<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-vaughn-grissom-reaction-opening-day-roster');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Marinating to be done’: Vaughn Grissom gets real on not making Braves’ Opening Day roster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-17-at-5.49.09-PM.png"></figure><h1>‘Marinating to be done’: Vaughn Grissom gets real on not making Braves’ Opening Day roster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-17T14:55:12-07:00">April 17th, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-17T14:56:08-07:00">April 17th, 2:56pm</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-return-atlanta-loses-key-bullpen-arm" rel="noopener">Braves made some waves</a> a few weeks ago went they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-vaughn-grissom-decision-orlando-arcia-injury" rel="noopener">announced that Vaughn Grissom</a> had not made the Opening Day roster. After just 13 games, Atlanta had to turn back to Grissom amid an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-orlando-arcia-brutal-injury-update" rel="noopener">injury to shortstop Orlando Arcia.</a></p><p>Arcia hit the shelf due to a microfracture in his wrist and the Braves opted to call up Grissom to fill the void. Grissom feels ready to prove the doubters wrong. <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-vaughn-grissom-back-and-on-defensive" rel="noopener">He spoke about his thoughts</a> after he found out he was starting another season in the minors.</p><p>“I knew there was still some marinating to be done,” Grissom said. “It felt good knowing I had done a decent enough job, but you can’t be just decent.”</p><p>Arcia earned the starting shortstop job over Grissom in spring training due to his fielding prowess. He added to his own appeal through the first two weeks of the season by having a hot start at the plate.</p><p>Grissom himself has proven to be a solid hitter in his brief time with the Braves. In 41 games last season, he had a .291 batting average with 24 runs scored and 18 RBIs. The concerns for him are on the defensive side of the ball, especially considering the premium position that he plays. Grissom has already committed an error this season despite only playing in three games.</p><p>The Braves are out to the best start of any team in the National League, sporting a 12-4 record as the league enters its third full week of play. Vaughn Grissom has a chance to prove he can be an impact player on a title-contending team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Marinating to be done’: Vaughn Grissom gets real on not making Braves’ Opening Day roster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-atlanta-vaughn-grissom-decision-orlando-arcia-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves make Vaughn Grissom decision amid Orlando Arcia injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Braves-news-Atlanta-makes-Vaughn-Grissom-decision-amid-Orlando-Arcia-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves make Vaughn Grissom decision amid Orlando Arcia injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-14T07:43:51-07:00">April 14th, 7:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-14T07:43:51-07:00">April 14th, 7:43am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard has been a writer for ClutchPoints for around a year now, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier this season, there was a lot of hubbub amongst Atlanta Braves fans after the decision to go with Orlando Arcia instead of Vaughn Grissom. Grissom’s strong rookie campaign as the 2B after Ozzie Albies’ injury had many expecting him to move to shortstop. However, the team instead <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-vaughn-grissom-braden-shewmake-shortstop" rel="noopener">went with the veteran Arcia</a>, sending Grissom back to Triple-A. Now… Vaughn Grissom will<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1646873842273353731?s=20" rel="noopener"> make his return</a> to the lineup, albeit in less-than-ideal circumstances, per Justin Toscano.</p><p>“Official: The Braves recalled Vaughn Grissom. They placed Orlando Arcia on the 10-day injured list because of the microfracture in his left wrist.”</p><p>Orlando Arcia <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-orlando-arcia-brutal-injury-update" rel="noopener">suffered a wrist fracture</a> after getting hit by a pitch during their game against the Cincinnati Reds. The shortstop took a 98 mph heater from Hunter Greene during the series finale. Prior to the injury, Arcia was playing incredibly well for the Braves, providing solid defense and another dependable bat for the bottom of the order.</p><p>Arcia’s injury (diagnosed as a microfracture) forced the Braves to send him to the 10-day IL (though it could go longer than 10 days). In the meantime, Vaughn Grissom will fill in for Arcia while he recuperates. Grissom already has experience playing the infield: he played 2B for most of 2022 while Albies was recovering. Playing SS will be a slightly tougher role on defense, and the team is hoping that Grissom can learn on the fly.</p><p>Perhaps Grissom can audition for a full-time role for the Braves with this chance. Arcia’s strong play makes his position untouchable for the time being, but there’s hope that Grissom can potentially be a DH/Outfielder for the team. They have rotated their outfielders (save for Ronald Acuna Jr) as the DH. If Grissom can play like his 2022 self, then he has a strong case to replace the struggling Marcell Ozuna on the full-time roster.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves make Vaughn Grissom decision amid Orlando Arcia injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-vaughn-grissom-promise-opening-day-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'Vaughn Grissom’s promise after not making Braves Opening Day roster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-29-at-5.18.19-PM.png"></figure><h1>Vaughn Grissom’s promise after not making Braves Opening Day roster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-29T14:27:38-07:00">March 29th, 2:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-29T14:27:38-07:00">March 29th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-4-bold-predictions-for-ronald-acuna-jr-atlanta-ahead-of-opening-day" rel="noopener">The Atlanta Braves surprised</a> some in the baseball world with their decision to send shortstop Vaughn Grissom back down to Triple-A last week. The move leaves Grissom off of Atlanta’s Opening Day roster, but Grissom doesn’t seem to be <a href="https://twitter.com/thekellyprice/status/1641149869350846467" rel="noopener">too fazed by it.</a></p><p>Speaking with Atlanta sports reporters at Gwinnett Stripers media day, Grissom ended his session with a “see you soon” promise, according to Kelly Price.</p><p>Grissom was expected to be the front-runner for the starting shortstop job entering spring training after the Braves lost Dansby Swanson in free agency. Grissom showed promise at the plate, hitting for a .371 average in 36 at-bats this spring. He’s also shown that he can hit major league pitching, as he sported a .291 average in 141 at-bats after being called up in mid-August last season.</p><p>The problem is Grissom’s glove. In just 40 games in the MLB last season, Grissom had a -4.1 defensive WAR according to FanGraphs. Shortstop is not a position a team can afford to have a bad fielder at, even if he is an above-average hitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-2023-best-regular-season-record-prediction-and-pick" rel="noopener">The Braves instead have decided</a> to make veteran Orlando Arcia their starting shortstop to begin the season. Despite being a career .243 hitter, Arica has a 7.4 career FanGraphs dWAR.</p><p>The Braves have a stacked lineup regardless of who they play at shortstop, so sacrificing Grissom’s bat for Arcia’s glove makes sense.</p><p>This certainly isn’t the end of the road for Vaughn Grissom in Atlanta. The Braves still likely view Grissom as their everyday shortstop of the future. With a little fine-tuning in the field, Grissom will be back up in the bigs sooner or later.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Vaughn Grissom’s promise after not making Braves Opening Day roster

