Story byShawn ColemanMon, December 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM UTC·1 min readWith the week of Christmas here, many of the top free agents in baseball remained unsigned. This includes some of the best starting pitching arms, including Framber Valdez, Zac Gallen, Ranger Suarez, and Tatsuya Imai. While this development is not entirely surprising, the timing of when signings could occur now becomes a bit harder to predict, especially with the holidays over the next two weeks. The Braves likely remain involved in many of the conversations focusing on adding a starting pitcher.