Braves: 3 terrible takes Atlanta has already proven wrong this season

1. Atlanta Braves are going to be so horribly screwed at shortstop this season

The only thing that has been more shocking than Marcell Ozuna’s turnaround at the plate and Sean Murphy being a total revelation since coming over from Oakland for the Braves this year has been the great play of starting shortstop, Orlando Arcia. When Anthopoulos decided to let Dansby Swanson walk after a career year and not pursue another free agent, we knew something was up.

The thought was popular Troublemaker Vaughn Grissom would be groomed to be the Braves’ shortstop of the future. His bat has promise, but his glove … needs work. And even if Grissom struggled fielding his position, Braden Shewmake’s bat was starting to catch up to his glove at Triple-A. As it turns out, all the Braves needed to do was give Arcia a little bit more playing time.

The former prized prospect of the Brewers organization has flourished in his first full season as the Braves’ starting shortstop. His glove work has been as good as Swanson’s was and his bat has been every bit as clutch. Essentially, the Braves are getting contract-year Swanson out of Arcia for merely pennies on the dollar. He has totally earned the right to start at short for the NL in Seattle.

Orlando Magic has been such an integral part in the Braves’ first-half success this season thus far.