Cue up the Griffin Canning tribute video for June 17.
Ok, not really. Canning never played a game for the Atlanta Braves. But he could face them on the mound this season.
That's because Wednesday, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Canning signed a 1-year deal to join the New York Mets.
The Braves acquired Canning in a Oct. 31 trade for Jorge Soler. But before Thanksgiving, the Braves announced they would not tender Canning a contract. So, he immediately became a free agent.
In effect, the deal involving Canning was a salary dump.