The offseason in the NL Central was highlighted by the St. Louis Cardinals’ trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks that landed All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt in a landslide deal. The Cardinals later added left-handed reliever Andrew Miller to the bullpen and extended the contract of 18-game winner Miles Mikolas.



The Reds also had an impressive offseason — at least for the short term — as they rebuilt their starting rotation with three separate trades and made over their outfield by acquiring Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp from the Dodgers. The Brewers improved their division-winning team by signing catcher Yasmani Grandal to a one-year contract and re-signing infielder Mike Moustakas.



The Cubs and Pirates did very little to improve their rosters this winter outside of some minor tweaks. The Pirates made most of their moves at last year’s trade deadline, and the Cubs just need their players to either rebound from down years or just...