This offseason was highlighted by the blockbuster deal that saw ace Chris Sale land in Boston and two of the game's best prospects land on Chicago's South Side, expediting the White Sox's rebuilding efforts. Free agents made headlines when the Indians signed Edwin Encarnacion and Aroldis Chapman returned to the Yankees.
However, the biggest free-agent story of the offseason was that more of them returned to their original teams than ever before. The Dodgers retained Justin Turner, Rich Hill and Kenley Jansen. Yoenis Cespedes went back to the Mets, Mark Trumbo returned to Baltimore, and Jose Bautista stayed north of the border.