It’s been five years since the last notable transaction on Christmas Eve (Dodgers signed Jamey Wright in 2013) and 13 years since the last notable transaction on Christmas Day (Angels re-signed Tim Salmon in 2005). Will we get a Christmas deal this year? Probably not! But maybe. Anyway, here are the latest hot stove rumblings.
Machado decision will come in 2019
According to Jon Heyman, Manny Machado has let teams know his free agent decision won’t come until after New Years. Does that mean soon after New Years, as in sometime next week, or after New Years in general, as in potentially mid-to-late January (or even later)?