Originally Posted by
Braves1976
It's not like Charlie has to do much on offense to provide more than Swanson has, esp. down the stretch in Sept. Plus as AA said, Culberson's calling card is his defense at short. If he plays there regularly he should do very good. He can even play deeper than Swanson due to his strong arm (which we saw on the mound). I really don't believe Swanson is so much better defensively, he is just having a career year and Culberson has played most games everywhere but his best and natural position. Culberson was great for the Dodgers on defense and offense last playoffs.