ORLANDO, Fla. -- When analyzing how they could improve their offense, the Braves have to continue debating whether Mauricio Dubón should be used as a versatile utility player or serve as their everyday shortstop.

“There’s some things we’ve explored in terms of bats,” Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said. “It’s not the cleanest of fits, because we have some commitments to guys we like. But if you want to add a bat, the one area where you could do so is clearly at shortstop.

“But it’s kind of the same thing with everything you do, you want it to be an impact addition, right? It’s harder to find that at the shortstop position. There’s some guys at other spots, but like I said, it’s not the cleanest fit for us. That doesn’t mean we’re not brainstorming and trying t

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