The Atlanta Braves have their eyes set on a World Series title.
Tonight, they need a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies to keep their season alive.
In all likelihood, the front office has already discussed potential free agent targets for the upcoming offseason.
One potential area of need is in the outfield.
Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley wrote that one of the top outfielders available could be on Atlanta's radar.
He predicts the Braves will sign Seattle Mariners three-time All-Star Randy Arozarena, who should be heavily pursued by several clubs.
"As for that career effort, it was a pretty monstrous one. He scored an AL-best 113 home runs, posted his best OPS in a full season (.865), launched the second-most homers of his career (26) and swiped his third-most steals (26)," Buckley wrote. "Altogether, he wound up with a 151 wRC+, per FanGraphs, putting him behind only MVP favorites Yordan Alvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong."
Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports that many MLB executives believe Arozarena's starting price tag will hover around $100 million over four years.
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If the Braves want to land a player of his caliber, they will need to be comfortable dishing out a contract of that magnitude.
This year was Arozarena's sixth consecutive year with at least 20 home runs and 20 or more steals.
The Braves should be a contender in the NL East for years to come, but Arozarena's presence in the lineup could make them that much harder to take down.
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