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The 5 MLB teams that got an F grade for their offseason moves

By Noah Yingling

Aug 17, 2020; Bronx, New York, USA; A general view of rain falling on the New York Yankees logo on the first base dugout roof during a rain delay in the game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 17, 2020; Bronx, New York, USA; A general view of rain falling on the New York Yankees logo on the first base dugout roof during a rain delay in the game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
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As with every offseason in MLB, there are teams that do really well and there are teams that just made awful moves. Today, we will be talking about the latter.

To make our list, a team doesn’t have to make multiple asinine signings or trade all of their franchise players away.

After all, the Oakland A’s did the latter and they did not make our list. Why? They got some very good prospects in return so while their MLB team is a laughingstock and they, frankly, need to spend more money on their MLB team, at least they have some sense of direction on building for the future. If we had six teams, though, they still might make this list just because they let their manager Bob Melvin go to the San Diego Padres for literally nothing.

Speaking of the Padres, let’s dive into our list.

MLB grades: The San Diego Padres get an F for the offseason

To be fair, the San Diego Padres getting an F is not entirely their fault because Fernando Tatis, Jr. made bad decisions. But other than hiring Bob Melvin, what did the Padres do to improve their team in 2022? They added Luke Voit, Nick Martínez (from Japan), catcher Jorge Alfaro, and two relievers. That’s it.

They didn’t add Kris Bryant (who went to college in San Diego), not Nelson Cruz, Nick Castellanos, or any other bats.

Will the Padres be as bad as they were in 2021? Probably not, but when they are also going to have to weather Fernando Tatis, Jr. being out until June with wrist surgery, they had an awful offseason, especially when their division rival (the Dodgers) added Freddie Freeman.

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