MLB’s general managers are convening on Carlsbad, Calif., this week for their annual meetings, which have the reputation of being the site where the off-season business of baseball begins.
A bunch of executives getting together, maybe knocking down a few cocktails after the day’s agenda, creates an environment for trade ideas to develop.
Agents make the rounds from suite to suite, discussing the free agents they have available.
But it’s unusual for any significant deals to be signed during the GM meetings. Deals might start popping up a week or two afterward, as has been the case in Texas Rangers history with Joe Nathan and Doug Fister.