{"id":725005,"date":"2026-06-09T11:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/725005\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:07:13","slug":"braves-20-million-bust-expected-to-be-traded-before-mlb-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/725005\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves $20 million bust expected to be traded before MLB trade deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Braves $20 million bust expected to be traded before MLB trade deadline<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With how well the Atlanta Braves<\/a> have played this season, there is really no debate that they’re going to go out and make the necessary moves to improve on all fronts at this trade deadline.<\/p>\n

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The Braves have done well enough to make the big move many fans are hoping for, though they might have to get a bit creative with their trade offers. The Braves have a rather average farm system and not a ton of guys who will bring back a massive return at the deadline.<\/p>\n

However, there are some players on the big-league roster who could be thrown into some of those packages, or at the very least, moved for other reasons.<\/p>\n

One of them is Ha-Seong Kim, who MLB.com’s Braves reporter recently floated the idea of trading with one of their top pitching prospects to have a team pay the remainder of his $20 million salary.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKim wouldn\u2019t be the centerpiece of any deal. But it doesn\u2019t feel like he has a fit in Atlanta with both Mauricio Dub\u00f3n and Jorge Mateo looking like better options at the shortstop position. Pairing Kim with a top pitching prospect and agreeing to pay the remaining portion of his $20 million salary to a middle infield-needy team could net a decent return,\u201d Mark Bowman wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Braves shouldn’t really be in the market to shed salary here, but I don’t think that’s the case if they were to move on from Kim.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Kim just hasn’t been the guy the Braves have been looking for this season, as he’s currently 5-for-52 and has dealt with too many injuries. The 30-year-old was once viewed as a very good player with the San Diego Padres<\/a>, but hasn’t been great over the past year and a half, with those injuries being at the top of the list as to why.<\/p>\n

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