Talk about March madness.
Front offices dream of executing the perfect offseason plan, but those aspirations rarely come to fruition due to the complexities of free agency and trades and the need to adjust on the fly. With the signing of Carlos Correa, this year's top free agent, to a three-year, $105.3 million contract, the Minnesota Twins added an exclamation point to a brilliant series of moves -- and team president Derek Falvey and GM Thad Levine did it in one whirlwind week of activity.
First, the Twins utilized their catching depth and traded Mitch Garver to the Rangers for shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa.