The offseason is over, spring training is in full swing, and despite a few notable names still available on the market, most if not all teams have called it quits in terms of signings and trades. So it’s time to look back on just what every squad did this winter and hand out grades for the moves made—or, in some cases, for those they avoided making. First up: the American League East.
Players with an asterisk next to their name were re-signed as free agents.
Cleveland Indians
2017 Record: 102–60, first place in AL Central
Key Additions: 1B Yonder Alonso
Key Departures: OF Jay Bruce, OF Austin Jackson, 1B Carlos Santana, RHP Bryan Shaw
When you win 102 games and have your division sewn up by early September, it’s tempting to sit tight in the offseason, trusting that the roster that carried you that far can simply do it again.