"It's been a wild ride for Orlando Arcia, as far as his Braves tenure was concerned. He went from fringy addition to heavily-relied on roster depth to starter for a historic offense... and then crashed back down to earth. Heading into 2025, it seemed like he was going to be the presumptive starter for the Braves for a third straight year, even as fans were souring on his status on the depth chart. But, it didn't take long at all for him to get supplanted."
"The Braves acquired Arcia from the Brewers on April 6, 2021, in a trade that sent Chad Sobotka and Patrick Weigel the other way. At the time it was a low risk move to add a depth piece with pedigree and the potential to change his approach for the better - basically, an upside play. Back in 2015, Arcia was ranked as the Brewers top prospect and was widely considered a Top 100 prospect in the sport."
Orlando Arcia became a low-risk depth acquisition for the Braves in April 2021 after being a former top prospect whose ceiling had faded. He served as a utility option behind Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies before earning regular playing time and producing a 2.4 fWAR season in 2023 with offense slightly above his expected numbers. The player experienced a severe offensive collapse in 2024, posting a 72 wRC+ and ranking second-worst among qualifiers, eroding confidence in his role. He was quickly supplanted on the depth chart and lost the presumptive starting shortstop job entering 2025. The trade return produced minimal MLB value.
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