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Re-Grading Every MLB Team's Offseason From Free-Agent Signings and Trades to Roster Reshuffling
With the 2026 MLB season creeping up on the halfway mark, at least one thing is clear: What we thought we knew about last offseason no longer applies.
So, there's no time like the present for fresh grades for what all 30 teams did during the hot stove season.
This mostly involves looking at trades and free-agent signings that teams actually made, but moves that weren't made obviously can't be ignored. Sometimes, the moves teams don't make can be their best decisions…or their worst.
We'll do division by division, starting in the American League East and ending in the National League West.
Stats are current through play on Sunday, June 14.
American League East
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Baltimore Orioles: C
Key Gains: 1B Pete Alonso, LF Taylor Ward, RHP Shane Baz, RHP Chris Bassitt, RHP Zach Eflin, RHP Ryan Helsley, CF Leody Taveras, RHP Andrew Kittredge, INF Blaze Alexander
Key Losses: RHP Tomoyuki Sugano, RHP Grayson Rodriguez, SS Jorge Mateo, C/DH Gary Sánchez
Let's start with the good news. All four hitters listed above have an OPS+ over 100 and a positive WAR. Alonso (16 HR) and Ward (.404 OBP) have been especially helpful to what is a squarely above-average offense.
But the new pitchers? That's a yikes. Bassitt, Eflin and Helsley are currently on the injured list, while Baz (4.04 ERA) and Kittredge (6.32 ERA) have largely been ineffective. That the former is already struggling ought to make the Orioles antsy about how his five-year, $68 million extension will age.
Boston Red Sox: B
Key Gains: LHP Ranger Suárez, RHP Sonny Gray, 1B Willson Contreras, 3B Caleb Durbin, INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa, INF Andruw Monasterio, LHP Danny Coulombe, RHP Johan Oviedo
Key Losses: 3B Alex Bregman, RHP Lucas Giolito, LHP Kyle Harrison, 1B Nathaniel Lowe, RHP Hunter Dobbins, OF Jhostynxon Garcia, LHP Shane Drohan
The Harrison-for-Durbin trade? Yeah, that one is shaping up to be quite the blunder. And it's only more noticeable right now, with the Red Sox a year removed from acquiring Harrison as part of the Rafael Devers trade.
Mercifully, what we have here is solid work by Craig Breslow. Suffice it to say that of all the reasons the Red Sox are in last place, the additions of Contreras (171 OPS+, 16 HR), Suárez (3.21 ERA) and Gray (3.03 ERA) are not among them. And as bad as it looked at the time, not keeping Bregman is aging well.
New York Yankees: B
Key Gains: OF Cody Bellinger, OF Trent Grisham, 1B Paul Goldschmidt, INF Amed Rosario, LHP Ryan Weathers
Key Losses: RHP Devin Williams, RHP Luke Weaver
As "run it back" campaigns go, this one isn't turning out so bad. Bellinger is up to 3.5 rWAR, while Grisham, Goldschmidt and Rosario have also made positive impacts on offense. Weathers has at least given their rotation consistent innings.
And yet, it still feels like the Yankees thought too small over the winter. They might have gotten another offensive star to protect against Aaron Judge's current injury. Failing that, they're at least missing Weaver from a bullpen that has been leaky all season.
Tampa Bay Rays: C
Key Gains: RHP Nick Martinez, 2B/OF Gavin Lux, OF Jacob Melton, OF Cedric Mullins, OF Jake Fraley, LHP Steven Matz, 3B Ben Williamson
Key Losses: 2B Brandon Lowe, RHP Shane Baz, RHP Pete Fairbanks, OF Josh Lowe, LHP Mason Montgomery, OF Christopher Morel, OF Jake Mangum, CF Tristan Peters
The Rays traded Lowe and Baz away over the winter, and it'll be some time before we know how those trades worked out. For now, though, they're missing Lowe from an offense that sure could use his 17 homers for the Pirates.
Thank goodness for Martinez. His signing didn't make much of a splash at the time, but there he is now with a 2.43 ERA through 13 starts. That helps balance out the disappointment of Matz, who's been rocked for a 5.89 ERA.
