{"id":65782,"date":"2025-07-04T01:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T01:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65782"},"modified":"2025-07-04T01:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T01:22:39","slug":"breaking-prominent-mlb-insider-proposes-atlanta-braves-trade-ronald-acuna-jr-for-juan-soto-like-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=65782","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Prominent MLB insider proposes Atlanta Braves trade Ronald Acuna Jr. for Juan Soto-like haul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ronald-Acuna-Jr-26505391.jpg\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Could the Atlanta Braves do what once was thought unthinkable and trade Ronald Acuna Jr.? A prominent MLB insider is making the case as to why it might be time for the Braves to part with the former National League MVP.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on MLB Network\u2019s \u201cMLB Now,\u201d New York Post\u2019s Joel Sherman believes that the Braves could receive a Juan Soto-like haul if they were to deal Acuna.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest reason to trade the four-time All-Star? Sherman doesn\u2019t see the Braves being a winning team anytime soon, as they are 38-46, mired in fourth place in the National League East and are dealing with multiple injuries to their rotation, including Spencer Schwellenbach who went on the IL Wednesday with a fractured right elbow.<\/p>\n<p>He also points to the fact that second baseman Ozzie Albies and center fielder Michael Harris have regressed offensively, while the Braves don\u2019t know what they will have with outfielder\u00a0Jurickson Profar who is coming back from an 80-game PED suspension.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCan you see a championship in the next few years? I don\u2019t, because Albies has gone the wrong way, Harris has gone the wrong way,\u00a0[Chris] Sale\u00a0will be 37 next year, you don\u2019t have depth in your farm system,\u201d Sherman explained. \u201cThis has been a great period for the Braves. Seven straight years in the playoffs, six division titles, one championship. By the way, we won that championship without Acuna. He got hurt. We played the last four months of last season without Acuna and made the playoffs again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=MattHiggins80&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1940517588603215905&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsnaut.com%2Fmlb%2Fmlb-insider-proposes-atlanta-braves-trade-ronald-acuna-jr-for-juan-soto-like-haul%2F&amp;sessionId=1d03b8694663f4df9ad2970d6bfd228da6faa21a&amp;siteScreenName=sportsnaut&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1940517588603215905\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>After this year, Acuna still has three years and about $51 million left on his deal, and if he was made available at the trade deadline, he would instantly become the top offensive bat on the market. The Braves are expected to test the market for designated hitter\u00a0Marcell Ozuna\u00a0and reliever Raisel Iglesias, who will both be free agents at the end of the season. However, they won\u2019t move the needle in a prospect haul like Acuna would.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDo we want to try to take another seven-year run? I would say let\u2019s have a serious meeting about whether it\u2019s time to do that,\u201d Sherman said. \u201cAcuna, in this marketplace without offensive players of this stature, you could make the Juan Soto trade. Who can I make the Juan Soto trade with?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Washington Nationals\u00a0were able to remake their franchise by trading Soto to the\u00a0San Diego Padres. In return, the Nationals received:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams<\/li>\n<li>Left fielder James Wood (22 home runs, .938 OPS)<\/li>\n<li>Pitcher MacKenzie Gore (3.08 ERA, 129 strikeouts in 17 starts)<\/li>\n<li>Outfield prospect Robert Hassell III (made MLB debut this season)<\/li>\n<li>Pitching prospect Jarlin Susana (4.15 ERA in six Double-A starts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sherman believes that one team that could align with the Braves in an Acuna deal would be the\u00a0Seattle Mariners\u00a0as they have nine top-100 prospects, according to MLB.com. Acuna would be able to slide into right field for Seattle and dramatically improve production from a position that\u2019s been a sore point for the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Since returning from his second ACL injury that ended his 2024 season after 49 games, he is slashing .350\/.467\/.610 with nine home runs, five doubles, 32 runs scored, with a 199 OPS+ and 2.1 bWAR in 35 games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-bio\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could the Atlanta Braves do what once was thought unthinkable and trade Ronald Acuna Jr.? 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