Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson was 2-for-3 with a solo homer on Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Swanson has definitely rediscovered the pop in his bat as six of his 14 home runs this season have come in his past 18 games. The former first-overall pick is unquestionably having the best season of his career, but that really isn't saying much considering he is still only batting .246 to go along with the aforementioned 14 homers, six stolen bases, and 55 RBI. Aside from tho[...]

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of leagues ANALYSIS: Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson does not offer eligibility at multiple positions, but he has also been one of the hottest hitters in the game recently. In the last two weeks of action alone, the Braves' shortstop has nearly doubled his home run total for the season. During this hot streak, Swanson has slashed .310/.348/.714 with five homers and 22 R+BI. While he only has a .246 batting average (and .300 OBP)[...]

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Miami Marlins. It appears that this is just a rest day for the young infielder. Charlie Culberson will play shortstop and bat seventh versus righty Elieser Hernandez. Culberson has been in a slump lately, so there should be better DFS options available.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson belted two home runs on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the first multi-homer game of Swanson's career. The 24-year-old has picked it up at the plate recently, as he is carrying a .360 average with three bombs and 10 RBI through his past seven games. This has easily been the best stretch of the year for the former first-overall pick and brings his season line up to .245/.301/.410 with 12 homers and 52 RBI. Swanson still normally bats [...]

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Washington Nationals. Johan Camargo will bat sixth and slide over to shortstop against lefty Tommy Milone. Charlie Culberson will fill in at third base and bat eighth on Wednesday. Both Culberson and Camargo could be decent cheap option for DFS contests.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the New York Mets. Swanson is hitting .200/.294/.267 over the last two weeks, so he'll get a chance to rest on Friday. Charlie Culberson will bat eighth and play shortstop against righty Jacob deGrom. Culberson can be avoided in fantasy leagues and DFS contests.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson had a good day on Sunday. He was the only hitter that could plate runners, driving in two runs - the only runs for his team as they lost, 6-2. Plenty of other Braves hitters got hits - they tallied 14 in all - but that's all they could muster. Swanson's still been disappointing - you'd love to have a lot more than 37 RBIs from a shortstop heading into the last week of July.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson had a good game on Friday night, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. It wasn't enough as Atlanta fell, 5-4. Swanson now has 34 RBI and is hitting .248. His 34 RBI ranks him fourth among National League shortstops - he ain't catching Trevor Story, who has 60 so far. You could do a lot worse than him if you need a shortstop.

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Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has had a decent June with three multi-hit games so far and five games with at least a hit. That was the case on Wednesday when he went 1-for-4 and scored a run on Freddie Freeman's RBI single. He won't knock your socks off at shortstop, but he won't kill you either. Swanson could be a utility player in your lineup.