Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: Overstocked Red Sox Deal Buchholz

Boston needed to clear salary and a rotation logjam. Philadelphia needed veteran pitching help. And so Clay Buchholz is on the move.

Brad Ziegler and Junichi Tazawa join the Marlins' bullpen, Jimmy Rollins tries to hook on with the Giants, and the Pirates bet on Daniel Hudson.

Baltimore finds a Matt Wieters replacement, Milwaukee adds rotation depth, and Colorado buys a watch.

Martin Maldonado joins the ever-changing Angels and the Brewers bet(t) on Jett.

Boston tries to replace David Ortiz with defense, Seattle adds more depth on the cheap, and Arizona gets bang for its bullpen buck.

What spending limits? Los Angeles shells out $144 million to keep Kenley Jansen and Justin Turner.

Danny Espinosa joins Team Trout, Tyrell Jenkins gets a fresh start in Texas, and Atlanta adds Luke Jackson to the bullpen.

Dexter Fowler stays in the NL Central, signing a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Cardinals.

Chicago adds Wade Davis and Koji Uehara to a rebuilt bullpen, while Kansas City makes a big bet on Jorge Soler's power.

Aroldis Chapman returns to New York five months after being traded, signing the richest deal ever for a reliever.

Chicago restocks the farm system with another blockbuster, sending Adam Eaton to Washington for three pitching prospects.

Texas re-signs Carlos Gomez, while Ian Desmond leaves for a $70 million deal in Colorado.

Wilson Ramos looks to rehab his value in Tampa Bay, Scrabble finds a new home in Seattle, and light-hitting backup catchers get multi-year deals.

Dave Dombrowski swings for the fences, landing White Sox ace Chris Sale for a substantial prospect package headlined by Yoan Moncada.

Another offseason spent beefing up the bullpen in Boston, this time with Tyler Thornburg.

Matt Holliday is 37, but the Yankees hope the longtime slugger can still beef up the middle of their lineup.