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The Atlanta Braves should not try to trade for Francisco Lindor

By Jake Mastroianni

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 08: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians looks on after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins during the game at Target Field on September 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 08: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians looks on after hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins during the game at Target Field on September 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /
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ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – OCTOBER 07: Dansby Swanson #7 of the Atlanta Braves hits a single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the third inning in game four of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 07, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – OCTOBER 07: Dansby Swanson #7 of the Atlanta Braves hits a single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the third inning in game four of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 07, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images) /

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I got killed earlier this season — and rightfully so — for writing an article saying that 2019 was another lost season for Dansby Swanson.

It was a poor headline on my part because it took away from what I was actually saying in the article. The season was only a loss in the fact that Dansby was in the middle of a breakout year but was interrupted by another injury.

I know he was slumping even before the injury, but had he not gotten hurt I think he would have gone on to hit 20-25 home runs and proven why he’s the shortstop of the future for the Braves.

I’ve made my feelings known on here for a while now that Dansby is my favorite Braves player and I want to see him with this team longterm.

To me, shortstop is not the problem for the Braves.

And it certainly wasn’t in the postseason when Dansby hit .389 (7-for-18) with 3 doubles.

The kid just has that ‘it’ factor about him and seems to shine in the biggest moments, and I don’t think we’ve come close to seeing the best of Dansby Swanson.

Having said that, I understand that if the choice is between Lindor and Swanson I’m taking Lindor all day … but it’s not that simple.

And to me, the gap between Swanson and Lindor at short is much closer than the gap between our second best starting pitcher and what could be available to us through trade or free agency.

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I’m perfectly happy keeping Swanson at shortstop and believe we can win a championship with him. And if the Braves are going to use their prospect capital to improve the team, I’d rather see them use it to acquire a frontline starting pitcher.

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