The spending spree continued around the league on Wednesday as the winter meetings came to a close, with massive contracts being handed out left and right at prices above expectations. Aaron Judge re-signing with the Yankees for 9 years, $360 million was the headliner, but the Cardinals giving 5 years, $87.5 million to Willson Contreras and the Red Sox giving 5 years, $90 million to Masataka Yoshida were the other major splashes, with smaller moved occurring as well.
On the Braves side, Atlanta made a trade of some significance, trading their top hitting prospect, Justyn-Henry Malloy and a pitching prospect to the Tigers for Joe Jimenez, who was awesome in 2022 after a generally bad prior career, and cash.