Braves Franchise History
1978: After sixteen years with the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Phillies. Other teams which pursued “Charlie Hustle” include the Mets, Braves, Pirates and the Royals. The deal temporarily makes Rose the highest-paid athlete in team sports.
1979: A month after being acquired by the Blue Jays, Chris Chambliss goes to the Atlanta Braves with Luis Gomez for Barry Bonnell, Pat Rockett and Joey McLaughlin. Chambliss will play eight seasons for the Braves.
1984: The Yankees trade C Rick Cerone to the Braves for P Brian Fisher.
2005: Reaching a preliminary deal with the Dodgers a day before baseball’s winter meetings, Rafael Furcal agrees to a $39-million, three-year contract to play shortstop in the City of Angels. The 28-year old Dominican infielder was also strongly pursued by the Braves, his former team for the past six seasons, and the Cubs.
MLB History
1957: The American League purchases a $1.8 million group accident policy to help clubs buy new players in case of a major disaster.
1957: The minor leagues threaten to sue Major League Baseball if it televises Sunday games in their territory.
1973: Ron Santo becomes the first player to invoke the new 10 and 5 rule. The Cubs want to trade Santo to the Angels for two pitchers, but he vetoes the deal.
1984: The Oakland A’s send base-stealing OF Rickey Henderson and P Bert Bradley to the Yankees in exchange for pitchers Jay Howell and Jose Rijo, OF Stan Javier, and minor leaguers Tim Birtsas and Eric Plunk.
1990: In a blockbuster deal, the Blue Jays trade first baseman Fred McGriff and shortstop Tony Fernandez to the Padres for second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter.
2018: The Cardinals acquire 1B Paul Goldschmidt from Arizona for a package of young players that includes C Carson Kelly, P Luke Weaver, IF Andy Young and a Compensation Round B pick in the 2019 amateur draft.
2022: At the winter meetings in San Diego, CA, the Phillies are reported to have signed All-Star SS Trea Turner for 11 years and $300 million. For their part, the Mets, who a few days ago saw P Jacob deGrom sign as a free agent with the Rangers, replace him with Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, who signs a two-year deal worth $86.7 million with an option for another year.
Information for this article was found via Baseball Reference, NationalPastime.com and Today in Baseball History.
