"The Braves will exercise their $17MM option for 2027 and have a matching provision for the '28 season. The first comes with a $10MM buyout, while the second has no buyout. It's highly likely the Braves are going to pick them both up anyway, but it could be a moderately closer call for Atlanta after 2027 if Acuña has a bad or injury-riddled year."
"Acuña has only connected on two home runs with a .252/.367/.382 slash line through his first 35 games. He missed a couple weeks with a Grade 1 strain of his left hamstring and returned to the lineup yesterday. The Braves have remarkably raced to the second-best start in MLB despite relatively underwhelming work from the five-time All-Star."
"Albies agreed to a pair of $7MM team options on his exceedingly club-friendly 2019 extension. He signed away up to four free agent years for a $35MM guarantee that'd max out at $45MM if the Braves exercised the options - the first of which contained a $4MM buyout. For a few years, it was among the biggest bargain contracts in the league."
"Albies has rebounded to hit .271/.329/.441 and is third among second basemen with eight home runs. The NL second base field is crowded, but Albies is putting together a strong case for his fourth All-Star selection while playing on a salary just above what Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Miguel Rojas commanded as free agents."
The Braves are positioned to exercise multiple contract options in the NL East. Atlanta plans to exercise a $17MM option for 2027 for Ronald Acuña Jr., with a matching provision for 2028 that has no buyout. The 2027 option includes a $10MM buyout, and both options are expected to be picked up, though 2027 could become more uncertain if Acuña has a poor or injury-riddled year. Acuña has produced limited power early, with a .252/.367/.382 line through his first 35 games, after missing time with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. Ozzie Albies has rebounded to .271/.329/.441 with eight home runs, and his team options are considered easy to exercise due to prior bargain value and a likely continued fit.
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