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Say what? Braves will option both Shewmake and Grissom to Triple-A to begin season, per report (Updated: Nick Anderson optioned too)

Since 2018, the Braves have largely operated in a fashion that I generally understood (reliever stuff aside), even if I didn’t always agree. If the below from beat reporter Mark Bowman is true, however, then I have no idea what’s going on:

The Braves will option both Braden Shewmake and Vaughn Grissom to Triple-A Gwinnett

— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) March 20, 2023

To be clear, Vaugn Grissom has pretty good projections on the back of an overall-successful short stint in the majors last year, and his body of work in the minors at a young age.