The calendar has flipped to February and the start of spring is just a matter of days away. While some notable free agents (including seven of ) remain unsigned, most clubs have already done the heavy lifting in Daniel Johnson Jersey terms of preparing their roster for the 2025 season. For the past week, weve been taking a look around the league at which clubs have had the strongest offseason to this point. The , , , and have decisively won the polls covering the National Leagues three divisions and the AL Central, but things were much closer in the where the Athletics narrowly beat out the Rangers. Today, well turn our attention to the leagues final division: the AL East. While the Yankees managed to make it all the way to the World Series before losing to Los Angeles in five games, 2024 was a le s than stellar year for the rest of the division. The Blue Jays and Rays sold off pieces at the deadline after underperforming badly in the first half, while the Red Sox struggled down the stretch and ultimately mi sed the playoffs despite adding at the deadline. The Orioles, meanwhile, managed to make the postseason for the second year in a row but have still yet to win a playoff game between those two appearances after getting bounced by Detroit in two games during the AL Wild Card series. All five teams in this division are ostensibly attempting to compete again in 2025, however, and theres been noteworthy moves all throughout the division this offseason. Which team has done the most to set themselves up for succe s this winter? Teams are listed in order of their 2024 record. New York Yankees A discu sion of what the reigning AL champions have added this winter cant begin without addre sing what theyve lost. signed a record-shattering contract to move acro s town to the Mets, and in doing so removed a vital piece from the heart of New Yorks lineup. Down one perennial MVP candidate, the Yankees focused this winter on fixing up their roster around the one that still remains in . The club kicked off the offseason by of veteran ace when he opted out of his deal with the club only to agree to return on his current deal rather than test free agency when the Yankees declined to tack on an extra year and $36MM to his contract to force him to stay. They then paired another veteran ace with Cole at the top of the rotation by signing southpaw away from Atlanta, which freed them up to trade to the Brewers as part of a package that landed them star closer . Trading for and reuniting with both and in free agency further bolstered the clubs strong bullpen mix. While the clubs pitching moves have been quite impre sive, the same cant nece sarily be said for the lineup. The club swapped to the Cubs to acquire in what amounted to a salary-dump move for Chicago, and the addition of Bellinger allowed the club to move Judge back to his natural position of right field. With that being said, however, their only other move of note on offense has been to sign coming off a career-worst season. Those additions are likely upgrades over and , but lo ses of Soto and on offense have not been addre sed. The Yankees have to free up funds for further lineup additions, but that goal has not yet borne fruit. Baltimore Orioles The Orioles havent made the splashy addition many expected this winter after a difficult season that saw them get swept out of the playoffs for the second year in a row. Right-hander departed for Arizona and was replaced by veteran arms and rather than a true ace. Aside from those rotation additions, the club has also added to its bullpen mix as a set-up man for returning closer . Most of the focus has been on the lineup this winter, however, as theyve added to replace , to replace , and then further bolstered the clubs outfield depth with deals for and . That leaves the club set to enter 2025 with a position player mix that might be even deeper than last years, but a pitching staff that carries even more question marks. Boston Red Sox The Red Sox set out to improve their rotation this winter and accomplished just that. They swung a trade for White Sox southpaw at the Winter Meetings, shipping out top prospects and in a four-player package that brought back a lefty ace with two years of control remaining before free agency. They followed that addition up by replacing outgoing veteran right-hander with a high-upside roll of the dice on , who struggled in 2024 coming off a return from Tommy John surgery but was among the best pitchers in the sport before going under the knife. Outside of those moves, however, the Red Sox have been surprisingly quiet. They were involved in the sweepstakes for top free agents like Juan Soto and Max Fried but ultimately did not sign any of those impact players, or even players in the next tier down like and . The additions of and should help to improve the bullpen, but the teams long-acknowledged need for a right-handed bat who can help balance their lineup has gone unaddre sed. That could change as they appear to be involved in the markets for both and , but for now the offense has gone largely unaddre sed. Tampa Bay Rays The Rays offseason moves have largely been overshadowed by the situation regarding Tropicana Field, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Milton and will not be usable for the 2025 season. Thats forced the Rays to temporarily relocate to Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, but the new location hasnt stopped the club from being fairly active this winter. The club was long expected to deal from their starting pitching surplus this winter, and did so when they shipped to the As alongside in a return highlighted by flamethrowing right-hander . The club also traded to the Mets shortly before the non-tender deadline, leaving them with plenty of question marks in the outfield, but did manage to addre s other key areas of the roster in free agency. After entering the winter with catcher as their biggest question mark, the club added the winters top free agent at the position in . More recently, the Rays addre sed their lackluster mix of players at shortstop by bringing into the fold on a sh0rt-term deal. The clubs lack of solid outfield options, which will likely force infielders like , and onto the gra s in 2025, leave a major question mark on the clubs roster, but the additions of Jansen and Kim along with the impending return for ace from injury leave the club into a relatively good place headed into 2025. Toronto Blue Jays Long considered to be the bridesmaid but never the bride when it comes to landing top talent in free agency, the Jays once again came up short in their pursuit of top free agents like Soto, Burnes, and . That didnt stop them from upgrading the roster this winter, however, as theyve been one of the more active teams around the league. , , and were both brought in to shore up the clubs lackluster bullpen mix after the club non-tendered closer , while future Hall of Famer will be tasked with replacing in the clubs rotation as he enter his age-40 campaign. In addition to those pitching moves, the Jays made two major additions to their lineup: they traded to land Guardians second baseman alongside Sandlin during the Winter Meetings, providing them with a quality defensive option at the keystone and a viable long-term alternative to at shortstop. That move was followed up by signing slugger Anthony Santander to a five-year deal, with Santander set to offer power in the lineup as well as some protection for in his final season before free agency. Guerreros future has been a key topic of Torontos offseason to this point, and while the sides have discu sed an extension theres been no signs of a conclusion in sight even with Guerreros just a week away. __________________________________________________________ The AL East stands out among the other divisions around the league in part because all five teams have at least a couple of notable additions to their roster in a winter where a surprising number of clubs mostly stood pat. With that being said, however, most of those additions either left a hole in the roster unaddre sed or fell short of what outside observers felt was needed to push the team to contention in 2025. All five teams made worthwhile moves this winter, but will it be enough for the Yankees to overcome the lo ses of Soto and Torres, or the Orioles to overcome the lo s of Burnes? Will the Red Sox be able to to get by without adding to the lineup, and will the Rays be able to compete with questions all over the outfield? Are the Blue Jays aggre sive additions enough to put them back into the playoffs for Guerreros walk year? With all five teams trying to win in 2025 despite holes and question marks, the AL East figures to be perhaps the most interesting of the leagues divisions this year, top-to-bottom. Of the five AL East clubs, which one has had the strongest offseason so far? Have your say in the poll below: Which AL East team has had the best offseason so far? New York Yankees 49.72% (6,132votes) Boston Red Sox 20.96% (2,585votes) Toronto Blue Jays 16.80% (2,072votes) Baltimore Orioles 8.79% (1,084votes) Tampa Bay Rays 3.74% (461votes) Total Votes: 12,334 Corbin Burnes Jersey