That was a nice break, but don’t get used to it.
Tuesday was a relatively slow day amid the busiest week ever, with only three All-Star first basemen and three championship pitchers involved in transactions. In fact, two of those All-Stars didn’t technically change teams, with an extension and a re-signing topping the headlines.
If you’ve missed anything since the lockout ended last week, you can use the following links to catch up: Saturday afternoon, end of Sunday, end of Monday. Here’s the latest since our last update.
It was already tough enough for Oakland A’s fans to see Olson traded to Atlanta on Monday, and then 24 hours later we watched him get the kind of commitment from the Braves that our team doesn’t offer to our favorite players.