Today's Braves' recap will be on shortstop Paul Janish.
Janish made his major league debut in 2008 with the Cincinnati Reds. He ended up playing parts of four seasons with the Reds. He eventually fell out of favor though because his bat was just not good enough to keep in the everyday lineup. He was in the minors for the beginning of 2012, but when Andrelton Simmons got hurt for the Braves, they traded a minor league pitcher for Janish and he became the everyday shortstop till Simmons returned in September.
Janish had two things that hurt him this year for the Braves. First his bat wasn't that great as previously noted. He especially didn't hit at the end of the season, going hit less in all eleven games he played in September. Then he dislocated his shoulder on September 18th in Miami against the Marlins and that ended the rest of his season.
Janish did have a good game every once in awhile. He had his best game offensively against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 17th as he went three for five. His best thing is his defense. Janish has one of the best gloves for a shortstop in the major leagues these days. He made many spectacular plays that made the loss of Simmons a little easier to swallow for Braves' fans. He ended the year batting .186 with no home runs and nine RBI's.
Janish's future with the Braves looks questionable. He could possibly back up Simmons next year at shortstop and be willing to play second base and third base too. With Tyler Pastornicky learning new positions though, Janish may become expendable, especially since Pastornicky can hit a lot better than Janish. If that is the case, Janish could be out of a spot and looking for a new team for the second year in a row.
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