But there is one key distinction between them: those who signed a splashy free agent -- this group -- and those who didn't. The numbers say: Overall, 12% of teams fall into this bucket, suggesting a tendency for good teams to sit on their laurels. Finally, teams were classified based on whether or not they made a free agent "splash" or came out of free agency without one. Splash free agents were those with three-year bWAR totals at least 2.5 standard deviations better than average for the era. Splash teams were those who signed players accounting for at least 10 bWAR in splash players.