Now for the victims of the MLB offseason. If there are winners, there of course have to be losers as well. Here are the teams that are wondering what just happened?

New York Mets

Let's start off with calling them the New York Mess. Alright, glad we got the obvious joke of the way. We can move on now. This all started trading Carlos Beltran at the deadline last season and not getting as much as everyone thought they could for a great player, but at least they got something for a player they weren't going to be able to keep anyway. The ownership issues have gotten so out of hand, that they're selling minority stakes to raise money, even having their own network, SportsNet New York, buy $80 million in shares of the team to help them with their debt obligations. SNY's theory is if we invest in the Mets, the ratings will be better for the network. From what the Mets did this offseason, SNY must be hoping that ratings help is coming in 2013.

The co-face of the franchise (Jose Reyes) is gone. 2010 darling turned 2011 disaster Angel Pagan was dealt for older 2010 darling turned 2011 bigger disaster Andres Torres. There are still question marks with Johan Santana's health. In the previous post I said the Blue Jays upgraded their bullpen by dumping the closing tandem of Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch. Want to guess who the Mets new closing tandem is? Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch! Uh oh.

The best news of the Mets offseason? They are going to use the black alternate jersey less and their new jerseys are nicer. I've seen a ton of Mets fans though clamoring for the blue "Los Mets" jerseys that they wore last season become the new alternate jersey, but to no avail.

2nd best news of the Mets offseason? They moved the fences in at Citi Field! Maybe it'll help Jason Bay finally get over a dozen home runs in a season, maybe not. I'll stop piling on now, sorry Mets fans.

Milwaukee Brewers

If I was going to try and define "bad offseason" having your best player and MVP from the previous season get suspended for 50 games, while your 2nd best player signs with another team would be a pretty solid definition. Mix in losing two above average setup men in the bullpen in LaTroy Hawkins and Takashi Saito and the road back to the playoffs for the Brew Crew is much more difficult. Milwaukee fans even lost the magic that is Craig Counsell's batting stance to retirement. They did sign Aramis Ramirez, which is an upgrade over Casey McGehee at 3B, but Ramirez is turning 34 this season and the decline may begin. Not the best of times in the Badger State.

St. Louis Cardinals

Silver lining for Brewers fans is that NL Central rival St. Louis also is an offseason victim. After the magical run though for the 2011 World Series, this is a little easier to bear for Cards fans. Obviously Albert Pujols is gone, arguably the greatest player in the franchise's history. The other two pillars of St. Louis consistency Tony LaRussa and Dave Duncan are also gone. Duncan could be back after taking care of some family issues, but without those three in the Cardinals dugout, things are likely to take a turn for the worse in 2012.

The return of Adam Wainwright from Tommy John surgery will soften the blow a little bit, as will signing Carlos Beltran. However, the odds of the Cardinals making another run to the World Series are long.

Oakland Athletics

With the success of "Moneyball" in theaters, even the average baseball fan is on to the tricks of Billy Beane in Oakland. This offseason though seems like a rough one for Beane and the A's. 80% of the Athletics opening day starting rotation is gone for the start of this year. Gio Gonzalez? Dealt to the Nationals. Trevor Cahill? Now a Diamondback. Brett Anderson? Tommy John surgery. Dallas Braden? Shoulder surgery and might not be ready for opening day. In is Bartolo Colon, who was great last year with the Yankees, but turns 39 in May.

The bullpen wasn't safe either. 2009 AL Rookie of the Year Andrew Bailey is now the closer for the Red Sox. Craig Breslow was sent to Arizona with Cahill. Guillermo Moscoso was traded to the Rockies. The closer role now belongs to Brian Fuentes again, he's like the cockroach of closers at this point, every time you think he's done, he's in line for saves again.

The lineup also has a lot of turnover. As much as I like Seth Smith. The losses of Josh Willingham, David DeJesus, and Hideki Matsui outweigh it. Their projected #3 hitter Josh Reddick, doesn't even have a seasons worth of games under his belt. It's gonna take a lot of magic for the A's to compete in the AL West with the moves the Angels and Rangers made.

Other victims of the offseason:

Chicago White Sox: Closer Sergio Santos is the biggest blow possibly. We will have to see if Matt Thornton can finally handle that role. Long-time fan favorite Mark Buerhle traded the Windy City for South Beach. Carlos Quentin was traded to the Padres. The worst part though is Adam Dunn with a big contract and a .159 batting average in 2011 still clogging up the middle of the lineup. Dunn will need to turn it around for the White Sox to have a chance.

Chicago Cubs: They whiffed on getting Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder to reside in the friendly confines. They did get a nice piece for the future in Anthony Rizzo as the back-up 1B plan. Plus, they got SOMETHING for Carlos Zambrano, which was better than the nothing they would've gotten from cutting him. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer aren't miracle workers, it's gonna take some time to turn the Cubbies around. Yes, I've realized I have half of the NL Central as offseason victims, plus the Astros still aren't very good. Could this possibly be the Pirates year?

The beauty of looking at these things in February is it will change a millions times over the course of the season. Maybe Josh Reddick is the answer for Oakland, maybe the Cardinals new regime can continue their tradition. I would be a little suprised though if these six teams improved from what they accomplished in 2011. I do want to thank the people at mlbdepthcharts.com this site is fantastic tool for the baseball fan. Jason Martinez and his team do a great job. Give them a follow @MLBDepthCharts on Twitter.