Craig Kimbrel is still unsigned as the calendar flips to February. As fate would have it, the Braves would benefit from adding a proven closer to their bullpen, especially given the uncertainties presented by Arodys Vizcaino and A.J. Minter.
According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, people around baseball suspect the Braves are “lying in the weeds for the superstar closer” and may be waiting for his price to drop.
Despite the slow offseason, relievers not named Craig have done pretty well for themselves. Zach Britton got 3/$39M, Jeurys Familia got 3/$30M, Adam Ottavino got 3/$27M, Joe Kelly got 3/$25M, Andrew Miller got 2/$25M and David Robertson got 2/$23M.