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Angels Clear Winners of Offseason

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It's been a weird offseason for free agents, hasn't it? First basemen Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols were able to land $200-plus million contracts in a market where the Phillies, Yankees and Red Sox weren't players. On the other hand, closer Ryan Madson and starter Edwin Jackson had to settle for one-year deals despite being in their prime.

The Marlins made a play for almost everybody, the Angels established themselves as title contenders in one day, the Rangers answered back, the Yankees fortified their only weakness and the Tigers went above and beyond to address a catastrophic injury.

As we wait for Roy Oswalt, Yoenis Cespedes, Johnny Damon and a few other notable free agents to come off the board, here's a look at the top 10 offseasons by team:

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