The Atlanta Braves and recently appointed General Manager (November 13th), Alex Anthopoulos, have made four trades within his first five weeks on the job. We haven’t seen that big splash trade just yet and don’t get your hopes up to see it within the next few days.
Christmas has always been a very quiet day for all MLB teams. No MLB trades or signings have ever happened on December 25, but on 2001 Hideki Matsui did sign a contract.
The outfielder signed a one-year deal worth $4.7 million to play for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan. This made him the highest paid player in Japanese baseball history.