Toronto Blue Jays: A
Key Gains: RHP Dylan Cease, 3B Kazuma Okamoto, RHP Tyler Rogers, RHP Cody Ponce, OF Jesús Sánchez, RHP Max Scherzer
Key Losses: SS Bo Bichette, RHP Chris Bassitt, OF Joey Loperfido
The Blue Jays aren't having a bad season because of those losses. Most notable of all, Bichette has been a sub-replacement-level player for the Mets, all while his replacement is raking in Toronto. Okamoto is up to 15 home runs.
That helps. So does Cease posting a 2.91 ERA and AL-high 103 strikeouts. Ditto for Rogers and his 1.91 ERA. And while he does have a 4.57 ERA overall, even Corbin has allowed three runs or fewer in 10 of his 13 starts.
American League Central
2 of 6
Chicago White Sox: A
Key Gains: 3B/1B Munetaka Murakami, CF Tristan Peters, 2B/OF Luisangel Acuña, OF Austin Hays, LHP Anthony Kay, RHP Seranthony Domínguez, LHP Sean Newcomb, RHP Erick Fedde
Key Losses: CF Luis Robert Jr., OF Mike Tauchman
Murakami alone is why the White Sox deserve an A grade here. They didn't even have to make a big bet on him after the market gave him the cold shoulder, and it got them 20 homers and a 158 OPS+ before he went on the IL in late May.
While it's hard to blame the Rays for letting him go, Peters has been quite the find as well to the tune of 2.0 rWAR and a 123 OPS+. Kay and Fedde have provided average-ish innings, and Domínguez, Newcomb and Hudson have anchored the bullpen.
Cleveland Guardians: D
Key Gains: RHP Shawn Armstrong, C Austin Hedges, 1B Rhys Hoskins, RHP Colin Holderman
Key Losses: OF Lane Thomas, LHP Sam Hentges, RHP Jakob Junis
There wasn't much to see then, and there isn't much more to see now. Call it petty if you want, but the Guardians get this grade just for forcing us to spend time on such a pitiful offseason.
Thank goodness for Armstrong and Holderman. Both of them (but especially Holderman with a sub-2.00 ERA) have been stalwarts for a bullpen that just misses the top 10 of MLB with a 3.68 ERA. That softens the blow of losing Junis, who's been quite good for Texas.
Detroit Tigers: D
Key Gains: LHP Framber Valdez, RHP Justin Verlander, 2B Gleyber Torres, RHP Drew Anderson, RHP Kenley Jansen, RHP Kyle Finnegan
Key Losses: RHP Tommy Kahnle, RHP Paul Sewald, RHP Chris Paddack, RHP Rafael Montero
Nobody could have expected Torres to be the big prize of this haul, but here we are. Him accepting the qualifying offer has thus far resulted in a 121 OPS+ and 1.9 rWAR, making him the third-most valuable member of the offense.
The only other win here is Finnegan, who has a 1.93 ERA to show for 31 appearances out of the bullpen. Valdez has been a headache in ways that aren't even related to his 4.40 ERA, while the 43-year-old Verlander made all of one start before landing on the injured list.
Kansas City Royals: F
Key Gains: OF Isaac Collins, OF Lane Thomas, LHP Matt Strahm, RHP Nick Mears, LHP Bailey Falter, OF Kameron Misner
Key Losses: OF Mike Yastrzemski, LHP Angel Zerpa, 2B Adam Frazier, RHP Michael Lorenzen, RHP Taylor Clarke
The Royals just didn't do much during the offseason, and that was disappointing given how far they regressed after making the playoffs in 2024. And several months later, it looks even more like a misfire.
Collins was the best hope the Royals had of getting a prize out of the winter, and the bet on him has pretty much gone bust. He just hasn't really done anything, batting .218 with only three homers in producing -0.2 rWAR.
Minnesota Twins: D
Key Gains: 1B Josh Bell, C Victor Caratini, LHP Taylor Rogers, LHP Anthony Banda
Key Losses: C Christian Vázquez
Bell and Caratini were the biggest splashes the Twins made over the winter, and that alone says a lot. Both have been largely non-factors so far in 2026, with each landing below replacement level and in the .600s with their OPSes.
