{"id":40968,"date":"2025-04-14T07:28:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40968"},"modified":"2025-04-14T07:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:28:03","slug":"yankees-could-poach-212-million-superstar-away-from-braves-at-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40968","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Could Poach $212 Million Superstar Away From Braves at Trade Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees may not be able to meet their World Series expectations with their current third base plan. They went into the season with D.J LeMahieu and Oswaldo Cabrera slated to share the hot corner.<\/p>\n<p>However, LeMahieu&#8217;s injury in spring training, paired with Oswaldo Cabrera&#8217;s uninspiring 2024 stats, could force the Yankees to make a blockbuster trade with the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic&#8217;s Brendan Kuty\u00a0called Austin Riley a player the Yankees could go after if they wanted to go &#8220;all in&#8221; at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.webp?w=790&amp;f=d18ed82a32e491232afe38405a610056 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.jpg?w=790&amp;f=d18ed82a32e491232afe38405a610056 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.webp?w=900&amp;f=e8cee519ce32a04f2dcfcbcebd147a7b 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.jpg?w=900&amp;f=e8cee519ce32a04f2dcfcbcebd147a7b 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.webp?w=790&amp;f=d18ed82a32e491232afe38405a610056 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.jpg?w=790&amp;f=d18ed82a32e491232afe38405a610056 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.webp?w=450&amp;f=831b66d31ab296bf7a5b314f187029bf 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.jpg?w=450&amp;f=831b66d31ab296bf7a5b314f187029bf 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.webp?w=1200&amp;f=1da19d2f18ceb3e695bcb4a4976fef7c\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2626376\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2626376\/atlanta-braves-third-baseman-austin-riley.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=1da19d2f18ceb3e695bcb4a4976fef7c\" alt=\"Atlanta Braves, third baseman, Austin Riley\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">ATLANTA, GEORGIA &#8211; OCTOBER 09: Austin Riley #27 of the Atlanta Braves rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game Two of the Division&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Elsa\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;George Lombard Jr. has risen up multiple top prospects lists and seems like the club&#8217;s consensus No. 1 prospect,&#8221; wrote Kuty. &#8220;He&#8217;d likely be off the table in virtually every scenario. But could the Yankees put together a competitive deal for Sandy Alcantara? Not without including Lombard. Who else will for sure be available at that time? Maybe the Yankees could try to cherry-pick from the Atlanta Braves if they continue underperforming. The Yankees (and many other teams) surely would like the idea of Austin Riley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Braves are 4-10 to start the year and if things continue to go the way they are, the team could be open to adding some prospects in exchange for one of their most expensive players.<\/p>\n<p>Riley signed a 10-year, $212 million deal in 2023. He is a two-time All-Star and hit 30-plus home runs in three straight seasons from 2021-2023. However, last season he hit just 19 home runs and has his lowest OPS since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Even if he is not the same player he was a couple of years ago, he would still be a massive upgrade from LeMahieu or Cabrera. Even if the Braves move on from him, they still have an array of star players like Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr., Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies and Micahel Harris II. Turning Riley into some promising prospects could be a great move to shed payroll and prepare for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees may not be able to meet their World Series expectations with their current third base plan. 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