I thought I'd put up a few "winners" of the offseason:
1. Yankees: Traded for Javier Vasquez and Curtis Granderson, adding pitching, speed and defense. The rich just go richer, and by a lot!
2. Seattle Mariners: Added Chone Figgins, who fits perfectly into their scheme and ballpark while simultaneously weakening the division champs. Made 2 great trades for Cliff Lee and Brandon League. Watch out for Seattle in a division where the distance between the top and bottom just go a whole lot narrower.
3. Minnesota Twins: Orlando Hudson alone will make this team a whole lot better. If JJ Hardy bounces back at all, the Twins should run away with the AL Central.
4. UZR: Teams stocked up on fast, defensive OF's pretty much irrespective of projected offensive contribution. Oakland, in particular, will start 3 CF's in their OF. Boston went all out for D with Cameron and Beltre. Even the Yankees got on the bus replacing Johnny Damon with Curtis Granderson. Either Granderson or Brett Gardner are likely to start in LF, mostly for defensive considerations.
5. Matt Holliday: I think St Louis grossly overpaid, but that's just me.
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