Still, it's worth distinguishing the Twins from the Royals in terms of inactivity. The Royals should have been going for it, whereas nobody expected much from the Twins following their sell-off at last year's trade deadline.
American League West
3 of 6
Athletics: F
Key Gains: 2B Jeff McNeil, RHP Aaron Civale, RHP Mark Leiter Jr., RHP Scott Barlow
Key Losses: OF JJ Bleday, LHP Sean Newcomb
The A's must have figured they had seen Bleday's best when he broke out in 2024, before subsequently breaking down again in 2025. Well, they were wrong. He has a 151 OPS+ and 12 homers for the Reds.
That Newcomb is also having a good season elsewhere is insult to injury for the A's, and none of their new additions is making it feel better. McNeil (66 OPS+) looks cooked, and all three of those arms have done more harm than good.
Houston Astros: F
Key Gains: RHP Tatsuya Imai, RHP Mike Burrows, SS Nick Allen, OF Joey Loperfido, C Christian Vázquez
Key Losses: LHP Framber Valdez, INF/OF Mauricio Dubón, OF Jacob Melton, C Victor Caratini, OF Jesús Sánchez
Even though Valdez isn't having much of a season for Detroit, even he would be better than Imai and Burrows. The former has been an abject disaster via a 6.43 ERA in nine starts, while the latter's 14 starts have yielded a 5.86 ERA.
Not to be overlooked is how poorly the Allen-for-Dubón trade is working out for the Astros. Allen only managed 0.4 rWAR before landing on the injured list, all while Dubón has a career high 102 OPS+ as a true utility man for the Braves.
Los Angeles Angels: F
Key Gains: OF Josh Lowe, RHP Grayson Rodriguez, RHP Kirby Yates, LHP Drew Pomeranz, LHP Brent Suter, RHP Jordan Romano, 3B Yoán Moncada, RHP Alek Manoah
Key Losses: LF Taylor Ward, LHP Tyler Anderson, RHP Kenley Jansen, RHP Kyle Hendricks, 2B Luis Rengifo
A lot was happening in Anaheim over the winter, and all of it had a distinct "Why, though?" sort of vibe. It was as if the team was picking out players from a catalog they didn't realize was three years old.
And this is why they're in last place. Their new additions have been replacement level or worse, with Lowe (-1.1 rWAR) and Rodriguez (-0.8 rWAR) coming nowhere close. Not that it would save them, but their offense sure could use Ward right now.
Seattle Mariners: B
Key Gains: 1B Josh Naylor, INF Brendan Donovan, LHP Jose A. Ferrer, DH/OF Rob Refsnyder, C Mitch Garver
Key Losses: DH/2B Jorge Polanco, 3B Eugenio Suárez, C Harry Ford, RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje
If nothing else, the Mariners aren't feeling those losses. Polanco has barely played for the Mets this season, and Suárez has looked about as over-the-hill for the Reds as he did for Seattle down the stretch of last season.
The Mariners' actual additions have been a mixed bag, but have mostly helped. Naylor has been fine since a slow start in March and April, while Donovan has a 140 OPS+ despite some injury trouble. And with a 2.87 ERA in 35 appearances, Ferrer has proven to be quite a find.
Texas Rangers: B
Key Gains: LHP MacKenzie Gore, LF Brandon Nimmo, C Danny Jansen, RHP Jakob Junis, RHP Chris Martin, LHP Tyler Alexander
Key Losses: 2B Marcus Semien, RF Adolis García, C Jonah Heim, RHP Tyler Mahle, RHP Merrill Kelly, LHP Patrick Corbin, RHP Shawn Armstrong, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Jon Gray
The Rangers' bullpen has the fifth-best ERA in the majors, and Junis and Alexander have a lot to do with that. Each has made upwards of 25 appearances, with Junis shining especially brightly with a 1.84 ERA.
Otherwise, there are no major losses here and Gore and Nimmo have mostly justified the trades the Rangers made to get them. Even a cooled-off Nimmo (1.5 rWAR) is still outperforming Semien (-0.3 rWAR). Gore only has a 4.18 ERA, but with 71.0 innings over 14 starts.
