Given that the Braves infield defense is already pretty rough, going with one of the worst defenders in the game at shortstop ...

Arcia was released by the Braves on Sunday, just a few days after being designated for assignment by the team. There is no report on if this is a Major League or Minor League deal. The writing was on ...

Who are those options and what do they bring ... suggesting he doesn't cover enough ground to play a tolerable shortstop on a full-time basis. The Braves have Grissom working with renowned infield ...

Pillar and Sam Hilliard, who is out of minor-league options, are the top ... in his improved defense. Now, the Braves want Grissom to keep working at shortstop at Gwinnett and Shewmake to continue ...

That “huge spot” is shortstop, where the Braves have had Dansby Swanson through ... “Like anything, do you have options internally? That’s the first thing,” Anthopoulos said of filling ...

With that being said, it seems like a slim outlook to judge the Braves' shortstop options at that point. Alvarez is currently the high-ranking prospect option, but those fluctuate every year.

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The Braves entered the 2023 season with a question mark at shortstop. Atlanta didn’t ... versus a genuine belief in their other options. In any case, the Braves have picked up right where ...

Because of this, Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer mentioned the Braves as one of the top options for Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames early in free agency this upcoming offseason.

Orlando Arcia's lack of offensive production is prompting the Atlanta Braves to look at infield options for next season ... 625 OPS as the primary shortstop for the Braves. For a team like the ...

Defensively, he can play shortstop every day ... Hilliard is out of options. Pillar is an Article XX(B) player. The Braves likely would’ve lost him had they not put him on the opening-day ...