But...why?
The Atlanta Braves' situation is pretty messy at the moment. The team clearly had to do something different than what they did last year, but the market for shortstops this offseason is shockingly bad and there is little guarantee that the names worth signing at all would come at a price to the Braves' liking. As a result, Atlanta supposedly hedged their bets a bit and traded for Mauricio Dubon with the idea being that Dubon can play short if the Braves do not find another everyday shortstop.