{"id":126697,"date":"2025-11-29T21:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=126697"},"modified":"2025-11-29T21:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:56:43","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-breaking-braves-73-million-all%e2%80%91star-suddenly-at-the-center-of-trade-talks-is-atlanta-about-to-make-a-shocking-move-that-could-change-the-franchise-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=126697","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 BREAKING: Braves&#8217; $73 Million All\u2011Star Suddenly at the Center of Trade Talks \u2013 Is Atlanta About to Make a Shocking Move That Could Change the Franchise Forever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Braves' $73 Million All-Star Tabbed as Top Trade Candidate\" width=\"780\" height=\"534\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Sean Murphy of the Atlanta Braves<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MLB\u2019s hot stove season is finally here, and the market is already active with several trades happening across the league. That also means the rumors are pouring in from all angles on who else could potentially be on the move.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves may have a tough decision to make regarding former All-Star catcher Sean Murphy. The National League Rookie of the Year in 2025 was Drake Baldwin, and his success leads many to believe he will be the Braves\u2019 primary catcher going forward, but where does that leave Sean Murphy in the Braves\u2019 plans?<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Braves Could Target This 3.44 ERA Starter in Free Agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Will the Braves Trade Sean Murphy?<\/h2>\n<p>This is the big offseason question for the Atlanta Braves in terms of the trade market. Atlanta has several players locked up to big contracts, but this could be an opportunity to free up some payroll.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent article by MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand, Sean Murphy is named as the team\u2019s top trade candidate this offseason:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the dearth of catching options on the free-agent market, the Braves \u2013 who also have reigning NL Rookie of the Year Drake Baldwin \u2013 could receive interest in Murphy, who is under club control for three more years at $45 million. Murphy has been dealing with a hip injury for the past two years that has impacted his performance at the plate, but he remains a top defender behind the plate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5387186\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=776\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=150,103 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=768,526 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=1024,701 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=1536,1051 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=2048,1402 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=776,531 776w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=780,534 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=425,291 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=247,169 247w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=263,180 263w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2213818423.jpg?resize=219,150 219w\" alt=\"Braves' $73 Million All-Star Tabbed as Top Trade Candidate\" width=\"776\" height=\"531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5387186\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5387186\">GettySean Murphy of the Atlanta Braves<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Murphy had mustered up some trade buzz back at the July deadline, but ultimately stayed put. As Feinsand indicates, the catcher market might be thin enough for a team to make a desperation trade for Sean Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Murphy hit just .199, but smashed 16 home runs in 94 games and posted a respectable 98 OPS+ for a catcher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Should the Braves Target this Reds\u2019 4.03 ERA Starter in Trade to Bolster Starting Rotation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Who Could be in the Market for Sean Murphy?<\/h2>\n<p>Catcher remains one of the most important positions in baseball, and for many teams, it\u2019s a struggle to find consistency behind the dish.<\/p>\n<p>A few teams that come to mind that need a catcher are the San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, and the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy was an All-Star in 2023, and he inked a six-year, $73 million deal before the 2023 season when he was traded over to the Braves from the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, that contract has worked out. He has 47 home runs in 274 games in a Braves uniform, but Murphy is on the wrong side of 3o now, and he\u2019s had back-to-back seasons posting an average under the Mendoza line (.200).<\/p>\n<p>According to BaseballReference.com, he\u2019s projected to hit .222 in 2026 with 17 home runs and drive in 50 runs. For a catcher, that\u2019s pretty valuable and should be enough for a few teams to make calls with the Braves\u2019 front office regarding a potential trade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Braves 2026 Opening Day Lineup Projection Might Reveal Offseason Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Braves<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Braves may have their catcher of the futurre in Drake Baldwin, but what does that mean for this All-Star catcher?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":126698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126697","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>\ud83d\udd25 BREAKING: Braves&#039; $73 Million All\u2011Star Suddenly at the Center of Trade Talks \u2013 Is Atlanta About to Make a Shocking Move That Could Change the Franchise Forever? 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