Well the first domino fell on Thursday when Atlanta signed LHRP Will Smith for 3 years and $40MM. It is a little less than Craig Kimbrel $$$, but not much. The Braves are in a position to sign multiple FA and still be well south of the CBT threshold. I expect them to make a run at MadBum and Yasmani Grandal, and maybe Josh Donaldson. Some prognosticators have suggested with their farm system, they will make a play for Mookie Betts. Certainly not all of them, but I do not expect Atlanta to stop after Will Smith.
For the past several weeks, I have been stating that the Dodgers are $45MM below the CBT threshold before they make any trades involving any of their salaried or arbitration eligible players.