Every MLB team’s biggest need this offseason

We live in a bizarro world where every team is chasing the Chicago Cubs, World Series champions. 

One of the big ways they'll do that is through free agency and all the tertiary moves that stem from the big-money paydays. 

Hope is the main commodity of the spring, but it's fostered in the winter. With that in mind, here's every major league team's biggest need this offseason: 

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Bullpen

The rotation underperformed massively, and the position players are young and immensely talented. But that bullpen was sold off at the deadline and needs to be restocked this offseason.

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Starting pitching

This comes straight from GM John Coppolella's mouth. The Braves think they can contend in the NL East next year, but not with the arms they currently have. Expect a stockpile of bargain veterans and perhaps even a big-money signing. 

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Starting pitching

They have to keep Mark Trumbo, but without solidifying the rotation, which was held together by duct tape last year, hitting a bunch of homers doesn't mean anything. 

A big bat

They have to replace Big Papi's influence in the lineup. They can slide a few guys already on the team into a DH role — Hanley Ramirez, perhaps — but the Sox need another bat. 

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Bullpen

Starting pitching looks in order and there's an overflow of talented, young position players. But as we saw in the World Series, it's all about the bullpen. And if not for Aroldis Chapman, the Cubs wouldn't be champs. Time to take that T-shirt money and stockpile bullpen arms. 

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Catcher

What the White Sox really need is a direction — are they rebuilding or not? If they decide to stay the course and give the AL Central a try with this roster, they're going to need a catcher — Dioner Navarro and Alex Avila (or guys of their caliber) won't cut it. 

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Bullpen

The Reds rotation could use help, but the organization has stockpiled arms and wants to let them work it out at the major-league level. There are problems up and down this roster, but bullpen is the biggest — last year they were on the verge of being the worst reliever unit in baseball history. 

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Outfielder

The starting rotation is rock solid and will be healthy next year; we know all about that bullpen and infield, too. The outfield is young and perhaps too inexperienced to count on in the Indians' quest to win the World Series. 

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Bullpen

They like the young rotation and the position players are going to mash again in 2017, but that bullpen had the worst ERA in baseball. That has to change. 

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Catcher

The Tigers had a negative-31 offensive WAR from the catcher position last year. An upgrade is long overdue. 

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Catcher

Will the Astros re-sign Jason Castro or look for an upgrade this offseason? They're reportedly looking for leadership in the clubhouse — this is a great position to find it. 

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Starting pitching

And not just a bit of it, either. The Royals might have one last hurrah with the core of the World Series team in 2017, but that won't be a fun party if the rotation looks as bad as it did last year, when the starters posted a 4.82 FIP.

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Starting pitching

The only team in the American League worse than the Royals with starters' WAR last year was the Angels. They'll have the money and the desire — they can't waste another year of Mike Trout — to be a major player in the marketplace. 

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Starting pitching

Third base will be an issue, no doubt — Justin Turner is almost a must-sign for the team — but the Dodgers need to find a clear No. 2 behind Clayton Kershaw if they plan on making a World Series push next year. The young arms — Julio Urias, Jose De Leon — are great, but LA can't count on Scott Kazmir or Brandon McCarthy to make a significant impact next year.  

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Starting pitching

This was a need before Jose Fernandez's untimely death and it is certainly a need now. The Marlins have a lot of needs, but a top-end of the rotation guy has to be the top priority this offseason. 

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Third baseman

Jonathan Villar isn't going to be the team's starting third baseman next year, so they're on the market for a man to patrol the hot corner. It's not a great market, so look for a trade. 

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Bullpen

Glen Perkins is out for a while with a torn labrum, leaving the already patchwork Twins bullpen in a precarious spot.  

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A big bat

Re-signing Yoenis Cespedes wouldn't fully fill the need, either. The Mets need to add some more pop to their lineup if they expect to compete with the Dodgers, Cubs and Nationals next year. 

Starting pitching

The Yankees have three spots in the rotation penciled in for next year — CC Sabathia, Michael Pineda and Masahiro Tanaka — but after that, it's anyone's guess. For a team that has realistic playoff hopes, another reliable arm is necessary. 

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Outfielder

Specifically a center fielder. The A's wouldn't want to play Brett Eibner and Jake Smolinski all year next year, would they? 

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Outfielder

The Phillies have one outfielder and whole lot question marks for next year. So who is going to play next to Odubel Herrera? A veteran would be a welcome addition. 

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Starting pitcher

Despite the young, high-end talent, the Pirates spent most of last season patching together a rotation in an effort to make the postseason. It didn't work. This offseason, if their aspirations are still the same, they should make sure they don't find themselves in such a situation again. 

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Starting pitching

The Padres need a lot of things, but at the top of the list has to be starting pitchers. A one-year contract in the friendly confines of Petco Park shouldn't be that tough a sell to some veterans. 

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Bullpen

The Giants had the worst bullpen WAR of any National League playoff team (as a whole, the Giants had a worse bullpen WAR than the Rockies!) and they need a closer desperately. In this market, they have no excuse to not land one. 

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Outfielder

The Mariners were close last year — they just need another impact player, or two. Finding an outfielder with pop should be atop the M's list. Whether that player replaces Leonys Martin (who faded in the second half) in center or starts in left, this is a position of need. 

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Outfielder

This is also a center fielder. The Cardinals want to upgrade defensively in the outfield and the options on the table — Kolten Wong and Randal Grichuk — do not provide the upside they're looking for in 2017. 

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Catcher

The Rays were one of three teams in baseball to get less than replacement-level value from the catcher position in 2016. Aspirations are vague at the moment in St. Pete, but the Rays can't have that again in 2017. 

Starting pitching

We know the No. 1 and No. 2 are going to be solid next year, but even with that incredible lineup, this team is going to struggle to make the playoffs without another reliable starting pitcher. 

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A big bat

This need could be easily filled by holding onto Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista, but if the Jays lose one (or both) they're going to need to find a way to replace that impact. That won't be easy to do. 

Bullpen

They had to acquire a closer at the trade deadline to hold down the fort — the same necessity exists this winter.  

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