![]() ![]() "She knew she needed to be on the field defensively and she was trying to find any way to get out there." "I think she came up with the idea to start slapping," Torina said. ![]() Typically an all-around hitter Pleasants had to change up her approach at the plate, which meant trying something she's never done before. Man arrested for attacking accused molester, stabbing him multiple times.1 killed, 5 ejected in two-vehicle Lafourche Parish crash.I won't be able to produce much but I can still play defense.' She was making a sacrifice on her own stats on her own numbers, knowing that she was going to have to probably take a lot of outs to the plate," LSU head coach Beth Torina said. She came to me and said, 'I will do whatever it takes, like just moving down the lineup. "The moment for me came at Ole Miss and Taylor hadn't played for a couple games and we had really struggled. Even if I wasn't at 100%," Pleasants said. Whenever I was there, and whenever I wasn't, so I thought it would be best for the team if I was out there. ![]() For a normal player, that would put them on a bench for around eight weeks, but not for Taylor Pleasants who wanted to help her team just a week later. She suffered from a partially torn oblique. "It was against Ashley Rogers' rise ball outside, so I missed and it was bad after that," Pleasants said. She first got injured earlier in the season on a pitch against Michigan, but the real blow came two weeks later against Tennessee. It's like you feel it there and then you're like, Oh, I can't move," Pleasants said. "It's the kind of thing that like numbs your whole body. The shortstop battled through an injury that should have kept her out weeks. However, given the large contract he eventually received from the Chicago Cubs - and the corresponding moves make in Atlanta, including trading for Sean Murphy - it’s tough to blame Anthopoulos.BATON ROUGE - Taylor Pleasants' sacrifice may have saved LSU season. Some criticized the Braves for not signing Dansby Swanson this offseason. The addition of a player like Chad Pinder, who will start in the minor leagues but can play shortstop along with second base, third base and the corner outfield spots, could also find his way to the majors should he prove to be a reliable hitter at the lower levels.Īrcia owns the starting shortstop spot for now, and he could be the long-term solution as well should Grissom not get his act together. He’s no Dansby Swanson, but he doesn’t have to be, which is was Alex Anthopoulos knew all along. Arcia is a reliable veteran who the Braves recently signed to a contract extension. Grissom needs a fresh start, and had Arcia never been placed on the IL in the first place, there’s a chance he never would’ve been called up. Neither Arcia nor Shewmake have the bat Grissom does, but his defensive blunders were starting to have an impact on his ability at the dish, too. Shewmake, who was called up from Triple-A as part of the roster move which sent Grissom down, is far more refined defensively. With Vaughn Grissom being sent down to the minor leagues for another stint in Gwinnett to refine his defensive skillset, shortstop in Atlanta is set for now with Orlando Arcia (who just came off the injured list) and Braden Shewmake. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) Braves rumors: What’s the latest at shortstop? ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 09: Orlando Arcia #11 of the Atlanta Braves stands in the dugout prior to the game against the San Diego Padres at Truist Park on Apin Atlanta, Georgia. ![]()
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