Throughout the offseason, CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly striker around the round table in almost everything. The latest news, a historical question, reflections on the future of baseball, all kinds of things. Last week, we broke down The future of Jack Flaherty’s free agent. This weekend, we are going to tackle the notable movements of the offseason.
What was your favorite off -season movement?
RJ Anderson: I know that this was not stipulated in the question, but for my ends, I will pretend that we have been asked to avoid obvious and high -end movements. (Nobody wants to read “Roki Sasaki at Dodgers” four times.)
In this spirit, I will give in to the rencered bias and say that I loved the signature of the Rays of Ha-Seong Kim. He is one of my favorite players to watch; He is a high -quality defender and basseunner and a quietly productive striker. I love him so much that, if it was not for his surgery at the end of the season, he would have been classified among the 10 best free agents for me.
Admittedly, I understand that there is probably a certain concern about what Kim’s bat looks like after surgery, but he has enough secondary skills to survive if there is a shift on the plate. In turn, I think there is a good chance that when we arrive on the deadline for trade, many other teams will regret not to take the plunge.
Matt Snyder: I will go with the cubs to exchange for Kyle Tucker. I had said in the past two years that they mainly have had a team of good players who were more “supporting casting” types and needed a main character. He finished fifth in MVP voting in 2023 and, last year, seemed to take another step forward in the Superstard (4.7 war, 23 circuits, 11 interceptions in a little less than half a season) . The central NL seems open to the catch and I think the Cubs should have been more aggressive after exchanging for Tucker, but in itself, this business was a huge decision for the president of the lame duck club Jed Hoyer.
Dayn Perry: I must say that the signing of the Corbin Burnes diamondbacks to a free agent contract of $ 210 million over six years. Although I have concerns about how Burnes will age, there is no doubt that he greatly helps the cause of Arizona. They are in winning mode and act as it was not part of the sport income powers. The fact that Burnes would have taken less to sign with the D-Backs is also notable. Seeing a club that is not among the usual intersection suspects at the moment, making such a addition of a front line talent is quite refreshing.
Mike Axisa: The best movements were the dodgers who get Sasaki, the D-Backs who are burned, the cubs who are tucker and the dishes obtaining Juan Soto. Can you say that I think it’s good when the teams add stars? Even when they have to pay the best dollar for this?
But the “best movements” and “favorite movements” are not always the same thing. I really liked that nationals get Nathaniel Lowe at the price they paid (Robert Garcia lift). The tigers obtain Gleyber TorresA 28 -year -old midfielder, for the same one -year contract, $ 15 million, they gave a late career Alex COBBWhich is a flight. It was technically two separate trades, but I loved the guards to unload the $ 96.5 million they owed to Andrés Giménez on the Blue Jays, then turning Spencer Horwitz for Luis Ortiz and two prospects for pitching. It was an NIFTY job. It’s a shame that Cleveland did not reinvest Gimenez’s savings in something important.
