5 teams that should be worse in 2017

Every franchise has a goal in the offseason, but that doesn't mean everyone's dreams comes true.

As most of the top free agents came off the board in the 2016 portion of the offseason - and some notable trades rocked the baseball world - here's a look at five teams that aren't expected to be better in 2017:

Chicago White Sox

Notable losses: Chris Sale, Adam Eaton

To be clear, the Chicago White Sox probably aren't going to be great in 2017, but in the years to come, they have the potential to be extraordinary.

In the short run, the team gave up Chris Sale and Adam Eaton, with talk of Todd Frazier and Jose Quintana potentially being moved as well. The team won't be good for now, because you can't give up your ace and starting center fielder and expect to be better.

That being said, the White Sox got an abundance of high-end prospects this winter as a result of those deals, so the future is bright.

Toronto Blue Jays

Notable losses: Edwin Encarnacion, Brett Cecil

Realistically, the Toronto Blue Jays lost Edwin Encarnacion, and the club is worse without him in the lineup. On the flip side, any team that adds him is better off.

The Blue Jays also lost lefty Brett Cecil to free agency after he netted a contract from the St. Louis Cardinals that Toronto was most certainly not going to offer him. It's also worth mentioning the prospect of losing Jose Bautista, but that's not for sure yet.

Sure, the additions of Kendrys Morales and Steve Pearce were necessary, but when the plan is to give Justin Smoak starting duties at first base, the team isn't getting any better.

Kansas City Royals

Notable losses: Wade Davis, Kendrys Morales, Edinson Volquez

It's tough to understand what's going on in Kansas City.

The team still has the majority of its World Series squad intact, yet refuses to fork out the money to make sure it'll contend for years to come. Kansas City's biggest move this offseason was trading away stud reliever Wade Davis for Jorge Soler.

Here's the scary part, the Royals are losing the following players after the 2017 season: Eric Hosmer, Alcides Escobar, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson, and Danny Duffy, among others.

That means this season could be Kansas City's last as a contender for the foreseeable future, or else a revamp is on the horizon.

Texas Rangers

Notable losses: Carlos Beltran, Ian Desmond, Mitch Moreland

The Rangers should be worse for the same reason as the Blue Jays. You can't lose a big bopper and expect to be better, and Texas lost three of them.

While they won't be a bad team, there's no way the Rangers will improve after losing Carlos Beltran, Ian Desmond, and Mitch Moreland.

The team lost 51 home runs among the three of them, and while the Rangers managed to reel in Andrew Cashner, they overpaid for a player that hasn't been any good over his major-league career.

Los Angeles Angels

Notables losses: Jett Bandy

You'd think with the best player in baseball, Mike Trout, on the roster, Los Angeles Angels management would put some effort into surrounding him with quality players.

So they went out and got ... Ben Revere, Cameron Maybin, Martin Maldonado, and Danny Espinosa. Yeah.

Eventually, the Angels are going to lose Trout to free agency, because when the team was as bad as it was last year, there's little incentive for a player of his caliber to come back. As for the 2017 season, there's no reason to suggest Los Angeles will be any better.