Perhaps the biggest need the Atlanta Braves needed to address this offseason was pitching. The starting rotation could afford some upgrades and the bullpen is a hot mess. Instead, Alex Anthopoulos decided to sign outfielder Jurickson Profar to a three-year deal worth $42 million. This contract seemed like a bargain at the time.

The Braves made one major free-agent signing after last season, and it backfired before April. I don’t just mean Jurickson Profar’s 80-game suspension for violating MLB’s performance-enhancing drug policy.

Veteran hoped to return to San Diego after a career year, but he signed with the Braves when talks with the Padres didn’t work out