$42-million deal this past winter. After a slow start, Cabrera got going in the second half, but finished the 2015 season with only 12 home runs and a .708 OPS. Cabrera had a slow start in Toronto as well so maybe his offensive output will improve in 2016.

Danny Valencia, Oakland Athletics: Valencia continued his strong offensive season after he was DFA’d by Toronto in early August, accumulating 11 home runs with an .886 OPS in 47 games. The 31-year-old is arbitration-eligible heading into the winter.

Kendall Graveman, Oakland Athletics: Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulous admitted it was tough to part with Graveman, who their staff projected as a major-league starter. Graveman held up in his first season pitching in Oakland, going 6-9 with a 4.05 ERA, 15 home runsNow in Switzerland, Alex Weaver tells us about his short stint at Hougang United, winning the title with Warriors and possibly coming back to Singapore in future.

I first came to Singapore in 2012 from Seattle, USA. I was looking for a change in scenery as I wanted to work with senior players and not youth players for a change. I did my research and I found that Singapore was one place I could do that. There was nothing concrete at first but then my wife got a teaching job in Singapore.

By that time, I had already sent my CV to a few clubs including Warriors, Tanjong Pagar United and Hougang United who were the first to offer me a position.

Hougang United had a nice stadium which reminded me