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-vaughn-grissom-braden-shewmake-shortstop');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves coach breaks silence on shocking Vaughn Grissom, shortstop decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/braves-news-atlanta-coach-breaks-silence-on-shocking-vaughn-grissom-shortstop-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves coach breaks silence on shocking Vaughn Grissom, shortstop decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-22T12:12:51-07:00">March 22nd, 12:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-22T12:14:40-07:00">March 22nd, 12:14pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-vaughn-grissom-orlando-arcia-shortstop" rel="noopener">made the shocking decision</a> to option both Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake to the minor leagues. One of those players was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-vaughn-grissom-braden-shewmake-shortstop-battle" rel="noopener">expected to take over shortstop duties</a> in 2023 following Dansby Swanson’s departure. Braves’ third base and infield coach Ron Washington <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1638582820867039232" rel="noopener">addressed</a> Atlanta’s decision, per The Athletic’s David O’Brien.</p><p>“I’m looking at the process. The process is sustaining, and consistency,” Washington said. “That’s what it is. And they’re in the process right now. And they’ve got a very, very, very bright future. It just didn’t happen this spring.”</p><p>Orlando Arcia is now expected to play shortstop. He was originally in the conversation to take over the position, but the Braves later said that either Shewmake or Grissom would earn the job. However, they clearly back-tracked on that statement and went in a different direction.</p><p>The situation has led to confusion, with Braves fans wondering what Atlanta’s plan is. Had Shewmake and Grissom both struggled in spring training, everything would make sense. But both players performed well during the spring. There were some people who felt that both players did more than enough to make the big league ball club.</p><p>In the end, the Braves are going to compete for the National League East division title. They have plenty of talent on the roster, including superstars such as Austin Riley and Ronald Acuna Jr. Nevertheless, it will be intriguing to follow the Braves’ shortstop situation as the season continues on.</p><p>We will likely see at least one of Grissom or Shewmake on the Braves at some point in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves coach breaks silence on shocking Vaughn Grissom, shortstop decision

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Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brian Snitker said Vaughn Grissom <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1616828390933241856" rel="noopener">will compete solely</a> for the Atlanta Braves’ shortstop job, per David O’Brien. There were rumors previously surfacing stating that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-writer-floats-vaughn-grissom-position-change-not-shortstop" rel="noopener">Grissom may see outfield repetitions</a> during Spring Training. But according to Snitker, the potential Dansby Swanson replacement will only be seen in the infield.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-vaughn-grissom-orlando-arcia-competition-replace-dansby-swanson" rel="noopener">Grissom is expected to compete</a> for the shortstop gig with Orlando Arcia. Losing Swanson is far from ideal but it gives both of these young players an opportunity to take over duties at a premier position.</p><p>The Braves believe in Vaughn Grissom.</p><p>The 22-year old features a high-ceiling which was showcased in limited action during the 2022 campaign. He ultimately slashed an impressive .291/.353/.440 with a .792 OPS through 41 games for Atlanta. He offers a decent amount of pop from the right side of the plate to go along with speed prowess. He’s versatile as well, given the previous uncertainty about his position.</p><p>But Brian Snitker wanted to set the record straight on Vaughn Grissom’s potential 2023 role. Eliminating questions in regards to his position will help Grissom purely focus on the task at hand.</p><p>The Braves are aiming to compete in the deep NL East this season. Stars such as Ronald Acuna Jr, Ozzie Albies, and Austin Riley will lead the charge. Meanwhile, Max Fried and the pitching staff will keep the Braves in contention. But it wouldn’t be surprising to see Vaughn Grissom emerge as a star in his first full big league campaign.</p><p>However, he still needs to earn an everyday role with the Braves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.190	0	6	0.465	2

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.190	0	6	0.465	2

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