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There's a lot that can happen over the next few months in Major League Baseball, and it sounds like there will be a lot of big-time trades as well.
The Atlanta Braves are a team that should be on the market to add a few intriguing players, while the Houston Astros have multiple players who could be on the move.
If the Braves want to win a World Series, they'll need help on both sides of the baseball. Atlanta is a very good team that just needs more. Plenty of that is on the mound, but it also needs help offensively. In a recent trade proposal from Sports Illustrated, Atlanta would accomplish just that.
Braves Get: Yordan Alvarez
Astros Get: Cam Caminiti, JR Ritchie, Didier Fuentes, Hurston Waldrep, Nacho Alvarez Jr.
“The Atlanta Braves would make this move because they are already in an all-in position, sitting at 26–12, the best record in baseball. At that point, the focus shifts from long-term planning to maximizing a legitimate World Series opportunity.
“Adding a bat like Yordan Álvarez, who is producing a .319 average, 12 home runs, and a 1.061 OPS in 2026, gives Atlanta another elite middle-of-the-order force,” Ryan Shea of SI wrote.
Adding somebody of Alvarez's caliber would completely change the National League, no matter who lands him if he does get traded to a team in the NL. He's the type of guy who can completely flip a series at any moment, and honestly, I'd be willing to give up a lot if I were the Braves to complete this trade.
It might seem like a lot in terms of prospects, and it would be, as Ritchie and others have a chance to be really good one day, but this is Yordan Alvarez we're talking about at the end of the day.
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