{"id":21120,"date":"2024-12-26T06:27:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T06:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=21120"},"modified":"2024-12-26T06:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T06:27:16","slug":"breaking-braves-urged-to-sign-33-million-blue-jays-starter-cut-ties-with-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=21120","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Braves urged to sign $33 million Blue Jays starter &#038; cut ties with All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop\/s3\/2023-05\/Orlando%20Arcia%20Getty%20FTR%20052623.jpg?h=920929c4&amp;itok=BSkaxfet\" alt=\"Braves urged to sign $33 million Blue Jays starter &amp; cut ties with All-Star image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves are in need of an upgrade at shortstop. After failing to add a long-term option this winter, they could look to land the Blue Jays starting shortstop in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando Arcia had a down season following his All-Star campaign in 2023.\u00a0\u00a0FanSided&#8217;s Steven Teal urged the Braves to make a move for Bo Bichette next winter to replace Arcia. Arcia&#8217;s OPS fell from .741 to .625 last season. He has a club option for 2026 that the Braves could decline in hopes of adding a star player like Bichette.<\/p>\n<p>Bichette also had a down season in 2024, but it seems to be more of an outlier. He was an All-Star in 2021 and 2023. He led the American League in hits in 2021 and 2022. Before last season, he had a .299 batting average. However, he hit just .225 in 2024. The Braves could still get Bichette this offseason, but he would not be cheap in a trade\u00a0according to The Athletic&#8217;s Ken Rosenthal<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Still, the Jays do not appear to be shopping Bichette. Executives from three rival clubs, granted anonymity for their candor, said the Jays are open to moving him, but only for a high price,&#8221; wrote Rosenthal. &#8220;Good luck, with Bichette coming off his down year, under club control for only one more season and set to earn $16.5 million in 2025. He also ended the season with a broken finger that required surgery but is expected to be ready for the start of spring training.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bichette signed a three-year, $33 million extension in 2023. 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