I'll put it as simple as this:
If you think Swanson is one of the biggest busts in a while of this organization, you better be looking for options at SS this offseason, because Camargo sure as heck is not a long term starter at SS for a good team.
No, the sample size ain't big enough with Camargo. He's a case, just like Inciarte in which you need a BIG sample size before you can say "This is who he is". Not just around 200 ABs, a full year.
Has anything been said as to where he wll play? Are we going to convert him back to cacther? We have enough left field/1B types with not enough pop.
I'm ok for next year mixing and matching at short (Camargo, Swanson) and third (Camargo, Swanson, Santana, Freeman with Adams at first). It should allow us to accumulate the kind of sample needed to draw some conclusions about Camargo and Swanson. I agree it is too early to say Swanson is a bust or Camargo is the solution.
Last edited by nsacpi; 08-06-2017 at 11:11 AM.
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What about sending Swanson to a Winter League?
JohnAdcox (08-06-2017)
Doubt winter league does any good with Swanson. He needs to revamp his swing as there is a flaw in it and spend at least two months in the offseason with pitchers with sliders, purely practicing against that.
Mike Foltynewicz can be one of them.
How much range difference are we talking about between the braves organization defensive player of the year and Swanson.
Is it much less a marginal difference than arm strength?
I agree Camargo is not the answer, but if we're training him in to being a super utility guy and letting him get some reps at shortstop when we're out of it, that's ok with me. Everything we're doing right now is to setup the offseason.
I do not think the front office views Swanson as anything but a staple of the franchise. I like the fact they called him up early. Life and baseball are all about making adjustments and the sooner you do that the better off you are. Usually you have to struggle for that to happen.
I don't think it's by accident we have no depth in the minors at 1B or SS. Dansby will be here a while just like Freeman.
jpx7 (08-06-2017)
A-Rod just hit a walk-off homer for the Pirates. Lmao
thewupk (08-06-2017)