How Will Atlanta Braves Replace Dansby Swanson at Shortstop in 2023?

The Atlanta Braves are a staff in transition.

9 months in the past, the membership misplaced franchise staple and chief Freddie Freeman to free company, as the primary baseman signed a six-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Earlier this week, the membership misplaced All-Star shortstop and chief Dansby Swanson, who signed a seven-year, $177 million contract with the Chicago Cubs.

Now the Braves have to discover a alternative for Swanson at a essential defensive place.

Braves govt Alex Anthopolous lately appeared on MLB Community’s Excessive Warmth with Christopher Russo, and was requested about how the membership may substitute Swanson at brief.

“Proper now on the roster, we’ve obtained Orlando Arcia and Vaughn Grissom and we predict they’ll deal with the place,” Anthopolous mentioned. “If we don’t do something from the skin, whether or not that’s signal somebody or commerce somebody, these guys will compete. Nobody will get handed that job.”

Arcia at one level was the highest prospect within the Milwaukee Brewers’ farm system. After a really productive rookie 12 months, Arcia plateaued, slashing simply .231/.282/.626 from 2018 by way of 2021. The Brewers parted methods with Arcia in April 2021, buying and selling him to the Braves for Patrick Weigel and Chad Sobotka.

Now, Arcia has an opportunity to land the Braves’ Opening Day beginning shortstop job.

Rookie Vaughn Grissom has an opportunity to be distinctive. He made a big effect in his first 41 profession video games, all of which he performed in 2022, when he slashed .291/.353/.792 with 5 dwelling runs and 18 RBI.

Grissom has performed simply 10 innings at shortstop within the large leagues, however the 21-year-old noticed loads of motion on the place within the minor leagues. If he’s to take over for Swanson, there could also be some rising pains, which may make Arcia a helpful bridge between Swanson and Grissom.

If the Braves needed so as to add from the skin, Willy Adames and Jorge Mateo are most likely the 2 finest gamers on the place that might be accessible. Each the Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles have been receiving calls on the supply of their respective shortstop.

Adames is below membership management by way of 2024 and Mateo is below membership management by way of 2025.

The Braves 101 video games and their fifth-straight Nationwide League East division title in 2022.

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