The Tigers will continue developing guys like Jeimer Candelario, Christin Stewart and Matthew Boyd while also welcoming more prospect talent to the majors over the course of the upcoming season. Anywhere from 70 wins and a last-place finish to 85 wins and wild-card contention seems possible for this team. By not signing a veteran starter, they're placing a lot of eggs in the "Nick Pivetta, Zach Eflin and Vince Velasquez take another step forward" basket. The Washington Nationals put the money they saved from the departures of Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy and Gio Gonzalez to good use and signed the best available starter on the market to a six-year, $140 million deal.

An injury-plagued season ruined Josh Donaldson's chances of landing a massive long-term deal, but he still showed enough down the stretch to snag a $23 million pillow contract from the Atlanta Braves. If we're going to have some young players on the field, he can help them, too.".

Biggest Offseason Move: Signing SP Chris Sale to a six-year, $160 million extension. This season will be all about in-house development as Baltimore tries to identify which players could become long-term pieces. Happ and CC Sabathia.

Pollock has a dynamic mix of power and speed, and he's capable of playing solid defense in center field, so it's not hard to see why he was able to land a $60 million contract. Biggest Offseason Move: Signing LF Michael Brantley to a two-year, $32 million deal.

Biggest Offseason Move: Trading Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz. The Texas Rangers rewarded him with a four-year extension that includes club options in 2023 and 2024. Just how much improvement will likely depend upon a patchwork pitching staff that could receive a major boost if guys like Chris Paddack, Logan Allen and Cal Quantrill prove MLB-ready.

They do have some nice players around whom they can build, including Adalberto Mondesi, Brad Keller, Jakob Junis and Merrifield, but they still have a lot of work to do.

That's reason enough for pause.

Biggest Offseason Move: Signing SP Carlos Carrasco to a four-year, $47 million extension.

The offense is still solid, but any offense missing Betts is a downgrade.

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It will all boil down to health and a largely unproven starting staff.

The D-backs were motivated to move their star with free agency lurking next offseason, and the Cardinals used the acquisition as an opportunity to sign him to a long-term deal without having to compete against the rest of the market. One thing to know: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the most exciting prospect in all of baseball, but the Blue Jays might make fans wait until summer to see him suit up in the big leagues. If things break right, this team could make another run at a wild-card spot. Props to the D-backs for still trying to contend when so many others are tanking. They also signed Japanese standout Yusei Kikuchi to a three-season deal that includes four option years.

The Harper signing was enough to vault the Phillies to favorite status in the NL East. All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference and FanGraphs, unless otherwise noted. Bryant hasn't played in an NFL game since November 2017. If Matt Barnes and Ryan Brasier can bring the success they enjoyed in setup roles to ninth-inning situations, this team has everything it needs to get back into the World Series. This remains the most talented team in the division, and it has a lot of room to improve over last season, during which it still won 95 games. They re-signed both Nathan Eovaldi and Steve Pearce after the two played pivotal roles in the 2018 postseason run, then they locked up ace Chris Sale on a six-year extension over the weekend. Among other things, that means we can finalize our MLB power rankings for the start of the 2019 season.. A selection of our best stories daily based on your reading preferences.

The signing also clearly pushes up the timetable for contention, which should mean early promotions for a number of top prospects as the Padres look to climb into the NL playoff picture.

Corey Seager and Justin Turner also missed significant time to injury last season, so that's another potential area for internal improvement. Meanwhile, the American League still looks like it will be dominated by the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Houston Astros.

Before playing his first MLB game, Eloy Jimenez signed a contract that could pay him at least $75 million over the next eight years if both his club options are exercised. This still looks like a playoff team, and Pivetta is one of my favorite breakout candidates in 2019. Biggest Offseason Move: Signing C Yasmani Grandal to a one-year, $18.25 million deal.