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The semester was about to end, and too many of our students still hadn’t finished their homework, much less taken their final exam. Giving them grades took a while.
But now that spring training is in full swing and now that Jack Flaherty, Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman have signed new contracts, it’s time to assess each team’s offseason. The trade market remains open, and three of the top 40 players who made The Athletic’s MLB Free Agent Big Board are still available, but pitchers are throwing and hitters are swinging.
Baseball’s winter has come to an end.
It’s time to decide which teams aced the assignment, and which are going to have a tough time in summer school.
The Diamondbacks already had a solid rotation with Cy Young contender Zac Gallen at the top, but they added to it anyway by signing Corbin Burnes, the best starter on the free-agent market. To replace Christian Walker at first base, they traded for Josh Naylor. To restore right-handed balance, they re-signed Randal Grichuk (and signed notable minor-league deals with Garrett Hampson, Trey Mancini and Cristian Pache). To lengthen their bullpen and replace Paul Sewald, they signed veteran Kendall Graveman.
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