{"id":103758,"date":"2025-10-06T11:51:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103758"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:51:07","slug":"braves-predicted-to-trade-for-diamondbacks-top-prospect-following-dansby-swanson-blueprint-sporting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103758","title":{"rendered":"Braves predicted to trade for Diamondbacks&#8217; top prospect following Dansby Swanson blueprint | Sporting News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves have a number of key decisions to make this offseason \u2014 from rebuilding the roster to hiring a new manager. Beyond filling the manager position, one of the most closely evaluated areas will be shortstop. The Braves may have found a temporary solution in Ha-Seong Kim, and retaining him appears to be a top priority this winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnthopoulos said shortstop, bullpen and rotation are among the areas they&#8217;ll discuss addressing this winter. The hope is still to retain Ha-Seong Kim, but lots of factors there,\u201d AJC\u2019s Gabe Burns wrote.<\/p>\n<p>However, re-signing Kim presents a challenge. After a strong finish to the season, he may be tempted to test the waters in free agency \u2014 especially given the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of this thin market, that would incentivise Kim to test the market. For that same reason, it\u2019s even more important that the Braves find a way to retain his services,\u201d SI\u2019s Harrison Smajovits wrote. \u201cIf he opts out and signs elsewhere, they could be back to square one with this dilemma. The offense has had its struggles as is, and they have, at least for now, figured out one of the issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Kim does not return, the Braves could pivot to a trade \u2014 and Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Jordan Lawlar may be on their radar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a way to make this sort of trade make sense for both sides. The Diamondbacks have a lot going for them in their lineup led by Perdomo, Corbin Carroll, and Ketel Marte, but they really need pitching especially with some of the guys expected to leave in free agency. Atlanta doesn&#8217;t have a ton of depth in their farm system, but they do have some pitching prospects that could be included in such a move. Cam Caminiti went to high school in the Scottsdale area and is highly regarded, so perhaps the former first round pick could be the centerpiece,\u201d HTHB\u2019s Eric Cole wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>While Atlanta would be giving up a valuable arm, Lawlar could become a long-term solution at shortstop \u2014 potentially anchoring the position for the rest of his career. The Braves have already benefitted from acquiring a promising shortstop from Arizona once before: Dansby Swanson, who left Atlanta as a World Series champion.<\/p>\n<p>A deal like this could benefit both teams. And for the Braves, it might be the best answer to what could become one of their biggest offseason problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the Braves are forced to move on from Ha-Seong Kim, Alex Anthopoulos may have to pull off a magical deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":103759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Braves predicted to trade for Diamondbacks&#039; top prospect following Dansby Swanson blueprint | Sporting News - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103758\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Braves predicted to trade for Diamondbacks&#039; 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