MLBTR’s annual Offseason Outlook series is now complete! We took a look at what each of the 30 teams might have in store for their winter transactions. Each Outlook piece was also paired with a live chat, with MLBTR readers posing questions specifically devoted to that particular club.
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AL West
- Houston Astros (chat)
- Los Angeles Angels (chat)
- Oakland Athletics (chat)
- Seattle Mariners (chat)
- Texas Rangers (chat)
AL Central
- Chicago White Sox (chat)
- Cleveland Guardians (chat)
- Detroit Tigers (chat)
- Kansas City Royals (chat)
- Minnesota Twins (chat)
AL East
- Baltimore Orioles (chat)
- Boston Red Sox (chat)
- New York Yankees (chat)
- Tampa Bay Rays (chat)
- Toronto Blue Jays (chat)
NL West
- Arizona Diamondbacks (chat)
- Colorado Rockies (chat)
- Los Angeles Dodgers (chat)
- San Diego Padres (chat)
- San Francisco Giants (chat)
NL Central
- Chicago Cubs (chat)
- Cincinnati Reds (chat)
- Milwaukee Brewers (chat)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (chat)
- St. Louis Cardinals (chat)
NL East
It would be nice to add the ETA that the other teams will appear..
We don’t really know the answer to that ourselves yet. It’ll mostly be determined by order of playoff elimination, or possibly when some teams with front office/managerial vacancies make hires.
I thought that’s maybe how it was going this year. I like it that because you can mostly pinpoint what team might be next. I honestly know it’s a lot of hard work but I really like how you guys are doing this series this year!
I look forward to seeing this each year.
I think we can figure out when the last two are happening now, guys.
You all are doing fantastic with these articles!
Thank you! Writing the Outlooks is a highlight for us every year.
Time value of money. These projections are usually well within the range I would call accurate.
Service time is also a main factor. When working a union job the amount of time you’ve been working usually determines your pay more so than anything else
I’m not saying that’s the only thing. It’s a combo of old counting stats retaining value and newer analytics creating other facets of value. You can’t diminish stats on that were valued in the past, but you can have a pseudo-cap on value. Then the added value in previous aspects makes for a system that give the players more for their total body of work.
The inflation aspect is more for how values are getting much higher. Personally, I’m for it. Until revenues and franchise values stagnate, there’s no reasons for players to stop getting a fair cut.
Baseball inflation – player salaries, franchise values, TV rights – is notably higher than general inflation.