Vaughn Grissom update: Braves call up SS after Orlando Arcia's injury

Vaughn Grissom was a trendy breakout pick in fantasy baseball drafts this offseason, and it wasn't hard to see why. When the former 11th-round pick (no relation to Marquis, by the way) got his chance with the Atlanta Braves last year due to Ozzie Albies' injury, he thrived, hitting .291 with five homers and five steals across 141 AB – a roughly 20/20 pace if prorated across a full season. Atlanta then let Dansby Swanson leave in free agency, and the message seemed pretty clear: Grissom was the team's shortstop of the future.

Things didn't quite play out that way, though. Grissom was always a bit of a stretch defensively at short, with a smaller stature and fringy arm strength that make him a more natural fit at second base. The Braves started giving Orlando Arcia starts during Spring Training, and when Arcia responded by hitting the cover off the ball, Atlanta gave him the Opening Day job – and sent Grissom back down to Triple-A Gwinnett, much to the consternation of fantasy managers who'd taken him inside the top 200 of drafts.

Orlando Arcia got hit by a 98-mph high fastball.

The Braves shortstop is staying in the game. pic.twitter.com/kKgEY7wLJT

– Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) April 12, 2023

  
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