Plodding—that was the pace of the just-concluded offseason, with general managers working at a tempo reminiscent of Steve Trachsel’s. Waiting yielded to more waiting, which yielded to more waiting still, and eventually to two big contracts that set records but failed to knock the baseball world off its axis. But there was still movement! What follows is a non-exhaustive list of this winter’s biggest transactions to get fans up to speed before Opening Day. Don’t worry if you slept through the offseason; the Indians did too! Now, though, it’s time to wake up.
Padres Sign Manny Machado
The Marlins’ 2018 ought to be remembered as the most disgraceful season in the disgraceful history of that disgraceful franchise.