Although the weather couldn't be worse in the Midwest right now as temperatures are expected to creep to below zero tonight, it has a spring like feel as pitchers and catchers report to big league camps throughout Arizona and Florida today.
It's not quite the same feeling as opening day, but it is a sign that winter is nearing an end, and that the six month marathon to October is about to begin.
The off-season wasn't lacking any excitement as the Tigers hope they have what it takes to contend now after acquiring Migueal Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Marlins for the farm.
The Johan Santana situation stole a lot of headlines around baseball websites during the past month, and the deal was finally consumated a few weeks ago. The New York Mets may have been the biggest off-season winners by sneaking into the Santana negotiations and prying him away from the Twins for four prospects, none of which is expected to be a superstar.
The last big deal during the off-season just occured over the weekend when the Seattle Mariners acquired Erik Bedard for four prospects. The headline of the deal was OF Adam Jones, and pitcher Chris Tillman who Baseball Prospectus writer Kevin Goldstein has listed in his top 100http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7092
Those are just a few of the deals that were made this off-season, I will be evaluating each team, and will post a preview on each division throughout Spring Training. Baseball fans, especially those of you who are braving through extremely cold temperatures right now, be assured that Opening Day is a little more than a month away.
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