MLB Offseason Winners and Losers

With Spring Training under way, many teams have their 40-man rosters set, and ready to decide who will get the nod for the Opening Day team, and who will have to work their way through the minors. This offseason, not many teams were to shy when it came to opening their wallets, and shelling out the big bucks to get what they need. The trade front was rather quiet this deadline, with big names like David Price not being moved. Here is my list of some of this off-season's winners, losers, and surprises.

Cano: Bye New York, Hello Seattle

 

This season’s prized free agent and new member of the Seattle Mariners, second baseman Robinson Cano did the unthinkable when he Yankee’d the New York Yankees. It is almost impossible to recall a time in the history of baseball when another team outbid the excessive-paying Yankees. But after many failed signings of exceedingly long contracts with players into their late thirties and forties, it seems as if the Yankees have learned their lesson.