That, plus his glovework and defensive versatility, make him a better fit as a utility type than as a starting shortstop on a contender. Outlook: While Shewmake has spent all of a weekend in the majors, it would be wise to forecast him as a below-average hitter going forward. The top-ranked position player prospect goes airborne to take away a hit for the /6tuQSdNQKb- MLB Pipeline May 3, 2023 As such, we're pessimistic about his chances of taking the shortstop job as his own. The Braves, or whatever team he ends up with for the long haul (hey, Atlanta has a lot of position players locked-in for the long haul), will be better served moving him down the defensive spectrum to a position that allows him to prioritize his hitting. Now, with that established, we must confess that at this stage we don't think the shortstop experiment is going to work. It's OK - heck, it's downright understandable - that he has more growing to do before he becomes a big-league mainstay. Additionally, he won't celebrate his 23rd birthday until next January. Keep in mind, he jumped to the majors directly from Double-A, where he had played all of 22 games. Outlook: This season hasn't been kind to Grissom at the big-league level, but let's be clear: he still has a future in the majors. WluG3Kqj6Z- Bally Sports: Braves August 14, 2022 When that component is going his way, he's good when it's not, he's bad.Ĥ40-foot home for the rookie. His approach remains swing-happy (he offered at more than 55% of the pitches he saw the league-average is 47%), and his unwillingness to walk puts a lot of pressure on him getting good batted-ball results. Grissom did hit the ball harder on average than he did last year, he just wasn't rewarded for with positive outcomes.
His offensive woes, though? They were unforeseen.
Perhaps that was to be expected defensively, where he erred six times in 19 games ( including on a few routine plays) and dashed any hope that his offseason fielding work with Ron Washington had been transformative. He's since received an opportunity created by Arcia's injury, and boy oh boy did it go poorly. 277/.314/.308 (70 OPS+) in 70 plate appearancesĪnalysis: It qualified as a surprise when Grissom, the odds-on favorite to win the gig entering the spring, was optioned ahead of Opening Day. (Do note that the players are presented in reverse order of their positioning on the depth chart.) 3. How have each of those three players performed so far, and what do we make of their games moving forward? Let's break them down, one by one. After all, we're just days removed from the Braves shaking up their depth chart by activating Orlando Arcia from the injured list without first sending him on a rehab assignment demoting Vaughn Grissom to the minors and promoting Braden Shewmake for his debut.
We here at CBS Sports felt like this would be an opportune time to check in on the Braves shortstop situation. Things are mostly swell right now in Atlanta as the Braves prepare to host the Boston Red Sox for a brief two-game set. To wit, the Braves entered Tuesday with the largest division lead in the majors, outpacing the rest of the National League East by seven games. Not because the Braves have found themselves a clear answer at the position - they haven't - but because it hasn't yet mattered on a team-results level. Remember back in spring training, when everyone was concerned about who would play shortstop for the Atlanta Braves following Dansby Swanson's departure? Those worries seem silly in hindsight.
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