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Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was 2-for-5 with a run scored and three RBI during a 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Swanson, who had a scintillating start to the 2019 campaign, is carrying a .237 average over his past 15 games. The former first-overall pick has eight HRs and 30 RBI on the season, but he has fallen on hard times. Perhaps [...]

Braves rookie Austin Riley is the most recent of the Uber-Prospects to make their way to Atlanta this season and he's already off to a fast start.Riley joins Ronald Acuna, Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson to form a young core of players to fill out the Braves lineup, along with franchise cornerstone Freddie Freeman. Pairing this lineup with a young pitching rotation featuring Mike Soroka, Max Fried and 2018 all-star Mike Foltynewicz, the Braves present and future have fans optimistic of a run sim[...]

In the blink of an eye we find ourselves well into the latter-half of May, and as always, we are still trying to find answers and long-term truths. [...]

Pitching days can be pure euphoria firing up the games to watch your pitchers (hopefully) mow down the opposing team for several innings. Catching one of your hitters at-bats just doesnt create that same lasting feeling.Or, at least thats what I used to say. Nowadays, I find myself bracing for dear life whenever I tune in to watch a start or go onto my phone to check the stats. This new environment has completely shifted that paradigm, something I wrote about on CBS last week. Ill save you some[...]

Baseball is neither fair nor consistent, this much we all know. It is however, predictable. Not in the sense that we know what will happen with each player taking each individual AB, but in the sense that based on the complete picture of performance formed by a player's peripheral figures, we can typically feel a certain degree of confidence that a player will either sustain their current level of play or gradually drift closer to their baseline of true ability. That's why it is beyond maddening[...]

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a sacrifice fly during Wednesday's 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres. It was his first HR since April 20. The 25-year-old is enjoying a strong start to the 2019 campaign with a .263 average to go along with six HRs, 25 RBI, and two stolen bases. The former first overall pick will continue to see run-producing opportunities as he bats near the top of the Braves order.

Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can.The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when needed. I[...]

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is not in the starting lineup on Friday. Johan Camargo will receive the start at shortstop and is batting sixth against Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela. Swanson is off to a fine start this year (.263/.358/.550 with five homers) and should be owned in most leagues. Camargo is a switch-hitting utility man that is mostly useful in NL-only leagues because of his versatility. He's hitting .239 (11-for-46) with only one homer and 10 RBI, so his dai[...]

It's hard to believe we're nearly one month into the 2019 Major League Baseball season already. Some players have wasted no time making their mark, namely Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger, Jose Altuve, and Domingo Santana.Does one of those names look out of place? It sure does, but Santana is far from the only player who has gotten off to a shocking start. [...]