National League East
4 of 6
Atlanta Braves: A
Key Gains: RHP Robert Suarez, RHP Raisel Iglesias, SS Ha-Seong Kim, INF/OF Mauricio Dubón, OF Mike Yastrzemski, SS Jorge Mateo, DH Dominic Smith
Key Losses: DH Marcell Ozuna, SS Nick Allen, RHP Pierce Johnson
Suarez and Iglesias in a single offseason? The Braves can and should pat themselves on the back for that. Put their two seasons together, and you get 52 appearances and a 0.83 ERA for a bullpen with an MLB-low 2.82 ERA.
As we noted earlier, the Braves are also winning the Allen-for-Dubón trade, and they have gotten way more than anyone could have expected out of Smith and Mateo. Both have gone from cast-offs to above-average hitters with near-everyday roles.
Miami Marlins: F
Key Gains: OF Owen Caissie, RHP Pete Fairbanks, OF Christopher Morel, LHP John King
Key Losses: RHP Edward Cabrera, LHP Ryan Weathers, OF Dane Myers
King is having a nice season, at least. The lefty has made 31 appearances out of the pen and pitched to a 2.48 ERA, albeit with the caveat that this only covers 29.0 innings and mostly consists of platoon work.
That's all the Marlins have to write home about. Caissie and Fairbanks were meant to be their two major offseason prizes, and they have -1.3 rWAR between them. Caissie has an 82 OPS+, while Fairbanks has a 6.75 ERA with a bunch of walks and home runs on the side.
New York Mets: F
Key Gains: RHP Freddy Peralta, 3B Bo Bichette, 1B/DH Jorge Polanco, 2B Marcus Semien, CF Luis Robert Jr., RHP Devin Williams, RHP Luke Weaver
Key Losses: 1B Pete Alonso, RHP Edwin Díaz, LF Brandon Nimmo, 2B Jeff McNeil, RHP Brandon Sproat, DH Starling Marte, 2B Luisangel Acuña, RHP Griffin Canning, RHP Ryne Stanek, RHP Tyler Rogers
What is it that they say? "There was an attempt?" That feels like it should apply to the Mets' offseason, which is proving to be sound and fury signifying nothing. Bichette, Polanco, Semien, Robert and Williams have been replacement-level or worse.
Peralta at least has a 3.90 ERA over 15 starts, and we referenced the Weaver win earlier. But it would take a lot more than that to paper over the losses of Alonso, Nummo and Rogers, each of which has really hurt the Mets this year.
Philadelphia Phillies: C
Key Gains: DH Kyle Schwarber, C J.T. Realmuto, RHP Brad Keller, RF Adolis García
Key Losses: LHP Ranger Suárez, LHP Matt Strahm, OF Nick Castellanos, OF Harrison Bader
This grade is entirely thanks to Schwarber. He may be leading the majors with 104 strikeouts, but he's also leading the majors with 24 home runs. He's worth every penny of that $150 million.
It's been rough otherwise for the Phillies' new additions, and particularly for García, who only posted a 63 OPS+ before a potential season-ending injury. The Phils also miss Suárez, as their rotation has been downright bad outside of Cristopher Sánchez.
Washington Nationals: C
Key Gains: C Harry Ford, LHP Foster Griffin, RHP Miles Mikolas, RHP Zack Littell, INF Curtis Mead
Key Losses: LHP MacKenzie Gore, LHP Jose A. Ferrer, 1B Josh Bell
We're taking a little easy on the Nationals in part because their offseason had low stakes. But also in part because they seem to have scored wins on Griffin (14 GS, 3.46 ERA) and Mead (127 OPS+, 10 HR).
Yet with the young catcher languishing in the minors, the Ford-for-Ferrer trade is already aging poorly. It'll otherwise be a while before we can judge the Gore trade. And despite Griffin's help, Gore is missed in a pitching staff that is getting ERAs in the 5.00s from the other three newcomers.
