Overview
- The Blue Jays are labeled winners after fortifying their rotation with Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce, boosting a strong bullpen with Tyler Rogers, and adding NPB slugger Kazuma Okamoto despite losing Bo Bichette to the Mets.
- The Dodgers are credited as winners for addressing the bullpen by signing closer Edwin Díaz and upgrading the lineup with Kyle Tucker while retaining shortstop Miguel Rojas.
- The Cubs are judged winners following a spending surge that brought in Alex Bregman, retained Shota Imanaga, added starter Edward Cabrera, and rebuilt a weak bullpen, with FanGraphs recently projecting them to edge the Brewers in the NL Central.
- The Padres are tagged losers after departures that included Dylan Cease and closer Robert Suárez, limited replacements beyond re-signing Michael King and adding Sung-Mun Song, and a farm system described as devoid of Top 100 prospects.
- The Phillies are marked losers despite landing Kyle Schwarber and re-signing J. T. Realmuto, with losses such as Walker Buehler, Max Kepler, and Ranger Suárez and concerns about an aging core and reliance on Adolis García on a one-year deal.