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The Braves begrudgingly trade one of the stalwarts of their rotation Braves Franchise History
2001: The Atlanta Braves sign free agent P Albie Lopez to a one-year contract.
2002: The Braves traded P Kevin Millwood to the Phillies for C Johnny Estrada. Meanwhile, according to Braves general manager John Schuerholz, “The economics stink. The economics stink, and if this isn’t a clear enough signal to the doubters and naysayers, to be forced to trade an 18-game winner to your arch enemy... The economics stink.” Millwood stunned the Braves’ management by accepting binding salary arbitration when he was expected to leave via free agency, forcing the Braves to trade him in order to stay within budget.
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MLB History
2002: Hoping to fill the void after trading Eric Karros to the Cubs, the Dodgers reach an agreement with 39-year-old veteran first baseman Fred McGriff (.273, 30, 103) on a one-year deal. The “Crime Dog”, who has also played for the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves and Devil Rays as well as the Cubs, is fourth among active players behind Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Rafael Palmeiro with 478 career homers.2016 - The Phillies acquire veteran SP Clay Buchholz from the Red Sox in return for 2B prospect Josh Tobias.
2017: The Rays send 3B Evan Longoria, arguably the greatest player in team history, to the Giants in a trade for four players, the most prominent of whom is OF Denard Span. Longoria comes with a risk as he is due to make $86 million over the next five seasons, but his acquisition fills a huge hole as the Giants got the worst offensive production from their third basemen among all major league teams last year.
2021: The last remaining managerial vacancy in the majors is filled as word leaks out that the Athletics have settled on coach Mark Kotsay to succeed Bob Melvin, who recently moved to the Padres. It will be a first opportunity to manage a team for Kotsay, who retired] as a player after the 2013 season.
2022: In a stunning turn of events, moments before a scheduled press conference in which the Giants are set to introduce Carlos Correa, with whom they reached agreement on a 13-year, $350 million contract on December 13th, the team backs away from the deal because of an undisclosed problem that turned up during the normally routine physical examination. Immediately, the Mets swoop in and within hours reach a deal with Correa for 12 years and $315 million - also subject to Correa passing a physical exam. That exam will also reveal concerns that scuttle the deal.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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The Braves begrudgingly trade one of the stalwarts of their rotation Braves Franchise History
2001: The Atlanta Braves sign free agent P Albie Lopez to a one-year contract.
2002: The Braves traded P Kevin Millwood to the Phillies for C Johnny Estrada. Meanwhile, according to Braves general manager John Schuerholz, “The economics stink. The economics stink, and if this isn’t a clear enough signal to the doubters and naysayers, to be forced to trade an 18-game winner to your arch enemy... The economics stink.” Millwood stunned the Braves’ management by accepting binding salary arbitration when he was expected to leave via free agency, forcing the Braves to trade him in order to stay within budget.
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Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
MLB History
2002: Hoping to fill the void after trading Eric Karros to the Cubs, the Dodgers reach an agreement with 39-year-old veteran first baseman Fred McGriff (.273, 30, 103) on a one-year deal. The “Crime Dog”, who has also played for the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves and Devil Rays as well as the Cubs, is fourth among active players behind Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Rafael Palmeiro with 478 career homers.2016 - The Phillies acquire veteran SP Clay Buchholz from the Red Sox in return for 2B prospect Josh Tobias.
2017: The Rays send 3B Evan Longoria, arguably the greatest player in team history, to the Giants in a trade for four players, the most prominent of whom is OF Denard Span. Longoria comes with a risk as he is due to make $86 million over the next five seasons, but his acquisition fills a huge hole as the Giants got the worst offensive production from their third basemen among all major league teams last year.
2021: The last remaining managerial vacancy in the majors is filled as word leaks out that the Athletics have settled on coach Mark Kotsay to succeed Bob Melvin, who recently moved to the Padres. It will be a first opportunity to manage a team for Kotsay, who retired] as a player after the 2013 season.
2022: In a stunning turn of events, moments before a scheduled press conference in which the Giants are set to introduce Carlos Correa, with whom they reached agreement on a 13-year, $350 million contract on December 13th, the team backs away from the deal because of an undisclosed problem that turned up during the normally routine physical examination. Immediately, the Mets swoop in and within hours reach a deal with Correa for 12 years and $315 million - also subject to Correa passing a physical exam. That exam will also reveal concerns that scuttle the deal.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
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