National League Central
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Chicago Cubs: D
Key Gains: 3B Alex Bregman, LHP Shota Imanaga, RHP Edward Cabrera, RHP Phil Maton, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Hunter Harvey
Key Losses: RF Kyle Tucker, OF Owen Caissie, RHP Brad Keller, LHP Drew Pomeranz, RHP Andrew Kittredge, 1B Justin Turner, RHP Michael Soroka
Arguably the best thing about the way the Cubs managed their offseason is that the loss of Tucker isn't hurting them. He's been about as unspectacular for the Dodgers as he was for the Cubs in the last few months of his North Side tenure.
Alas, the big swing on Bregman has yet to connect, as his solid 1.8 rWAR is undercut by a below-par 99 OPS+. The Cubs are also feeling the lack of a bigger swing on their rotation, as Imanaga and Cabrera have combined to allow 74 earned runs over 144 innings for a 4.63 ERA.
Cincinnati Reds: C
Key Gains: OF JJ Bleday, 1B Nathaniel Lowe, 3B/DH Eugenio Suárez, RHP Emilio Pagán, RHP Pierce Johnson, LHP Caleb Ferguson, LHP Brock Burke, OF Dane Myers
Key Losses: RHP Nick Martinez, OF Austin Hays, 2B/OF Gavin Lux, RHP Zack Littell, LHP Taylor Rogers, LHP Brent Suter
Suárez and Pagán have tallied a total of -1.0 rWAR, with Suárez contributing just a 74 OPS+ and Pagán only managing a 6.43 ERA before landing on the injured list. As they were the Reds' biggest additions on paper, it's fallen to others to make up for the loss of Martinez.
Bleday and Lowe, thankfully, have been an unexpected godsend. Lowe has a 129 OPS+, with Bleday doing him one better with a 151 OPS+ and 12 homers, the latter of which puts him one shy of Sal Stewart for the team lead.
Milwaukee Brewers: C
Key Gains: RHP Brandon Woodruff, SS/CF Jett Williams, RHP Brandon Sproat, LHP Kyle Harrison, LHP Shane Drohan, LHP Angel Zerpa, C Gary Sánchez, INF David Hamilton
Key Losses: RHP Freddy Peralta, 3B Caleb Durbin, OF Isaac Collins, LHP José Quintana, 1B Rhys Hoskins, RHP Nick Mears, INF Andruw Monasterio
There's a lot going on here, but the easiest name to zoom in on is Harrison. He was always talented, and the Brewers have made finally unlocking him look easy, with his first 13 starts producing a 2.47 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 65.2 innings.
For the most part, though, what we have here is a mixed bag. The Brewers aren't yet winning the Peralta trade, and really the only addition apart from Harrison they've scored on is Sánchez. The rest have been varying degrees of disappointing.
Pittsburgh Pirates: B
Key Gains: 2B Brandon Lowe, DH Marcell Ozuna, 1B Ryan O'Hearn, LHP Mike Montgomery, OF Jake Mangum, LHP Gregory Soto, OF Jhostynxon Garcia
Key Losses: RHP Mike Burrows, RHP Johan Oviedo, DH Andrew McCutchen, RHP Colin Holderman
True, Ozuna is barely hanging on after hitting .193 with -0.9 rWAR through 51 games. That's a self-own on the Pirates' part. But then again, they didn't lose much during the winter, and indeed have two big wins to show for it.
Lowe is the center of attention with a 127 OPS+ and a team-leading 17 home runs. O'Hearn hasn't been that good, but a 117 OPS+ and 10 homers will play anywhere. Doubly so, of course, for a Pirates team that was last in MLB in scoring in 2025.
St. Louis Cardinals: C
Key Gains: RHP Hunter Dobbins, RHP Dustin May, RHP Richard Fitts, RHP Ryne Stanek, RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje
Key Losses: RHP Sonny Gray, INF Brendan Donovan, 1B Willson Contreras, 3B Nolan Arenado, RHP Miles Mikolas, LHP John King
That is quite the list of departures, and the point of most of those trades was to get payroll down. Only the Donovan deal netted an interesting prospect return, and the centerpiece (Cijntje) is having a rough one in the minors so far.
