Spring Training is right around the corner - literally. Pitchers and catchers will be reporting on Monday, and the rest of the players will be following later that week and into the next week. What that essentially means is that the offseason is just about over, and we're ready to get the baseball season started. Of course, with the offseason coming to a close, there's an obligation to determine the winners and losers of the offseason. But instead of breaking teams down into categories, I think it would be easier to just give each team a grade based on what they did (or did not) do this offseason. I'm going to try not to take the transactions from other teams in the division into account when looking at a team, so it will be possible for the majority of a division to have had a good (or bad) offseason. AL East Baltimore Orioles: C. The Orioles essentially stood pat this winter after a miraculous 2012 season that saw them go on a stunning ...
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Jair Jurrjens,
Alexi Casilla,
Joe Saunders,
Robert Andino,
Mark Reynolds,
Nick Swisher,
Kyle Lohse,
Nate McLouth,
Ryan Dempster,
Shane Victorino,
Jonny Gomes,
Stephen Drew,
Joel Hanrahan,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Koji Uehara,
Mike Napoli,
Ichiro Suzuki,
Andy Pettitte,
Mariano Rivera,
Hiroki Kuroda,
Travis Hafner,
Kevin Youkilis,
Derek Jeter,
Curtis Granderson,
Robinson Cano,
Phil Hughes,
David Robertson,
Joba Chamberlain,
Alex Rodriguez,
James Shields,
Wil Myers,
Kelly Johnson,
Yuniel Escobar,
Luke Scott,
Kyle Farnsworth,
Roberto Hernandez,
Evan Longoria,
Jose Reyes,
Josh Johnson,
Emilio Bonifacio,
RA Dickey,
Melky Cabrera,
Brett Myers,
Francisco Liriano,
AJ Pierzynski,
Jeff Keppinger,
Tyler Flowers,
John Danks,
Matt Lindstrom,
Jake Peavy,
Chris Perez,
Trevor Bauer,
Shin-Soo Choo,
Casey Kotchman,
Derek Lowe,
Asdrubal Cabrera,
Anibal Sanchez,
Torii Hunter,
Brennan Boesch,
Jose Valverde,
Victor Martinez,
Delmon Young,
Bruce Rondon,
Dayton Moore,
Ervin Santana,
Wade Davis,
Jeremy Guthrie,
Kevin Correia,
Michael Pelfrey,
Denard Span,
Ben Revere,
Vance Worley,
Trevor May,
Bud Norris,
Wilton Lopez,
Jed Lowrie,
Chris Carter,
Carlos Pena,
Brett Wallace,
Josh Hamilton,
Mark Trumbo,
Jason Vargas,
Joe Blanton,
Tommy Hanson,
Jerry Dipoto,
Ryan Madson,
Sean Burnett,
Cliff Pennington,
Chris Young,
Brandon McCarthy,
Dan Straily,
Bartolo Colon,
John Jaso,
Hiroyuki Nakajima,
Billy Beane,
Michael Morse,
Raul Ibanez,
Jason Bay,
Felix Hernandez,
Zack Greinke,
Justin Upton,
Lance Berkman,
Joakim Soria,
Neftali Feliz,
Colby Lewis,
Michael Bourn,
Martin Prado,
Gerald Laird,
Chipper Jones,
Chris Johnson,
Juan Francisco,
Jordan Walden,
Juan Pierre,
Placido Polanco,
Jeffrey Loria,
Mike Piazza,
Shaun Marcum,
Brandon Lyon,
Jon Rauch,
Frank Francisco,
David Wright,
Johan Santana,
Michael Young,
Carlos Ruiz,
Mike Adams,
Adam LaRoche,
Gio Gonzalez,
Bryce Harper,
Edwin Jackson,
Danny Haren,
Rafael Soriano,
Scott Baker,
Scott Feldman,
Scott Hairston,
Kyuji Fujikawa,
Carlos Villanueva,
Theo Epstein,
Jed Hoyer,
Drew Stubbs,
Aroldis Chapman,
Ryan Ludwick,
Manny Parra,
Jack Hannahan,
Scott Rolen,
Todd Frazier,
Tom Gorzelanny,
Burke Badenhop,
Jonathan Sanchez,
Neal Huntington,
Russell Martin,
Jason Grilli,
Allen Craig,
Randy Choate,
Ty Wigginton,
Ronny Cedeno,
Chris Carpenter,
Kevin Towers,
Aaron Hill,
Cody Ross,
Heath Bell,
Troy Tulowitzki,
Josh Rutledge,
Dexter Fowler,
Drew Pomeranz,
Jhoulys Chacin,
Juan Nicasio,
Hanley Ramirez,
Adrian Gonzalez,
Carl Crawford,
Josh Beckett,
Clayton Kershaw,
Hyun-jin Ryu,
Brandon League,
Jason Marquis,
Freddy Garcia,
Yasmani Grandal,
Andrew Cashner,
Angel Pagan,
Jeremy Affeldt,
Marco Scutaro,
Sergio Romo,
Santiago Casilla,
Gregor Blanco
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TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, SMU Mustangs
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