Spring Training games begin this month, so we took a look at how each American League MLB team did this offseason when it comes to upgrading their team. Here is every AL MLB teams offseason grade:
Baltimore Orioles: D-
Lost Burnes, who was their best starter, and Santander, who was a beast in the middle of the batting order.
Boston Red Sox: B
Getting Garret Crochet alone was worthy of a B. If Walker Buehler or Patrick Sandoval make the rotation this grade jumps to a B+.
Chicago White Sox: F
Martin Perez and Josh Rojas do nothing to move the needle on this South Side disaster.
Cleveland Guardians: D
Losing Josh Naylor is going to hurt an offense that was lacking power to begin with.
Detroit Tigers: C +
Willing to move this grade to a solid B IF Gleyber Torres can regain some of that magic in his bat.
Houston Astros: INC
If by moving Ryan Pressly, the Astros use the money to re-sign Alex Bregman, then Houston gets a B. If Bregman signs elsewhere, losing Bregman and Tucker seems like a lot for this offense to overcome.
Kansas City Royals: C+
The Royals traded Brady Singer for Jonathan India which is an offensive upgrade. They then re-signed Michael Wacha to a 3-year contract.
Los Angeles Angels: B
Travis d’Arnaud will be a nice complement to Logan O’Hoppe, and Jorge Soler can mash with the best of them.
Minnesota Twins: F
Didn’t really add anyone of note as the team pairs down payroll to find new ownership.
New York Yankees: B+
Losing Soto really hurt, as did Torres to a lesser extent. Adding Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt helps a little, but together, they are not Soto. Bringing in Max Fried to the rotation and Devin Williams to the bullpen might be enough to win the division.
Seattle Mariners: F
Seattle did not make any notable additions or subtractions this off-season.
Tampa Bay Rays: D
Danny Jansen is a solid backstop, but the Rays let Jeffrey Springs leave, which hurts their rotation. Kim was a nice addition, but not enough.
Texas Rangers: B
Tons to like here as Joc Pederson and Jake Burger will bring a ton of power to the Rangers’ lineup.
Toronto Blue Jays: B+
Anthony Santander is a great middle-of-the-lineup bat, Andres Gimenez is a solid infielder, and Jeff Hoffman should be a reliable closer.
Athletics: B+
Luis Severino and Jeffery Springs will slide right into the A’s starting rotation.
