Which AL East teams are most improved after baseball's Winter Meetings?

NASHVILLE - When was the last time you heard or read this sentence?

The Detroit Tigers have a strong bullpen.

As the Winter Meetings end, the Tigers are the American League team with the most dramatic makeover at this point in the offseason. And the Boston Red Sox are right there in the argument.

When the Tigers dominated the AL Central with four titles from 2011 to 2014, the problem for manager Jim Leyland was always a thin bullpen.

Who knows what the Tigers would have accomplished in those four Octobers with a strong bullpen to go with the league's best rotation and a punishing lineup?

Now the Tigers bullpen is for real, but their rotation has a few questions. How quickly things can change.

Their three new relievers include Mark Lowe and Justin Wilson setting up Francisco Rodriguez. They also added former National Jordan Zimmermann to a rotation that has Justin Verlander, who pitched well at the end of last season, and Anibal Sanchez, who is expected to be healthy. There is also the untested-but-talented Daniel Norris.

And Cameron Maybin, acquired in a trade from Atlanta, will make their outfield defense tighter.

There are still plenty of free agents on the market and trades to be made, so the winter meetings were more about teams laying groundwork than big-time moves.

Here's a look at where things stand with teams in the AL East:

BALTIMORE: The Orioles have offered Chris Davis in the range of a $150 million contract, according to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com, but who knows what the market is for Davis? Some people say St. Louis is in, but others say no way. It's the same thought process for the Angels, Yankees or whatever team. Best guess: There is no market for Davis and he'll stay with the Orioles. ... With Wei-Yin Chen leaving, the Orioles need rotation help, but a new pitcher can't solve all their problems: Chris Tillman and Ubaldo Jimenez have to be more consistent and Miguel Gonzalez has to be healthy. And 2016 has to be the breakout year for Kevin Gausman. Teams are asking about Gausman's availability, but that's not going to happen. ... Another question in Nashville: Did the Orioles pay too much for reliever Darren O'Day (four years, $31 million) when that money could have been used toward getting a starter? ... For the outfield corners, it's anyone's guess: Denard Span and Alex Gordon are candidates because they are left-handed batters. But many predictions have a right-handed batter, Justin Upton, playing left for the Orioles, giving them a .260 average with 30 home runs.

BOSTON: The Red Sox, with new general manager Dave Dombrowski, are a different team with the addition of starter David Price, power-hitting outfielder Chris Young, and three relief pitchers, Carson Smith, Roenis Elias and closer Craig Kimbrel. ... Price leads a deep rotation that includes Clay Buchholz, Rick Porcello, Eduardo Rodriguez and Joe Kelly. Dombrowski is confident Porcello will have a bounce-back year and that Buchholz and Kelly will be healthy. ...The Red Sox are listening to ideas from other teams, but unless some team wants to acquire high-priced, low-production Hanley Ramirez or Pablo Sandoval, the Red Sox are comfortable with their team going into spring training. ... In Boston, speculation is that the Orioles will acquire Ramirez because of his connection to Dan Duquette, but that wouldn't make sense for the Orioles.

NEW YORK: The Yankees are trying to get younger and general manager Brian Cashman said the team is trying to build its stock of pitchers from Double-A and up. This isn't exactly the high-spending Yankees we are used to seeing. ... The Yankees, who traded for outfielder Aaron Hicks earlier in the offseason, picked up second baseman Starlin Castro, 25, from the Cubs. He'll team with shortstop Didi Gregorius, who made improvements in the second half of last season after replacing Yankees legend Derek Jeter. ... The Yankees also traded lefty reliever Justin Wilson to the Tigers for two of their best pitching prospects.

TAMPA BAY: The Rays did most of their work before the meetings, so they came to Nashville without a must-do agenda. They Rays' new players include first baseman Logan Morrison, shortstop Brad Miller, catcher Hank Conger and reliever Danny Farquhar. ... Rumors that the Rays were going to trade pitcher Alex Cobb were ridiculous given that Cobb is on the disabled list after Tommy John surgery and isn't expected back until August. ... The Rays rotation for 2016 will be strong as usual, with Chris Archer, Drew Smyly, Jake Odorizzi, Matt Moore and Erasmo Ramirez.

TORONTO: The Blue Jays lost free agent pitcher David Price to Boston, but they signed J.A. Happ and Marco Estrada to a rotation that has Marcus Stroman, and R.A. Dickey. Drew Hutchinson and Jesse Chavez are in the mix, and the Blue Jays have to decide whether Aaron Sanchez stays in the bullpen or moves to the rotation spot. ... The Blue Jays' question is the bullpen. Roberto Osuna, at 21, is the closer, but the setup roles are in flux. LaTroy Hawkins retired, Mark Lowe signed with Detroit and the Blue Jays are using their outfield depth as possible trade chips for more pitching. They have Dalton Pompey, Ben Revere, Kevin Pillar, Michael Saunders and Jose Bautista. ... Is there any doubt that the Blue Jays' offense will be as dangerous as ever, especially with a healthy Troy Tulowitzki for an entire season? And a healthy season of Devon Travis, a rookie at second baseman last season, isn't going to hurt, either.