Last year, the Atlanta Braves signed Josh Donaldson 'quickly' - reaching an agreement on a 1-year contract early during Thanksgiving week.
That milestone has come and gone this year, but the circumstances are substantially different:
- Josh Donaldson is now a much more proven and desirable quantity, having produced at a high level both offensively and defensively for an entire season.
- He's positioned near the top of a third base market that now consists of Anthony Rendon (for piles of dollars and lots of years), himself (lots of dollars, fewer years), a smattering of lesser free agents, and an undetermined trade market.