Climbing out from a rebuild often requires a catalyzing event. The incremental growth of talent in an organization can slowly wax into contention, but the best way to build a good team quickly is acquiring more good players. For the Cubs, it was signing LHP Jon Lester coming off a 73-89 season that earned their fifth straight fifth place finish in the NL Central. The Padres threw their weight around in free agency back to back seasons in signing 1B Eric Hosmer and 3B Manny Machado to ensure their young roster had some impact potential. The White Sox spent last offseason making additions across their roster, boosting their lineup and rotation with C Yasmani Grandal and LHP Dallas Keuchel and yielding an excellent playoff roster after seven straight sub-.
Mariners 2021 Free Agent Target: Marcell Ozuna
