Alex Anthopoulos made more "big" moves on Wednesday night than he did all of last offseason. The first splash move for the Braves President of Baseball Operations was to bring back closer Raisel Iglesias on a one-year, $16 million deal. Next, Anthopoulos got right back to work by swinging a trade with the Houston Astros less than two hours after the Iglesias deal was announced.
The trade with Houston was a one-for-one swap that sent Nick Allen to the American League and brought utility infielder Mauricio Dubon to Atlanta. While the deal was player for player, the incoming salary of Dubon is more expensive than what Allen was projected to make in 2026.