maker at shortstop or first base this July. Instead, we’ve traded 3.5 years of Yunel Escobar for 2 months of Rick Ankiel. Rest of season, I’d expect McLouth to out-produce Ankiel offensively.
Sometimes smart people make dumb decisions, and it looks like 7/31/2010 was one of those days for Frank Wren.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:19 PM
CAC – Thanks for dropping some knowledge. I’ll keep that in mind in the future.
Dave – No way McLouth out-produces Ankiel the rest of the season. Say what you want about Rick, but he’ll at least be able to stay in the majors.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:32 PM
Lucky for us Ankiel has played the corner spots and his UZR still isn’t as high as Francouer.
What did I just say about UZR and it’s uselessness?
As for +/-, over a 1200 inning season Ankiel has put up seasons of -22, 12, 0 and -31. Far worse than McLouth’s numbers.
Bullshit. Complete bullshit. Rick Ankiel has played 2,254 and 2/3 defensive innings in the outfield in his career, for one. How you’re getting something that adds up to ~4,800 innings, I have no idea. In about 300 career innings in LF his +/- is +6, in about 1,600 career innings in CF his +/- is -1, in about 400 career innings in RF his +/- is +7. You’re just making things up.
Blanco was on pace for a +36 number this year.
Aside from the obvious issue of there will be many more people on pace to do something than those that will actually do it (plenty of players are on pace to hit 162 homers after 1 game) and the uselessness of defensive metrics in small sample sizes, Blanco is a plain bad defensive center fielder. If you think +36 is anything close to his true talent level (BTW, that’s the defensive equivalent of hitting .400, last year Franklin Gutierrez had one of the greatest defensive seasons of all time, his +/- was +24, UZR +26), you’re insane.
Blanco has been worth twice as many wins in a little more than half as many PA’s as Ankiel this year. How’s that for turning it into a rate stat.
Do you really think sample sizes of 100 PA’s carry any degree of repeatability?
Ankiel and Francouer are quiet similar. They are both terrible hitting corner outfielders.
Ankiel’s career wOBA is .328 and ZiPS projects a .341 wOBA the rest of the way. Francoeur’s career wOBA is .314 and ZiPS projects a .314 wOBA the rest of the way. Not to mention Francoeur is not nearly the same player he was before 2008, he’s not nearly as athletic as he used to be thanks to an off season’s worth of football workouts. Ankiel is a much better hitter than Francoeur. Period. Exclamation point.
The problem is they are masquerading Ankiel as a centerfielder.
He’s fine in CF. Not good, but fine.
When the Royals signed Ankiel this offeseason it was laughed at. Total baseball fail. Now a team in the middle of a pennant race is going to run him out there for a couple of hundred plate appearances. Yippee.
I don’t know what you mean. Ankiel was a bad fit for the team because Maier is just fine in CF, but he’s an upgrade for the Braves. What the fangraphs groupthink says doesn’t change the fact that he’s an upgrade.
He isn’t going to do anything that Clevlen or Francouer couldn’t have done. Not an upgrade in any sense of the word.
You’re wrong. You’re 100% wrong. I don’t know what to tell you if you don’t think Ankiel is a better player than Francoeur or Clevlen. You want to hate this deal. Fine if you do, but don’t hate it and pretend you’re being objective at the same time.
I’m done discussing this, Russell. That’s enough from you. You have no idea what you’re talking about and I’m growing rather tired of this refrain.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Royals were mocked for signing Ankiel because he is basically a 4th OF and was being paid slightly less than what was going to be expected of him. The Royals were paying for a 31 year old marginal player without upside or team control while in the (prolonged) midst of a rebuilding period. Signing him wasn’t a bad idea because he was terrible, but because he was not a difference maker and was not going to be on the team if they were going to eventually be good.
Francoeur as a defensive corner outfielder is declining rapidly and can no longer even be expected to use what power he still has effectively and is by and large no longer a useful MLB player even at 26.
Ankiel’s ability to use his power is possibly still there. Last year he tanked and is not exactly a good sign, but in extremely limited time so far this season he has been able to put up better offensive numbers than the Braves have gotten out of the position so far.
If you want to compare Blanco to Ankiel then have fun but I do not know enough about Blanco’s minor stats to say if he would be an amazing defensive CF or even a moderate one. It is worth noting that while i do understand that OBP is more valuable to a significant extent over SLG, that there is a reason why despite being 4th in MLB in team OBP they are 13th in runs scored. OBP is great and I’m going to say anything idiotic about them clogging bases with walks, but at some point you do need that have power capacity. The price the team paid for someone who potentially can go 260/315/460 is perfectly acceptable especially considering the previous crap that was coming out of CF.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:59 PM
I don’t see Rick Ankiel making or breaking this team. Meaning Chipper and MCCann and…somebody else…need to join Heyward at the plate for the stretch run. It seems to me.
Any thoughts on a long term fix in CF? If Chipper retires, might they use some of his money to go after…Carl Crawford? Anybody else? This year’s 1st round pick project as a CF?
August 1st, 2010 at 10:10 PM
Peter, in a vacuum the trade is fine. The problem is that the deadline has passed and the Braves are still dealing with inadequate corner infield, shortstop, and center field production, with no end in sight. Mr. Wren normally addresses needs adequately. This time, he came up short, despite the fact that this was one of the most extreme buyer’s markets ever. I find it impossible to believe you’re happy with what the Braves have done for the stretch run.
