Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson picked a good time to collect his only hit of Friday night's game. He hit a three-run shot in the seventh inning off Stephen Strasburg. The homer was part of a four-run frame that backed starter Mike Foltynewicz. Swanson, who has struggled since coming back from injury, now has four homers. He's not a must-start, but if he heats up, he could get owners' confidence again.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is getting back into the groove after missing time with an injury. He went 2-for-4 on Saturday with a two-run homer off Drew Pomeranz. Alas, it was not enough as the Braves fell, 8-6. He's worth a start at either short or utility.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is likely to come off of the 10-day disabled list on Saturday. The 24-year old will return to the Braves' lineup with a .289/.336/.430 slash line with two homers and two steals. The return should help improve an already good Braves' lineup. If you are stashing him in your DL, be ready to activate him if this move becomes official.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (wrist) begins his rehab assignment with Single-A Rome on Thursday. Swanson was placed on the 10-day disabled list with discomfort in his left wrist. Swanson could return after just one or two games barring no setbacks. The shortstop has two homers, two steals and a .766 OPS in the 2018 season. The 24-year old is a decent middle infield option in deeper leagues when he returns.

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson, who has been on the disabled list dealing with wrist inflammation, is aiming to return this weekend, potentially on Friday. The Braves shortstop had been hitting .289 through 28 games before going down and will look to continue his improvements from last season. [...]

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson has been sidelined since [...]

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson been placed on the 10-day disabled list due to inflammation in his left wrist. There is no structural damage, but the wrist was not healing as quick as the team was hoping for. Swanson had a surprising start to the season registering two HR, 13 RBI, and a .289 average through his first 28 games, but the production will be easily replaced on the wire. Outfielder Preston Tucker was called up from Triple-A to replace Swanson although it does not look like he [...]

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (wrist) is expected to remain sidelined for Friday's game versus the San Francisco Giants. Swanson sat out of Thursday's game due to a sore left wrist. He is not expected to be ready by Friday, but is worth holding onto especially in deeper leagues. Swanson has been slumping lately, but maybe a few days off will help him get back into his groove.

Baseball Savant has added an "Expected Stats" tab to its Statcast Leaderboard, making it easier than ever before to look up a given player's xBA (Expected Batting Average), xSLG (Expected Slugging Percentage), and xwOBA (Expected Weighted On-Base Average). These metrics use launch angle and exit velocity to predict how a given player should be doing without regards to actual results. These stats have their uses, but they're not that valuable from a fantasy perspective. Variables such as defen[...]

It looks like Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is intent on fulfilling the promise that he showed when he was a highly-touted prospect. It's still April, but he's hitting .358 with an OPS of .976 after Wednesday night's game. Swanson went 2-for-3 with a solo homer. He also scored another run in the 7-3 victory. We'll see how he looks in June but right now he's a must-start.