There’s nothing novel about the “grading the offseason” exercise, but I have taken it to an extreme that will hopefully resonate with you. To me, the Indians claiming outfielder Harold Ramirez on Wednesday marked the end of the 2020-21 Miami Marlins offseason. How well did they do? Let’s use an 100-point scale.
Grading the offseason (0-100 scale)
If a team, hypothetically, was able to acquire all the right players at appropriate prices while retaining all of its key contributors from the previous year, that alone should earn a passing grade. My points system was designed with that in mind.