Major offseason need for every MLB team for 2017

Arizona had high hopes for its rotation after signing Zack Greinke and trading for Shelby Miller. Both moves were busts, and Patrick Corbin had a disappointing season as the No. 3 starter. The Diamondbacks' rotation finished with a 5.19 ERA, worst in the NL.

The Braves open their new stadium in 2017, but they'll need more time to compete after going 68-93. The lineup did show some juice late in the year and looks vastly improved with Matt Kemp and young Dansby Swanson. The rotation, on the other hand, had the second worst ERA in the NL and used 14 different pitchers. A veteran innings eater to go along with Julio Teheran should give the youngsters more time to develop.

Baltimore could lose key players Mark Trumbo, Pedro Alvarez and Matt Wieters to free agency, but the rotation depth was a problem all season. Late contributions from Ubaldo Jimenez and Dylan Bundy helped win a wild card spot, but neither pitcher can be relied on next season. The O's definitely need help behind Chris Tillman and Kevin Gausman and don't have much in the minors.

Boston easily led the MLB in runs scored and has an embarrassment of riches even while losing David Ortiz to retirement. Andrew Benintendi, Blake Swihart, Yoan Moncada, Pablo Sandoval and Travis Shaw are the among the players who could be fighting for at-bats. The rotation is set with a top four of Rick Porcello, David Price, Steven Wright and Eduardo Rodriguez but could use a No. 5 starter and additional depth behind.

A loaded Cubs roster should be even more loaded next season with a full year of Willson Contreras and the return of Kyle Schwarber. The rotation finished with the lowest ERA in baseball by far at 2.96, but the Cubs were also tremendously fortunate with health, as each pitcher in the starting five started at least 29 games. The Cubs had Adam Warren has a potential swingman until the trade deadline, and adding a comparable pitcher this offseason would be a good idea.

The White Sox added Alex Avila and Dioner Navarro last offseason, but neither player cut it offensively for the team. Chicago's OPS at the position was .637, seventh worst in baseball. The Sox are hopeful they'll see improvements in the rotation from James Shields and Carlos Rodon, so addressing catcher could be a major priority.

The Reds didn't expect much from the 2016 roster, but their pitching was still embarrassing. The rotation will be addressed by a deep minor league system that should be able to help in 2017, but the bullpen is arguably a bigger issue. The pen finished with a 5.09 ERA, second worst to Colorado, and doesn't have many capable minor league arms ready to help.

Cleveland claimed the AL Central and has a strong roster heading into 2017. The team should get another jolt from the return of Michael Brantley from a shoulder injury and also has some help on the farm. The Indians got a huge contribution from Mike Napoli after signing him for a bargain-basement price last offseason, so the veteran could look for more money elsewhere. If he departs, the team will need to address first base somehow.

Despite a rotation that had the fifth highest ERA in baseball, Colorado is very excited about several of its young arms, including Jon Gray, Tyler Anderson and Chad Bettis. The bullpen remains a huge problem, however, finishing with the worst ERA in baseball and not showing much behind Adam Ottavino at closer. As for the lineup, the issues at first base could be rectified if the team moves one of its current outfielders to the position.

As expected, Detroit's lineup was just fine despite Justin Upton's early-season struggles and Nick Castellanos' injury. The rotation also proved its depth, and the Tigers have reason to be excited about Michael Fulmer, Daniel Norris and Matt Boyd. The bullpen had several reliable arms but still had some major issues on the back end that resulted in the third worst ERA in the AL.

Many of Houston's blemishes from 2016 will be taken care of by its minor league depth, particularly a load of rotation talent that includes Joe Musgrove, David Paulino and Francis Martes. However, the team got the second worst production in baseball from center field, mostly due to Carlos Gomez's struggles, and is too talented elsewhere to hope that one of Preston Tucker or Teoscar Hernandez can fix the problem next season.

Kendrys Morales has been a huge part of Kansas City's offense over the last two seasons, but he's likely to be more expensive than the team can afford as a pending free agent. While the Royals could rotate Mike Moustakas and Cheslor Cuthbert between the hot corner and DH, they'd be better served adding an alternative power bat after hitting the fewest home runs in the AL in 2016.

The Angels' season couldn't have gone much worse. Not only did the team win only 74 games, but it lost rotation building blocks Garrett Richards, Andrew Heaney and Nick Tropeano to major arm injuries. The team has little chance of competing in 2017, even if Richards is able to return, and the farm system remains one of the worst in baseball. It's too bad the Angels are wasting the talent of superstar Mike Trout.

The Dodgers built their 2016 season on depth, and they sure needed it. They had an incredible number of injuries but kept bouncing back with a nearly unlimited number of arms and outfielders. The rotation looks spectacular in 2017, even if Rich Hill walks in free agency. The team can expect Julio Urias, Jose De Leon and Brock Stewart to help behind Clayton Kershaw, Kenta Maeda, Scott Kazmir, Alex Wood and potentially Hyun-Jin Ryu. However, closer Kenley Jansen is a pending free agent. The team will either need to re-sign him or add from outside the organization.

