MLB: The Four Best Moves of the Winter Meetings

The MLB Winter Meetings is the Holy Grail for baseball fans. Outside of the trade deadline, the Winter Meetings are the most exciting time for fans. If there are any blockbuster trades, it will happen at the Winter Meetings.

The 2016 Winter Meetings did not disappoint us baseball fans. With so many moves, it was hard to keep track of exactly what was happening. Good teams just got better, and some teams started the rebuild of dreams. The landscape of the MLB has shifted, and promises a great 2017. Baseball fans should be very eager and excited for is what to come next season.

Epic blockbusters occurred along with other smaller trades. Even big name free agent signings occurred, bolstering teams for their pursuit of championship gold. Critics have picked apart these trades, and have exploited them as good or bad. Of course, every MLB team likes to think that they were the winner of a trade. However, there was some pretty bad trades (see: Washington Nationals trading for Adam Eaton).

Instead of exploited any potential bad deal however, we shall look at the best deals of the Winter Meetings; whether it be free agent signings or trades. Some deals may seem like win-win situations, when in reality they were not. Despite that, the deal can still be considered great as one team accomplished a great deal at the expense of another club.

With all of that being said, we should pick apart these deals and attempt to rank the five best deals of the Winter Meetings. Based on bias, some of these deals may not seem like the best to everyone. However, attempting to take a completely unbiased approach to the Winter Meetings is the most efficient method. Therefore, let’s look at the five best deals from the 2016 Winter Meetings.