Jim Bowden's oddball shortstop solution for Braves would not solve a thing

Minnesota Twins v Texas Rangers | Alexandra Carnochan/Texas Rangers/GettyImagesShortstop is a position that has been a problem for the Atlanta Braves each of the last two years, and most fans are hoping GM Alex Anthopoulos can bring back Ha-Seong Kim so that the long-term issue is finally taken care of. However, the shortstop free agent market beyond Kim is pretty barren, which of course means that if Atlanta fails to resign Kim, they will have to pivot towards a creative alternative.

Names like Willi Castro, Ezequiel Tovar, and Jordan Lawlar could be outside-the-box solutions, but each of them feel unlikely. Former MLB GM Jim Bowden, now of The Athletic, recently offered a more reasonable,…