Things were quiet on the Atlanta Braves’ front on Friday afternoon for the most part. Despite the fact that the Winter Meetings came to an end on Wednesday, the rumor mill is swirling regarding the future of Dansby Swanson.
With the news that the Braves and Dansby haven’t had any negotiations of note since the season ended, the league seems to be teeming with anticipation regarding Dansby’s market. As one report put it, given that only Swanson and the far more expensive Carlos Correa sit at the top of the free agent shortstop market, Dansby’s market looks like it could explode.
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Elsewhere on the site, we continued our season review series with Raisel Iglesias who was a delightful addition to the Braves at the trade deadline. AA always finds a way to surprise at the deadline and adding Iglesias, who looks like he could occupy the highest leverage innings for Atlanta for the next three years, was another stunner.
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Looking at the top of the starting pitching market, Carlos Rodon looks like he is trying to cash in on what has been a ridiculously fruitful market for free agents. According to the most recent reports, it sounds like Rodon is looking for a seven year deal with an average annual value in the realm of $30 million per year.
As for Dansby’s shortstop free agent compatriot Carlos Correa, it looks like he has at least a pair of big spenders vying for him. The Giants, who lost out on Aaron Judge, have had their eyes on Correa but it seems like the Yankees could try to play spoiler again. Despite already handing Judge the most expensive free agent contract in history, the Yankees don’t seem like they are done and the rumor is that they could try to sign Correa, too.