Every MLB teams has a best-case scenario on how their offseason could play out in terms of what specific players they add to address their various areas of need.
However, with 29 other teams vying for the services of the same crop of free agents, things don’t always go according to plan, and teams are often forced to move on to Plan B or Plan C to address a particular need.
So with that in mind, what follows is a look at the best fallback options at each position in this year’s free-agent class.
For each position, the top tier of available players was established, and then the best of the remaining players at the position were highlighted.