The tragic death of Jose Fernandez left an irreplaceable void on and off the field for Miami. The Marlins can expect better offense next season with a full year from Dee Gordon and hopefully healthier years from Giancarlo Stanton and Justin Bour, but there are no answers for the rotation beyond Wei-Yin Chen and Adam Conley.

The Milwaukee pitching staff got some positive contributions from Zach Davies and Junior Guerra, but the Brewers pretty clearly lack a top starter. Fortunately, their minor league system does have some help on the way between Josh Hader and Brandon Woodruff, but it remains to be seen how much that pair will help next season. Milwaukee has several nice pieces on offense but needs to develop top-flight starting pitching to have any chance of competing in the tough NL Central.

Beyond Ervin Santana, the Twins couldn't rely on any of their starters in 2016. Phil Hughes was awful before getting hurt, Kyle Gibson was terribly disappointing and the remainder of the rotation was fighting through growing pains. The team hopes Hector Santiago will regain his form, but it'll need to add more arms to compete again after posting a league-worst 5.39 ERA from the rotation.

The Mets are set to potentially lose Yoenis Cespedes, Jay Bruce and Neil Walker, which would be major blows to their offense. They have some possible in-house replacements, but the offense already ranked tied for fifth worst in baseball and can ill-afford such major losses.

The Yankees have major reason to be excited about their lineup next season considering what Gary Sanchez delivered late in the year and have revamped their farm system by trading Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller. The rotation does have some clear problems, losing Nathan Eovaldi to a major elbow injury and not getting the contribution from Luis Severino that they expected. They'll need better starting pitching to compete again in the explosive AL East.

Oakland remains in rebuilding mode and will have several exciting arms to try next season with the package it received from the Dodgers for Rich Hill. The lineup has major holes, however, particularly at first base, center field and DH. The prospects will certainly be able to cover some of those needs but not all of them.

The Phils remain in rebuilding mode, and it's fair to say they even overachieved with 71 wins. The lineup finished last in runs scored, but a bevy of strong position prospects will solve many of those issues. The rotation has some young talent but desperately needs innings eaters to support Aaron Nola, Jerad Eickhoff and Vincent Velasquez, as Jeremy Hellickson did this season.

Pittsburgh was reloaded in 2016 but ran out of gas late in the year. The lineup still looks set next season, especially with the arrival of Josh Bell at first base. The rotation had issues this season but has envious young talent that includes Jameson Taillon, Chad Kuhl, Tyler Glasnow, Steven Brault and Drew Hutchison. Tony Watson was able to handle closing after Mark Melancon was traded, but his move up the depth chart left voids near the bottom of the pen that need to be fixed if Pittsburgh wants back in the playoffs.

San Diego remains in a rebuild but should immediately get big boosts from Manuel Margot and Hunter Renfroe in the outfield. There isn't much ready for the rotation, however, which has lost Erik Johnson and Colin Rea to Tommy John surgery, and Tyson Ross's status remains unclear.

The Giants had issues in their bullpen, though the team's depth should be able to make up for the potential loss of Santiago Casilla in the offseason. They don't have that luxury in left field, where Angel Pagan is a pending free agency. It would be overly optimistic for a team in win-now mode to rely on Jarrett Parker and Mac Williamson in a precious outfield corner, especially after ranking in the bottom half in runs in the NL.

GM Jerry Dipoto really has the Mariners on the right track and managed to add some long-term depth late in the year with Ben Gamel and Dan Vogelbach. The team likely would have made the playoffs with better health from the rotation, which exposes one of the needs going into 2017. The M's have six capable starters on the roster currently, but the entire rotation has had recent injury issues.

The Cardinals went from a historically great rotation in 2015 to a mediocre one last season but still head into 2017 with that area as a major strength with the emergence of Alex Reyes and Luke Weaver, along with Lance Lynn's return from elbow surgery. The outfield does have major issues, with Brandon Moss and Matt Holliday heading into free agency and Randal Grichuk proving unreliable.

Tampa Bay's rotation disappointed, but it's still stacked and has plenty of minor league depth. The lineup scored the second fewest runs in the AL, however, and the clearest issue to improve was catcher production. Tampa Bay's catchers produced a .613 OPS, fourth lowest in baseball.

Texas survived to win the AL West despite some major issues in the rotation behind Cole Hamels and Yu Darvish. Derek Holland hasn't regained his old form, and Martin Perez wasn't more reliable than a fifth starter. The Rangers need more depth to remain ahead of Houston and Seattle in the AL West.

Jose Bautista has been a fixture in Toronto's lineup since 2008, but his time could be coming to an end as he heads toward free agency. The organization doesn't have a viable hitter in the organization to replace him, so it'll almost certainly look externally. Toronto could also lose Edwin Encarnacion to free agency, leaving an even bigger hole in the lineup.

Wilson Ramos had a career year for the Nats, but a torn ACL suffered late in the year is a disaster for both him and the team. Ramos is headed toward free agency and has admitted that he might have to sign in the AL to play DH until his knee gets healthy. That could cause Washington to look elsewhere when it would have otherwise entertained bringing Ramos back for 2017.