Otherwise, one supposes May has been solid? It's the best we have in terms of praise, as St. Louis' surprising relevance in the NL Central is owed pretty much entirely to players that Chaim Bloom chose to keep.
National League West
6 of 6
Arizona Diamondbacks: B
Key Gains: RHP Zac Gallen, RHP Merrill Kelly, 3B Nolan Arenado, 1B Carlos Santana, RHP Michael Soroka, RHP Paul Sewald, RHP Taylor Clarke, RHP Jonathan Loáisiga
Key Losses: OF Jake McCarthy, INF Blaze Alexander
The D-backs chose to bring back Gallen and Kelly in lieu of finding replacements for them, and that is backfiring. They were a solid duo when Arizona went to the World Series in 2023. Now in 2026, both have ERAs over 5.00.
It's the other guys who are redeeming the offseason for the Snakes. Arenado already has more rWAR (1.5) than he did for all of 2025. Soroka has a 3.11 ERA through 14 starts. Sewald, Clarke and Loáisiga have eached pitched in 26-plus well-above-average innings out of the bullpen.
Colorado Rockies: C
Key Gains: LHP José Quintana, RHP Tomoyuki Sugano, OF Willi Castro, RHP Michael Lorenzen, 2B Edouard Julien, OF Jake McCarthy, LHP Brennan Bernardino
Key Losses: RHP Germán Márquez, 1B Michael Toglia, 2B Thairo Estrada
Sure, Lorenzen has a 7.54 ERA and has given up an MLB-high 101 hits. But Sugano (101 ERA+) and Bernardino (117 ERA+) have been solid by Rockies standards. And of the new hitters, only Julien doesn't have an OPS+ over 100.
Perhaps it all amounts to a relatively little splash, but no team was in position to take what it could get out of the offseason more than the Rockies. After you lose 119 games, any progress is good progress.
Los Angeles Dodgers: F
Key Gains: RF Kyle Tucker, RHP Edwin Díaz, INF Miguel Rojas, INF/OF Enrique Hernández, RHP Evan Phillips
Key Losses: OF Michael Conforto, LHP Anthony Banda, RHP Kirby Yates
This is very much us grading on a curve. The Dodgers are MLB's resident winning and spending super-power, so it hits different when they have an offseason that falls this flat.
Tucker and Díaz were meant to carry the Dodgers' winter haul, and they have done no such thing. The former has an exactly average 100 OPS+, while the latter got rocked for a 10.50 ERA before he went under the knife to remove loose bodies from his elbow.
San Diego Padres: D
Key Gains: RHP Michael King, RHP Lucas Giolito, OF/DH Miguel Andujar, INF Sung-Mun Song, OF/DH Nick Castellanos, RHP Griffin Canning, RHP Germán Márquez
Key Losses: RHP Dylan Cease, RHP Robert Suarez, 2B Luis Arraez, DH Ryan O'Hearn
That list of losses hits hard. Cease, Suarez and Arraez have all been major scores for their new clubs, while O'Hearn has been a solid win for the Bucs in his own right. Simply on this account, San Diego's offseason loses points.
Unfortunately, their additions don't make up for it. King has been the best, pitching to a 3.46 ERA over 14 starts. The biggest compliment to give otherwise goes to France, who is having his best offensive season since he was an All-Star in 2022. With the exception of Castellanos (who's gone), everyone else is just sort of there.
San Francisco Giants: C
Key Gains: 2B Luis Arraez, RHP Tyler Mahle, RHP Adrian Houser, CF Harrison Bader, LHP Sam Hentges
Key Losses: RHP Justin Verlander, DH Wilmer Flores
You have to hand it to the Giants for taking a chance on Arraez as a second baseman. Anyone could have expected him to hit .319, but him becoming a very good defender at the keystone was apparently only on their bingo card.
Apart from that, this is a mess. Houser and Mahle are about equally complicated in a total pile of 78 runs over 121.2 innings. A bigger swing was needed, but not possible because of Buster Posey's failing bets on Willy Adames and Rafael Devers.
Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference, FanGraphs and Baseball Savant.
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