It wouldn’t be a proper day after the winter meetings without discussion of all the big deals.
The four days of hot-stove action at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, didn’t disappoint. Among the things that happened were trades involving an elite starting pitcher, a star outfielder and a star closer, along with signings of some of the best players on the free-agent market.
We’re going to round up the big moves and grade them based on how the price paid matches up with the quality of the player (or players) involved, as well as how the new additions fit with their new teams.
We’ll go in chronological order, starting now.