After recent offseasons featured MLB front offices operating at a glacial pace through much of the winter, many teams were keen to make a splash before the collective bargaining agreement expired. More than half of our top-50 free agents were signed by the time the lockout began on Dec. 2. Nonetheless, even the best teams from last season still have at least one clear area that needs a facelift ahead of the chase for the 2022 World Series title.
For now, we can only dream of the frenzied postlockout flurry of signings and trades that will surely take place as GMs try to get their ducks in a row before spring training begins.