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Ryan Braun
Healthy again in 2015, Braun put up some characteristic numbers: 130 OPS+, 25 homers. He also enjoyed a rebirth on the bases, which bodes well for him as he moves deeper into his thirties.





Yasmani Grandal
Grandal's one of the best pitch-framers around, and at the plate he's extremely patient (15.3 BB% last season with 4.13 pitches seen per plate appearance) with occasional pop. The question is whether he can avoid injury.





Jason Kipnis
While Kipnis wasn't fully healthy last season, he was healthier than he was in 2014. The production followed, as he batted .303/.372/.451 with 43 doubles in 141 games. He'd be ranked higher but for his occasional penchant for injury.





Adam Jones
Jones is probably coming up on the front edge of his decline phase, but he still mans a capable center field and has plenty of pop off the bat (146 homers over the last five seasons).




Stephen Vogt
Vogt's a primary catcher who played his home games in run-suppressing O.Co Coliseum and still managed a productive line of .268/.333/.438 over the last two seasons. At age 31, he's not a long-term asset, but he projects as a valuable piece for 2016.




Ian Kinsler
Kinsler remains uncommonly durable by the standards of aging second basemen. He also remains a plus fielder, plus base-runner, and useful hitter by positional standards.  





David Ortiz
Ortiz obviously contributes nothing defensively, and the 40-year-old is a net negative on the bases. However, he proved last season that he can still rake (141 OPS+). Decline phase? The Sox's warrior-poet has 102 home runs over the last three seasons.




Stephen Strasburg
On the upside, Strasburg registered almost six times as many strikeouts as walks last season. On the downside, he was limited to just 127 1/3 innings because of a neck injury and oblique strain. Strasburg's very good from a run-prevention standpoint, but it's the lack of consistent innings volume that keeps him from being a genuine ace.




Nelson Cruz
Going into the winter of 2013-14, Cruz looked like a defensively challenged outfielder who was in steady decline at the plate. In the two seasons since then, he's totaled 84 home runs. Why not a bit more of the same in 2016?




Carlos Gonzalez
CarGo enjoyed a resurgent campaign in 2015, as he tallied 40 home runs (a career high) and played in 153 games (also a career high). A healthy Gonzalez is still an impact player.











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