{"id":29452,"date":"2025-01-27T12:24:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29452"},"modified":"2025-01-27T12:24:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:24:25","slug":"could-desperate-braves-steal-49-million-star-infielder-from-mariners-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=29452","title":{"rendered":"Could Desperate Braves Steal $49 Million Star Infielder From Mariners, Giants?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It may have taken a while, but the Atlanta Braves finally made their first big move of the offseason last week when they signed San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar.<\/p>\n<p>This might not be the last time Atlanta steals a player from the Padres either.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report&#8217;s Kerry Miller recently named the Braves a\u00a0surprise landing spot for infielder Ha-Seong Kim.\u00a0Kim is projected to\u00a0sign for $49 million, per Spotrac, but may come at a discount after undergoing shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.webp?w=790&amp;f=80173b552883c8b1d1d0700daf0cbc82 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.jpg?w=790&amp;f=80173b552883c8b1d1d0700daf0cbc82 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.webp?w=900&amp;f=b5ad63e54b156acedc2795f3eda220a6 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.jpg?w=900&amp;f=b5ad63e54b156acedc2795f3eda220a6 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.webp?w=790&amp;f=80173b552883c8b1d1d0700daf0cbc82 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.jpg?w=790&amp;f=80173b552883c8b1d1d0700daf0cbc82 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.webp?w=450&amp;f=c1ee223bd82c1433429e237e08dafe21 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.jpg?w=450&amp;f=c1ee223bd82c1433429e237e08dafe21 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.webp?w=1200&amp;f=5713507151f253867ab4b8c5b2653e28\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2573795\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2573795\/san-diego-padres-infielder-ha-seong-kim.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=5713507151f253867ab4b8c5b2653e28\" alt=\"San Diego Padres infielder Ha-Seong Kim\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">SAN DIEGO, CA &#8211; JULY 12: Ha-Seong Kim #7 of the San Diego Padres throws past Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves as he turns a double play during the fourth inning of a&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Denis Poroy\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Between Orlando Arcia&#8217;s mediocre overall production over the past three-plus seasons and Ozzie Albies&#8217; injury history in recent years, adding a versatile middle infielder at what might be a significant discount because of his shoulder seems like something Atlanta should aggressively pursue,&#8221; Miller wrote. &#8220;Granted, they already expect to be without both Spencer Strider and Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. on Opening Day, and they can go ask the 2024 Texas Rangers how unenjoyable it is to spend the first half of the season waiting on guys who you already knew weren&#8217;t healthy before the offseason began.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But if they do sign Kim and ever reach a point of full strength, putting him at shortstop and platooning Arcia and Jarred Kelenic in LF could be an NL East-winning formula.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Miller listed the Seattle Mariners and the San Francisco Giants as the two more likely landing spots for Kim, so the Braves would have their work cut out for them to steal the star.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves would certainly be an intriguing fit for Kim, but they would need to get desperate to land him. A team like the Giants or Mariners will likely be willing to cough up quite a bit of money to bring the star in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may have taken a while, but the Atlanta Braves finally made their first big move of the offseason last week when they signed San Diego Padres&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":29460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29452","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>Could Desperate Braves Steal $49 Million Star Infielder From Mariners, Giants? - 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=29452\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Could Desperate Braves Steal $49 Million Star Infielder From Mariners, Giants? 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