MLB Power Rankings: Biggest 2022-23 free-agent miss for all 30 MLB teams

MLB power rankings: National League West biggest free agent mistakes

Los Angeles Dodgers — Trea Turner

At shortstop, the Dodgers have gone from Corey Seager to Turner to now Miguel Rojas. It’s a big dropoff for the Dodgers, but an understandable one if the franchise is trying to stay under the luxury tax as has been reported. However, there is no question that the Dodgers will miss having Turner at the top of the lineup as they battle San Diego for supremacy in the division.

San Francisco Giants — Aaron Judge

It can be argued that this was the biggest pendulum swing of the offseason as Judge decided to stay in the Bronx over moving west. Judge’s decision changed the entire rest of the offseason for San Francisco, one that the franchise is simply hoping to forget after Judge’s decision and the stunning reversal of the Carlos Correa signing.

Colorado Rockies — Cody Bellinger

Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt made it very clear at the end of last season that Colorado was looking for a center fielder who was a left-handed bat and could hit near the top of the order. All of those boxes could have been checked by Bellinger, and the Rockies could have potentially been a part of a reclamation project that could have gone against their NL West rivals (something the Dodgers have done to the Rockies many times). But alas, Bellinger signed with the Cubs.

San Diego Padres — Sean Manaea

Manaea was a trade acquisition by the Padres before last season but certainly didn’t put up the expected numbers in a San Diego uniform. Still, with such a loaded lineup, pitching depth is always a plus and seeing Manaea sign with the rival Giants feels like a big chance for the southpaw to show the Padres exactly what they missed by not re-signing him.

Arizona Diamondbacks — Kenley Jansen

The bullpen situation in Arizona was simply not good in 2022, with the group of pitchers ranking 25th in MLB in ERA (4.58), 29th in average fastball velocity (92.6 mph), and dead last in strikeouts. That’s a recipe for problems and one that a closer like Jansen could have helped solve. While Arizona was never officially linked to Jansen this offseason, he certainly knows the NL West well from his time with the Dodgers and could have been a late-inning weapon in the desert.