{"id":78204,"date":"2025-07-11T07:23:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=78204"},"modified":"2025-07-11T07:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:23:28","slug":"yankees-trade-pitch-replaces-dj-lemahieu-with-35-million-braves-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=78204","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Trade Pitch Replaces DJ Lemahieu With $35 Million Braves Star"},"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\/06\/GettyImages-2216357382-e1749671357810.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2216357382-e1749671357810.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2216357382-e1749671357810.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2216357382-e1749671357810.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees Trade Pitch Replaces DJ Lemahieu With $35 Million Braves Star\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>DJ LeMahieu attempts to tag out Josh Smith of the Rangers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Yankees have a few ways to go at the trade deadline, but certain areas are much more important to fix than others. Among those is replacing DJ Lemahieu, an excellent veteran who is no longer what he once was.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unfortunate that Lemahieu has dealt with the issues he has over the past few years, but the harsh reality of the situation is that he\u2019s simply getting older, has dealt with injuries, and has struggled. It happens when players age, and it doesn\u2019t detract from anything he\u2019s accomplished throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>However, for a Yankees team looking to win a World Series, that wasn\u2019t good enough. New York designated him for assignment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees will have to look to replace him, and The Athletic recently linked them to a very intriguing name in the form of Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps the season has gone south enough for Atlanta and for Albies that a player with notoriously inexpensive team control through 2027 becomes available. Albies is in the midst of his worst big-league season by far, and since 2022, he\u2019s posted a league-average OPS while missing significant time with injuries. There\u2019s still value in the talent and the contract for an acquiring team, and Atlanta\u2019s farm system could use a kickstart,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Albies\u2019 Fit With the Yankees<\/h2>\n<p>Now, while Albies would be a great addition for the New York Yankees, it\u2019s also important to remember that he\u2019d still play second base, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. moving over to third, which he\u2019s already done for much of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Chisholm recently played second base, and reports have suggested that he\u2019s dealing with a shoulder injury, so this doesn\u2019t necessarily help the Yankees in that regard.<\/p>\n<p>When searching for what the Yankees need at the deadline, the New York Post recently noted that they\u2019ll be interested in adding an infielder, preferably at third base. If that\u2019s the case, it might mean that someone like Albies is not on their radar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreferably right-handed and who can play third base, which would move Jazz Chisholm Jr. back to his more natural second base,\u201d they wrote .<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Will the Braves Be Sellers at the Deadline?<\/h2>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves have arguably been the most disappointing team in Major League Baseball this season, so moving on from Albies makes some sense.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the switch-hitter has struggled a bit during the year, it\u2019s also fair to suggest that he\u2019s still dealing with that wrist injury from a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>When Albies has been healthy, there\u2019s a strong argument to be made that he\u2019s among the top three second basemen in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, MLB.com recently named him a potential trade candidate due to how badly the Braves have played.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember when everybody said the Braves got a steal when Albies signed a seven-year $35 million deal in April 2019 that includes $7 million options for the 2026 and \u201827 seasons. Well, even with a $4 million buyout, there\u2019s strong reason to argue the option shouldn\u2019t be exercised next year. Albies\u2019 .613 OPS ranks 151th out of 157 qualified players this season and he ranks 35th out of 46 qualified second basemen with a minus-one outs above average,\u201d Mark Bowman wrote .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf medical personnel are confident Albies\u2019 offensive struggles are a lingering effect of last year\u2019s left wrist injury and next year will be different, then there might be reason to exercise the option. But if not, why not try to get something for him now?\u201d<\/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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