MLB power ranking: where are the 30 teams after Manny Machado's signing | Bleacher's report

The superstar of free agents Manny Machado has finally found a new home, surprising more than a few people by joining the San Diego Padres.

While a major domino has finally fallen, in San Diego announce the transaction Thursday late, there is still plenty of talent in the free agent market, including Bryce Harper, Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel. There will be even more changes in this ranking before the opening day on March 28th.

For the moment, it's worth pointing out what Machado's signature means to the Padres and the rest of the league, while taking a look at other notable recent transactions and the latest news. on the Harper market.

As a reference, this order was last disturbed on February 13th. As with any standings in the off season, these take into account the number of people registered and the direction taken by the franchise.

Here are the updated rankings:

Impact of Manny Machado's signature

The Padres officially climbed six places after the signing of Machado, from No. 23 to No. 17.

This jump has as much to do with the changing mindset of the team as with the contributions that Machado will bring from an individual point of view in his first season with San Diego.

Before giving Machado a massive $ 300 million 10-year deal, the Padres were better ranked as a young and growing team that seemed to be fighting for a year or two as they waited for continued development. a pool of stacked leads. .

Making a huge financial investment in one of the best baseball players advances this schedule.

That's not to say that having Machado on board makes the Padres potential.

On the one hand, he can not launch. The team still has Joey Lucchesi's opening-day opening rotation, Robbie Erlin, Bryan Mitchell, Eric Lauer and Luis Perdomo, by resource.

However, the signature could mean that the team is more inclined to promote prospects such as Chris Paddack, Logan Allen and Cal Quantrill to strengthen the rotation faster than they would have been before Addition of Machado.

The same goes for the imminent arrival of the best hope Fernando Tatis Jr., who has a chance to have a huge immediate impact. Although the previous state of mind may be that there is no reason to squeeze it, a chance to make legitimate noise in 2019 could mean that it is up and running before the break of the match of the stars.

Anyway, the Padres have surpassed the Arizona Diamondbacks in the West of the Netherlands and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Wild Cards, and they have plenty of time to continue their ascent then Diego.

Other notable recent transactions

Although Machado's signature was the only change that had an impact on the rankings, several other teams have added useful elements since our last update.

the Milwaukee Brewers Mike Moustakas has signed a new one-year, $ 10 million contract with a mutual option for 2020.

Interestingly, it seems the Brewers are planning to transfer Moustakas to second base, allowing Travis Shaw to stay in the hot spot. where he is more comfortable, according to Tom Haudricourt of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

This will obviously have an impact on the best prospect Keston Hiura, who is one of the best miners' hitters and who could knock on the door in mid-season.

the Detroit Tigers Josh Harrison also signed a one-year, $ 2 million contract to serve as a second-team player. This will allow Niko Goodrum to stay in the role of super-utility where he had flourished a year ago.

The Tigers have done a good job in bringing together low-cost veterans under low-risk one-year agreements. Harrison joined Jordy Mercer, Tyson Ross and Matt Moore, who had already signed a contract.

Fighter Robbie Grossman also got a one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics after posting a 109 OPS + with an excellent percentage of .371 on the base, with an average of 437 appearances at the plate over the past three seasons with the Minnesota Twins. It could be a good sneaky addition.

Jake Diekman (Kansas City Royals) and Aaron Loup (San Diego Padres) were the only other players to accept MLB contracts, although a number of talented players have signed contracts with minor leagues.

The double star Tyler Clippard is likely to win a place in the Cleveland Indians bullpen as a guest not on the list. The 34-year-old played 73 games with the Toronto Blue Jays last season, scoring 3.67, 1.17 WHIP and 11.1 K / 9 with seven saves and 15 saves.

Versatile Derek Dietrich does not have a clear path to play with the Cincinnati Redsbut it is an excellent bench that can be used as reinforcement on the diamond.

Cameron Maybin, Yangervis Solarte and Craig Gentry (San Francisco Giants), John Axford (Toronto Blue Jays), Dan Jennings (Los Angeles Angels), Xavier Cedeno (Chicago Cubs), Drew Storen (Kansas City Royals), Ben Revere (Texas Rangers), Alcides Escobar (Baltimore Orioles) and Adeiny Hechavarria (New York Mets).

One of the minor leagues under the radar to watch is Jay Jackson, from Milwaukee Brewers.

Aged 31, he spent the last three seasons playing in Japan for the Hiroshima carp, where he posted a 2.10, 1.13 WHIP and 9.8 K / 9 earned run average. in 175 participations. He appeared in the majors in 2015 with the Padres.

Bryce Harper latest news

the Philadelphia Phillies always seems to be the most likely landing spot for Harper.

the Washington Nationals According to Todd Zolecki, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand and Jamal Collier "would have no plans" to give Harper an agreement similar to that of Machado over 10 years, for $ 300 million. So they went out.

the Chicago White Sox "are out of the Bryce Harper contest" altogether, according to Bob Nightengale of United States today.

the San Francisco Giants seemed to want to gain ground in their quest, but the refusal to offer a long-term contract could leave them scooped, as the MLB.com group wrote: "The Giants have shown interest in Harper, but many believe that they are only willing to offer a lucrative short-term contract.It is hard to believe that Harper would accept a short-term contract, even with a high average annual value. "

There were rumors that the San Diego Padres Harper could continue to spend and beat even after signing Machado, but these were apparently set aside when a high-ranking team source told Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune that they will not sign it.

That brings us back to the Phillies.

They must be careful not to engage in a bidding war with themselves, while not allowing the dreaded "mystery team" to stand up. For the moment, they are the clear favorites.

Other free agents remaining

Harper is not the only free agent left. Here is a quick overview, position by position, of the rest of the remaining class:

• C: Martin Maldonado, Matt Wieters
  
• IF: SS Jose Iglesias, 1B Logan Morrison, 2B / 3B Logan Forsythe, 1B Adrian Gonzalez
• OF: Adam Jones, Carlos Gonzalez, Denard Span, Carlos Gomez
• UTAH: Marwin Gonzalez, Jose Bautista, Brad Miller
• DH: Evan Gattis, Hanley Ramirez
• SP: Dallas Keuchel, Gio Gonzalez, Clay Buchholz, Edwin Jackson, James Shields and Ervin Santana
• RHRP: Craig Kimbrel, Ryan Madson, Adam Warren, Bud Norris
• LHRP: Tony Sipp, Jorge De La Rosa

Which of these guys will sign in the days and weeks leading up to the opening day, and who will be holding and will always be looking for work when the teams leave the camp?

We will have our answers soon.

All stats are courtesy of Baseball Reference and FanGraphs unless otherwise noted.