What a week it has been. Riley Pint has returned and so has Major League Baseball. With the ratification of the new CBA, the 99 day stasis of off-season activity thawed and teams were free to transact again. The first player off the board was…Drew VerHagen on a modest two-year pact with the Cardinals after previously pitching in Japan. Not a splash, but at least a start.
The first big moves did impact the NL West, however, as Carlos Rodón inked a two-year agreement with the San Francisco Giants, effectively replacing the departed Kevin Gausman and providing the Bay Area squad with an ace-caliber lefty for their rotation while Clayton Kershaw re-signed with LA.