SAN DIEGO — If Dansby Swanson and the Braves can’t come to a contract agreement this offseason, the team’s shortstop situation still would not be resolved. The Braves would face a major question.
Do they sign a shortstop or trade for one, or are they better off with Vaughn Grissom and Orlando Arcia at the position?
Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos’ answer dictates his work over the remainder of the offseason.
“I think it’s just the opportunity cost, right?” he said when asked how to weigh those options. “If you’re making a trade, who’s going out the door?