With Major League Baseball's 2021-22 offseason on hold because of the lockout, now's as good a time as any to rank the most impactful moves of the winter so far.
Lest anyone think so, this is not the same as simply sizing up the splashiest deals of the hot stove season.
We could talk about, say, the Texas Rangers' $500 million splash with Corey Seager and Marcus Semien or the Detroit Tigers' $140 million pact with Javier Baez, but not endlessly so. Trouble is, the money isn't record-setting, and there are still questions about those club's contention timelines.