August 1st, 2010 at 10:26 PM
I don’t think it’s true we’re dealing with inadequate corner infield, SS, and CF production. You don’t have to have a super star at every position to win.
Gonzalez should be a +0.5-1.0 win SS over the season’s 2nd half, Chipper is still an above-average 3B, I’m confident Glaus will produce once he gets healthy (if not, Hinske will), and between Nate, Clevlen, Ankiel, and Melky we should be able to get enough from CF.
This is the same team that kicked a ton of ass in the first half. They didn’t need to break the bank on a Teixeira type. Just adding a little bit at little cost is fine with me. Our playoff odds are nearly 80 percent. We’ll be OK.
August 1st, 2010 at 10:43 PM
CF is definitely a long-term need. I doubt Carl Crawford is a possibility, the Braves probably have to develop one.
August 1st, 2010 at 11:06 PM
I kinda feel like Glaus is in the tank for the rest of year, best bet is to play Hinske a lot more at first with Ankiel starting against righties/melky against lefties, and in Sept. get Freeman up and play him every day at first
I hope I am wrong about Glaus, he is just a shell of his former self, I miss Rochey!!
August 1st, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Thanks for the reply, Peter. Your response makes a ton of sense. I guess I just thought Wren would get a 4- or 5-win player at the deadline to replace Escobar. Someone like an Ellsbury or B.J. Upton or maybe even Prince Fielder. I don’t know why I thought that, exactly, and I’m glad for the 2012-2017 Braves that Teheran, Delgado, Vizcaino, Minor, and Lopez weren’t dealt. But I’m more bearish than you are on 2010, because I don’t see that we have the offense or defense of a championship team.
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:20 AM
Since there is talk of future CF, despite being sent down and catching a horrible case of being terrible, what are the chances Schafer manages to be serviceable player/4th OF within the net couple years? Or has that boat sailed and whatever happened to him sunk the boat entirely?
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:57 AM
I dunno about Schafer. Love the tools. The wrist is still bothering him, but I wonder if he’ll never be the same. At this point I think we have to expect nothing from him and if we get anything treat it as a nice surprise.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Peter,
Didn’t see it covered anywhere hear, but what are your thoughts on Wilikin Ramirez? And any word on the dollar amounts in his deal and Mitch Jones? If they match, I’d say trading an over 30 slugging corner OF who has trouble making contact and taking a walk for a 24 yr old OF that has played CF with decent speed and good power who has trouble making contact and taking a walk a pretty good swap.
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:43 PM
I don’t know about the money involved. Ramirez has good tools, but he’s never been able to turn the tools into useful skills. Good bat speed and leverage, but crappy plate discipline/pitch recognition, can’t hit breaking balls either. He runs well, but doesn’t have the instincts to play center. Strong arm, but very inaccurate.
He’s the ultimate scout frustrator.
Still, worth taking a flier on. I think he was a top-100 prospect not too long ago. His tools are legit and even if he never gets better they might find a way to leverage something he possesses.
I do not like Mitch Jones (I’m generally annoyed when I have to watch him play at the expense of someone else at a Gwinnett game) and I’d rather have Wilkin Ramirez on the AAA team. He’s way more exciting to watch.
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:45 PM
I hate to depress people even more but….according to my numbers with the acquisitions the Braves have made of Alex Gonzalez, Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth have added $4.85 million dollars to the 2010 payroll (that number includes the buyouts of Farnesworth/Ankiel for the 2011 options, I expect the Braves to pickup the option of Gonzo since there are no SS options in the farm system). What’s the bad news in that? Remember in February when the Braves were pursuing Johnny Damon? He got a 1 year deal with Detroit for $8 million. The Braves reported offered him $4.5 million. So they’ve just added the difference in the form of those three players, instead of having Damon all year. Damon has hit .281, .805 OPS, 7 HR and has all the savvy you’d like to see in a top of the order hitter. If you had Damon, McLouth’s struggles would have been less impactful and Melky would have played more sparingly. So Ankiel would have totally been unnecessary. Gonzo was a personality move, if the Braves had payroll restrictions to prevent trading Yunel, they would have kept him and it would have been fine. Farnesworth is the only real “addition” to the roster and the Braves could have survived with what they had in house or from Gwinnett (Kimbrel, Marek, Resop, Proctor, etc.). So my point is, the Braves could have had Johnny Damon.
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:49 PM
I’m relatively new to this site, but I’m a big fan of what I’ve read so far. I just wanted to chime in and see if anyone could shed some light on whether this deal was originally supposed to include David DeJesus instead of Rick Ankiel. Clearly, the Braves and Royals are going to have a better working relationship when it comes to things like this with Dayton Moore being the GM in Kansas City, and I wonder if there was a different set of pieces in place before DeJesus got injured.
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:14 AM
Eddie,
That’s certainly a possibility, but I’d imagine only Frank Wren and Dayton Moore know the answer. Nobody on here can confirm or deny that.
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:35 AM
This is partially off topic for the post, but what are the chances the Braves sign a new deal for Heyward by the end of the year?
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:54 PM
They negotiated the deal to Brian McCann after his 1st full season.
Hopefully, they do the same with Heyward.
It was rumored that they offered the same deal to Francouer, but he declined. Thank god for that
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:09 PM
We’ll see, it’s just hard to guess what Heyward wants and what the organization wants. There’s a lot of time between now and when he’s arbitration eligible, much less free agency eligible.