The first official day of the Winter Meetings is over, with things set to get busier over the next couple of days with the MLB Draft Lottery and the Rule 5 Draft on the threshold. There haven’t been any serious rumors to discuss — well, other than David O’Brien of The Athletic reporting that the Braves would be open to giving up the compensatory pick that they received for Drake Baldwin if there was a free agent who turned down the QO and it made sense for the Braves. Worded incorrectly earlier: #Braves would consider giving up bonus 1st-round pick they got for Baldwin winning ROY, to sign a free agent who turned down QO if deal made sense. AA compared it to trading a prospect and said team has more certainty about prospects than draft picks.— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) December 8, 2025That last part is why the Braves would be open to letting the pick go if they had to (especially considering that they could end up with a very high position in next year’s MLB Draft, anyways) since that’s a very interesting wrinkle to think about when it comes to the free agent market. Either way, we’ll see if something comes of this. I hope everybody’s enjoying the evening so far and here’s a random clip for you: