A Christmas Kimbrel

In the early hours of the Daily Grind offseason FICA owner and general manager Jeremy Ficarola has put former Atlanta Braves all-star closer Craig Kimbrel on the chopping block. 

In a post titled Cut Date for Current Contracts Ficarola made it clear to the league that Kimbrel would not begin 2016 on FICA's roster. Since then TDGTR has learned that Kimbrel has been shopped to at least three unidentified teams. No deal appears imminent. One thing is clear, FICA seems determined to move Kimbrel before Christmas.

Kimbrel was the focal point of much of the MLB offseason after a blockbuster trade sent him from the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox for a package of prospects. 

Kimbrel is the best relief pitcher to pitch for Boston since Jonathan Papelbon. 

"He’s a younger version of me," Papelbon said of the Sox's new closer. Certainly high praise from the league's biggest villain.

— Pedie Gomezz, ESPN