{"id":66752,"date":"2025-07-07T08:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66752"},"modified":"2025-07-07T08:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:41:25","slug":"report-ronald-acuna-jr-has-no-one-but-himself-to-blame-for-outlandish-braves-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=66752","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. has no one but himself to blame for outlandish Braves trade rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. isn&#8217;t going anywhere, but don&#8217;t tell that to media pundits.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"New York Mets v Atlanta Braves\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7329,h_4122\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jzg72haf9dvt6512gd.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets v Atlanta Braves\" width=\"7329\" height=\"4122\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"New York Mets v Atlanta Braves\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">New York Mets v Atlanta Braves | Matthew Grimes Jr.\/Atlanta Braves\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\">\n<div id=\"mm-player-placeholder-large-screen\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\" data-is-split-view=\"false\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It&#8217;s been a tough season for\u00a0the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With four major injuries to the starting rotation \u2013 including Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez and\u00a0Spencer Schwellenbach\u00a0\u2013 the Braves postseason chances are next to none as of this writing. Atlanta is in fourth place in the NL East, behind even the Miami Marlins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">While Alex Anthopoulos hasn&#8217;t committed to selling just yet, that hasn&#8217;t stopped the rumor mill from churning out some previously-unthinkable Braves trade scenarios, including one involving Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">This all started early in the week, with MLB Now&#8217;s Carlos Pe\u00f1a\u00a0discussing why the Braves\u00a0should be open to trading Acu\u00f1a Jr. now despite his contract being quite affordable for Atlanta&#8217;s front office and ownership.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><em>&#8220;I would definitely entertain that, if. were the Braves,&#8221; said Pena. &#8220;If I&#8217;m another team trying to acquire a player that&#8217;s going to make a difference immediately, granted if he&#8217;s healthy, you see what [Acu\u00f1a] is capable of doing. Coming in the limelight, coming in the postseason, he would be a difference maker. And that&#8217;s the carrot that I&#8217;m dangling in front of any team to see if I can get back a pretty big haul. I would certainly entertain that.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Braves aren&#8217;t trading Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That, of course, is the wrong take. The Braves are having a down year caused primarily by injuries. Assuming the vast majority of their starting pitchers come back healthy in 2026, there&#8217;s no reason they can&#8217;t make another postseason run with Acu\u00f1a Jr. at the helm then. However, in some ways Acu\u00f1a Jr. only has himself to blame as to why he&#8217;s so valuable in the first place.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Acu\u00f1a Jr. signed a team-friendly deal back in 2019, inking an eight-yeat, $100 million contract. Even back then, it was obvious Acu\u00f1a Jr. was taking a discount rather than banking on himself to outplay those terms. In recent seasons, Acu\u00f1a Jr. has expressed a desire to sign a new deal and be a Brave for life.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.&#8217;s contract makes him an attractive trade asset<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">That is all well and good, but the Braves\u00a0have no reason\u00a0to extend him these days, as he&#8217;s signed through 2028 (if you include club options, yikes) for $17 million AAV. Any new contract would pay him significantly more than that.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The 27-year-old has since changed agents, which is the right decision moving forward if he is to receive a new deal worth his actual valuation, which is somewhere above the $300 million mark. In many ways, it is Acu\u00f1a Jr.&#8217;s team-friendly contract that makes him such an attractive trade asset. Again, there is no way the Braves would consider moving him as long as they plan on contending in the years to come, but it&#8217;s tough to blame the media and spin doctors for suggesting current contenders make the call given how productive Acu\u00f1a Jr. is on his current deal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_3_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Such is the business of baseball. The Braves may hang up the phone, but don&#8217;t be surprised if teams make the call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. isn&#8217;t going anywhere, but don&#8217;t tell that to media pundits. 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