Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday.<\/p>\n
There was virtually no news surrounding the Atlanta Braves on Friday. It appears the next big deadline comes on January 10th, when players and teams exchange arbitration figures. For now, though, we\u2019ve got a season review and some thoughts following the Winter Meetings.<\/p>\n
Braves News:<\/strong><\/p>\n Our 2024 season in review series continues with Grant Holmes.<\/p>\n Despite the quiet Winter Meetings for the Braves, there are still several moves the club could make. Here, we focus largely on Charlie Morton\u2019s future and discuss the chances he returns to Atlanta.<\/p>\n MLB News:<\/strong><\/p>\n Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. received $3.08M from the pre-arbitration bonus pool. He leads Paul Skenes and Gunnar Henderson.<\/p>\n The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Miguel Perez as their next bullpen coach after the club parted ways with Justin Meccage.<\/p>\n The Chicago Cubs signed catcher Carson Kelly to a two-year, $11.5M contract. With incentives, he is eligible to earn another annual $500K.<\/p>\n The Toronto Blue Jays signed right-hander Yimi Garcia to a two-year, $15M deal.<\/p>\n The Houston Astros dealt outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for infielder Isaac Paredes, RHP Hayden Wesneski, and a prospect.<\/p>\n The New York Yankees acquired closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Nestor Cortes, Caleb Durbin, and $2M cash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n