With the Atlanta Braves still in need of a few pieces for the 2019 roster, fans have become impatient as players get signed by other teams. Now, as the holiday season commences, many Braves fans on social media have lamented that there will be no moves for the next week.
While this is by no means guaranteed, activity is usual around the major leagues over the final week of the year. In just the last week of the year in the 2010s, the following moves have taken place:
- 12/26/11 – Manny Corpas, Andy Sonnanstine signed by Cubs
- 12/28/11 – Mark DeRosa signed by Nationals
- 12/30/11 – George Sherrill signed by Mariners
- 12/31/11 – Carlos Quentin traded to Padres from White Sox
- 12/26/12 – Raul Ibanez signed by Mariners; Stephen Drew signed by Red Sox; Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt traded by Pirates to Red Sox for Ivan DeJesus, Mark Melancon, Stolmy Pimentel, and Jerry Sands; A.