Opinion

Say what you want about the Miami Marlins—and we're about to say a lot of unkind things—but they have made a fine art out of not having a plan.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have opened their hefty pocketbooks by reportedly agreeing to a six-year deal with Cuban right-handed pitcher Yaisel Sierra.

Jon Heyman of MLB Network first reported Tuesday on the agreement between the Dodgers and Sierra. Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com confirmed the deal, adding it will be worth between $30 million and $33 million. 

1. In with the New

The ball drops, the New Year begins, and you learn stuff.

Stuff like this:

You learn there is a show called Mozart in the Jungle, and that it is good enough to win Best Comedy at the Golden Globes (huh?!).

If it's true that there's no crying in baseball, someone forgot to fill in one executive, who recently griped to ESPN's Buster Olney about the state of the trade market. 

"Nobody wants to do a small trade," he complained. "They only want to talk about big trades."

What's scarier than Bryce Harper? How about Bryce Harper stacked on top of Yoenis Cespedes?

Not literally, of course, although that would indeed be scary. As a middle-of-the-lineup duo for the Washington Nationals or anyone else, however, it's tough to imagine a more fearsome twosome.

Some would argue that engaging in an exercise to build MLB's perfect hitter is an effort in futility, for such a player already exists. But sadly, Bartolo Colon did not make the cut as a potential donor for our trip into Dr. Frankenstein-like madness.

Cue the creepy music—or Edgar Winter—whatever floats your boat.

Most of the offseason headlines surrounding the Baltimore Orioles have focused on their high-priced game of chicken with first baseman Chris Davis.

In baseball, more than any other sport, numbers matter. 

Here: 56, .400, 3,000. If you're a serious student of the game, you know what those mean, instinctively, without context or clarification.

Now, with MLB's collective bargaining agreement set to expire after the 2016 season, another number is getting attention: 162.

Denard Span isn't Yoenis Cespedes or Justin Upton. So if you were a San Francisco Giants fan hoping for another top-shelf addition in what has been a splashy offseason, perhaps Span's signing—first reported by CBS Sports' Jon Heyman—leaves you feeling underwhelmed. 

The MLB offseason is far from over, as the free-agent market for position players continues to move as slowly as any in recent memory.

With that being said, teams still have plenty of time to make significant decisions, both good and bad, before the start of spring training.

Ahead, we'll take a look at each team's best and worst offseason decisions to date.