Braves urged to cut ties with $65 million All-Star in winter tradeWill the Atlanta Braves consider a deal involving one of their top sluggers this winter?
Atlanta has some tough choices to make over the next few months. The 2024 Major League Baseball season didn’t go as planned for Atlanta, but that doesn’t mean that there weren’t any bright spot
To be clear, Atlanta is already expected to exercise Ozuna’s $16 million option for 2025,” Rymer said. “It’s an easy call, as he’s emerged from lost years in 2021 and 2022 to slam 79 homers over the last two seasons. And yet, it will deliberately create a logjam at designated hitter as soon as it picks up Ozuna’s option. It’s the only truly viable position for both him and Jorge Soler, who will also pull in $16 million next season.
“If one of them has to go, it should be Ozuna. And not just because he has more value than Soler right now. At 33, he is also a year older than Soler, and there’s a greater risk of what value he has going kaput in the near future.”
Could the Braves actually trade one of their best hitters this winter? It shouldn’t be ruled out but should be considered unlikely.
Three-time All-Star Marcell Ozuna shined for the Braves. He launched 39 home runs and drove in 104 runs across a league-leading 162 games played. Ozuna earned his third All-Star nod and did a little bit of everything for Atlant
He has a $16 million club option for the 2025 season, and it is expected to be picked up. While this is the case, Bleacher Report’s Zachary Rymer suggested that the team should consider a trade involving Ozuna after picking up the club option.a.s.
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