{"id":128991,"date":"2025-12-06T15:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128991"},"modified":"2025-12-06T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:12:35","slug":"%f0%9f%a7%a8-insider-push-quiet-voices-around-the-league-are-urging-atlanta-to-make-a-bold-move-for-a-predicted-135-million-frontline-starter-a-pursuit-insiders-say-could-redefine-the-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128991","title":{"rendered":"\ud83e\udde8 INSIDER PUSH: Quiet voices around the league are urging Atlanta to make a bold move for a predicted $135 million frontline starter, a pursuit insiders say could redefine the Braves\u2019 championship window. The whispers suggest something larger is brewing \u2014 a shift in ambition that may catch the entire NL off guard."},"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\/07\/GettyImages-2221375899.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2221375899.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2221375899.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2221375899.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Braves Urged to Sign $135 Million Predicted Starter in Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Zac Gallen of the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a very important offseason in Braves Country. After being the dominant force in the National League East for most of the 2020s, other division rivals like the Phillies and New York Mets are starting to catch up. Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos understands the team needs to make moves if it wants to return to the MLB playoffs in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest decision the front office has to make regards DH Marcell Ozuna, but after that, the Braves are thought to need starting pitching, bullpen help, and another infielder. A current MLB insider recently urged the Braves to ink a deal with Diamondbacks\u2019 starter Zac Gallen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Braves Trade Idea Lands Twins\u2019 35-Home Run Outfielder<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Braves Predicted to Sign Diamondbacks\u2019 Zac Gallen<\/h2>\n<p>Zac Gallen had a rough go of things in 2025 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but that doesn\u2019t mean he isn\u2019t valuable to another organization. He may just need a change of scenery to revitalize his career.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent \u201cWinter Meetings Wish List\u201d article by The Athletic\u2019s Jim Bowden, the MLB insider urges the Braves to sign Zac Gallen to a five-year, $135 million deal:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce Gallen joins the Braves, their pitching room immediately makes adjustments with his mechanics and gets him back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5405450\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Zac-Gallen-1.jpg?resize=267,150 267w\" alt=\"Braves Urged to Sign $135 Million Predicted Starter in Free Agency\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5405450\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5405450\">GettyArizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s a short explanation as to why the Braves should sign Gallen, but would a chance of his mechanics really make him more effective?<\/p>\n<p>Zac Gallen posted a 4.93 ERA in 192 innings in 2025. When an ERA is that inflated, it\u2019s important to also look at a pitcher\u2019s FIP to see if he was maybe \u201cunlucky\u201d, but Gallen\u2019s FIP in 2025 was 4.50.<\/p>\n<p>His best seasons as a big leaguer came in 2022 and 2023. He was named an All-Star in 2023 (3.47 ERA, 210 innings, 220 K\u2019s). The year prior, Gallen posted a 2.54 ERA over 31 starts. The great thing about signing Zac Gallen would be his durability. He\u2019s made 28+ starts in four straight seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Should the Braves Consider Trading Away Ozzie Albies?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What Would this Signing Mean for Atlanta?<\/h2>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves already have a strong 1-2 punch at the top of their rotation in Chris Sale and Spencer Schwellenbach, but they are searching for depth pieces. Gallen has always been a frontline starter, but maybe a role change could be what the doctor ordered for the 30-year-old starter.<\/p>\n<p>However, the $135 million prediction might be a little bit too high a price for the Braves, especially if Gallen would be a No.3\/No.4 starter in the rotation.<\/p>\n<p>According to BaseballReference.com, Zac Gallen is projected to post a 4.21 ERA in 171 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Gallen\u2019s big bug-a-boo in 2025 was giving up the long ball. In 192 innings, he gave up 31 home runs (career-high).<\/p>\n<p>As MLB\u2019s winter meetings commence here in the next few days, it will be interesting to see what reports come out of the Braves camp in terms of offseason plans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More MLB on Heavy: Braves Get Bad News on Potential Two-Time All-Star Trade Target<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Braves<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves are being urged to sign this former All-Star starter on a $135 million predicted deal in free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":128992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128991","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>\ud83e\udde8 INSIDER PUSH: Quiet voices around the league are urging Atlanta to make a bold move for a predicted $135 million frontline starter, a pursuit insiders say could redefine the Braves\u2019 championship window. 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