It's February! Surely, all the best free agents have signed and general managers are done swinging blockbuster trades by now, solidifying each team's roster with spring training right around the corner.
OK, maybe not. There's still another half-billion or so combined dollars left to be committed to Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Matt Chapman and Cody Bellinger, not to mention impact bats like Jorge Soler and J.D. Martinez. Dylan Cease continues to headline the trade market that could heat up in the aftermath of the Corbin Burnes swap.
For the most part, though, teams are counting down the days before pitchers and catchers report to camp in Arizona and Florida later this month. Soon enough, the sounds of spring will largely wash away the discourse and speculation surrounding winter transactions. As such, it's still a reasonable time to assess how each team should feel about its hot stove activity.
From 30-1, here are my MLB team rankings and grades for the winter that was.
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