In case you missed it yesterday in the midst of the first day of winter meetings and rumors, the Atlanta Braves actually had a roster change Monday. Infielder Rio Ruiz was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles and thus put the Braves’ roster count at 39 players.
This helps the Atlanta Braves trim down the list of expendable players now that they are in the phase of acquiring “big guns” to help the team for next season. By moving Ruiz, their roster now has an open seat similar to when they DFA’d Ricardo Sanchez and Adam McCreery for newly signed Brian McCann and Josh Donaldson.