Best Offseason Moves for All 30 MLB Teams (featured)
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Best Offseason Moves for All 30 MLB Teams

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The Major League Baseball offseason may not be 100% complete yet, but it's close enough that we can draw some broad takeaways.

Some fan bases won't be thrilled with their teams' relatively quiet offseasons, but at least all 30 clubs signed at least one major league free agent. It's the most positive time of year for many of those fan bases, so it's the perfect time to run through every team's best move of the offseason. 

NL East

Atlanta Braves: Trading for UTIL Mauricio Dubón

Miami Marlins: Nabbing four prospects for SP Ryan Weathers

New York Mets: Trading for SP Freddy Peralta

Philadelphia Phillies: Re-signing DH Kyle Schwarber

Washington Nationals: Acquiring Gavin Fien, 4 others in MacKenzie Gore deal

It's tougher than ever to pick a favorite in the East, as the Phillies missed out on Bo Bichette (who arguably could have been the choice for the Mets here) and the Braves are already dealing with catastrophic injury woes. Props to the two "sellers" of the group, who both did well in offloading some of their starting pitching.

NL Central

Chicago Cubs: Signing 3B Alex Bregman

Cincinnati Reds: Signing 3B Eugenio Suárez

Milwaukee Brewers: Acquiring LHP Kyle Harrison in trade with Boston Red Sox

Pittsburgh Pirates: Signing 1B/OF Ryan O'Hearn

St. Louis Cardinals: Acquiring Jurrangelo Cijntje in Brendan Donovan trade 

There are a lot of fascinating parallels in this division. You've got the Brewers and Cubs looking to get the most out of some former Red Sox. The Cubs and Reds both making major upgrades at third base. And the Reds and Pirates both making a couple of offense-minded acquisitions that they desperately hope can keep them playoff-relevant. 

NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks: Re-signing both Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen

Colorado Rockies: Signing SP José Quintana

Los Angeles Dodgers; Signing closer Edwin Díaz

San Diego Padres: Re-signing SP Michael King

San Francisco Giants: Signing OF Harrison Bader

Everyone on this list was obviously chasing the Dodgers, who probably had the second-best move as well by signing outfielder Kyle Tucker. But don't discount the Diamondbacks shoring up an obvious weakness in the starting rotation, or the Giants adding two talented position players late in the offseason. 

AL East

Baltimore Orioles: Signing 1B Pete Alonso

Boston Red Sox: Signing SP Ranger Suárez

New York Yankees: Re-signing OF Cody Bellinger

Tampa Bay Rays: Acquiring OF Jacob Melton in Brandon Lowe trade

Toronto Blue Jays: Signing SP Dylan Cease

Baseball's most brutally competitive division only got better this winter, with numerous All-Stars on both sides of the ball joining teams up and down the standings. A case easily could have been made for the moves involving Willson Contreras, Chris Bassitt, Kazuma Okamoto, or Sonny Gray.

AL Central

Chicago White Sox: Signing 1B Munetaka Murakami

Cleveland Guardians: Nabbing RHP Payton Pallette from White Sox in Rule 5 Draft

Detroit Tigers: Signing SP Framber Valdez

Kansas City Royals: Trading for LHP Matt Strahm

Minnesota Twins: Acquiring IF Tristan Gray from Red Sox via trade

In terms of competing for a championship this year, the Tigers made by far the biggest and boldest moves of any team in the Central. But give credit to the White Sox for finally having an offseason, and to the Royals for continuing to stockpile talent on a budget. The Guardians and Twins both didn't do much, but somehow, you just know that the minor moves Cleveland made will at least pay off.

AL West

Athletics: Extending 1B/OF Tyler Soderstrom

Houston Astros: Signing SP Tatsuya Imai

Los Angeles Angels: Acquiring OF Josh Lowe in 3-team trade

Seattle Mariners: Trading for UTIL Brendan Donovan

Texas Rangers: Trading for SP MacKenzie Gore  

After the Mariners upset the power balance in the West last season, it was entertaining to see all five teams loading up on talent, even if some seemed to fare better than others. Imai could be the steal of the offseason after landing a below-market deal, but the Mariners carried the day on paper by not only nabbing Donovan, but re-signing first baseman Josh Naylor as well.



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