Dansby Swanson’s up and down season for the Atlanta Braves may be leading to a reduction in playing time. Swanson was out of the lineup again on Monday with Johan Camargo penciled in as the team’s starting shortstop. Braves manager Brian Snitker told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s David O’Brien that Swanson would play in spots and indicated that he wasn’t in line for an everyday role going forward.

#Braves' Swanson to play in spots, not every day now with Camargo, Rodriguez, etc. Snit said for now better to have Swanson here than minors — David O'Brien (@DOBrienAJC) July 17, 2017

The Braves currently have a crowded infield situation. Freddie Freeman voluntarily moved across the diamond to third base to accommodate the addition of Matt Adams. Brandon Phillips has performed well at second and Atlanta activated Sean Rodriguez from the 10-day disabled list on Monday. Camargo has exceeded expectations at the plate and has made it difficult to leave him out of the lineup.

At this point it appears that leaves Swanson on the outside looking in. Swanson got off to a slow start hitting .156 in April and .216 in May. He rebounded in June putting up a .306/.355/.418 line in 28 games but has regressed hard in July batting just .136 over 10 games.

Sending him to Triple-A would seem like an obvious option but it doesn’t sound like that is something that the Braves are considering at this point. That seems like an odd decision at this juncture given that Swanson looks like a key piece of the team’s future but that is the current situation according to Snitker as the team heads into Monday’s game.