{"id":87748,"date":"2025-09-03T22:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=87748"},"modified":"2025-09-03T22:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:02:07","slug":"braves-predicted-to-cut-ties-with-40-home-run-slugger-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=87748","title":{"rendered":"Braves Predicted to Cut Ties With 40 Home Run Slugger in Free Agency"},"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-2225276808-e1753965218469.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-2225276808-e1753965218469.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225276808-e1753965218469.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225276808-e1753965218469.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Braves Predicted to Cut Ties With 40 Home Run Slugger in Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves could be trading star slugger Marcell Ozuna.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t been an ideal season for the Atlanta Braves, a team that was expected to have a chance to at least compete for a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Braves are 62-76 and essentially don\u2019t have any chance of making the postseason, unless they go on one of the biggest runs in Major League Baseball history over the next month and multiple teams collapse ahead of them.<\/p>\n<p>The winter will also bring challenges to the Braves, as they have a few free agency decisions to make. It sounds like the Braves will continue to go all in over the next few years, but there are questions about whether Marcell Ozuna will remain with the organization.<\/p>\n<p>When predicting what might happen with Ozuna, Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report predicted that he\u2019d be on his way out, adding that, because of a disappointing season for the Braves, allowing the soon-to-be 35 rule to leave would be the right decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOzuna has hit 147 home runs in parts of six seasons with the Braves. But while he\u2019s still productive, his OPS has dropped from .925 in 2024 to .762 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a disappointing season, the Braves will likely be looking to shake things up, and letting Ozuna, who will turn 35 in November, walk would be a way to do that,\u201d he wrote .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Is Marcell Ozuna in His Final Days With the Braves?<\/h2>\n<p>Reports were indicating during the trade deadline and before it that the Atlanta Braves were looking to move on from Ozuna then.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, they couldn\u2019t trade him, which would\u2019ve helped the team get a few prospects in return. Ozuna hasn\u2019t had a great season in comparison to seasons past, but he\u2019s still a hitter who can hit 40-plus home runs in a single year and could\u2019ve helped a contending team in the back end of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to a report at the deadline, Ozuna vetoed his trade because he has 10-and-5 rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to my source, they tried to trade him to 3 teams but he vetoed all of them,\u201d Ryan Cothran posted on X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Would the Braves Consider Bringing Back Marcell Ozuna?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If the Atlanta Braves bring Ozuna back, it has to be on their ideal contract. Ozuna should be on the Braves roster only if they make the correct moves with the remainder of the team and bring him back late in the winter.<\/p>\n<p>However, considering his ability to leave the yard at any moment, it isn\u2019t likely that he\u2019ll be available for too long.<\/p>\n<p>However, the reasoning is evident for the Braves, with Eric Cole of FanSided outlining them. He noted that the Braves have too many holes on their roster to consider a reunion with a player who is only a designated hitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne suspects that there are a few contending teams who needed a bat at the deadline who are kicking themselves right now for not pushing harder to acquire him from the Braves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the facts for the Braves\u2019 remain the same. They still have Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy that they want to give regular at-bats to at designated hitter and Ozuna is going to require real money to try and sign as a free agent. With so many holes on their roster at shortstop, the rotation, and the bullpen, paying Ozuna to DH again just doesn\u2019t make much sense especially at his age and with that lingering hip injury of his,\u201d he noted .<\/p>\n<p>Jon Conahan covers the NBA and NFL for Heavy.com. Since 2019, his sports coverage has appeared at Sports Illustrated, oddschecker, ClutchPoints and Sportskeeda. 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