Dansby Swanson Piecing Together Strong Month rotoballer.com Sat 5/20/17 6:02 AM
Dansby Swanson continues to find his rhythm with improved play over the past few weeks. After an abysmal start to the season, he has climbed above the Mendoza line for the first time since Atlanta's opening series. His power has begun to shine through with two home runs and two doubles over the past[...]
Dansby Swanson Finding Success On Offense rotoballer.com Wed 5/17/17 7:22 AM
It appears that Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is finally turning things around on the offensive end. He's hit safely in eight consecutive games and is coming off his best back-to-back stretch of the season. In two games at the Rogers Centre, Swanson recorded four hits, three runs, three R[...]
Dansby Swanson Extends Recent Hitting Streak rotoballer.com Fri 5/12/17 9:12 PM
Dansby Swanson is slowly improving after a remarkably slow start to the season. After hitting to a .156 average through April, Swanson has marginally improved to .208 in eight May games. His production is still lacking, but he's shown flashes. The young shortstop has now hit safely in four consecuti[...]
Dansby Swanson Earns Error on Tuesday rotoballer.com Wed 5/10/17 6:01 AM
Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson added an error to his rough season on Tuesday. Swanson hit a single and struck out once, but he also earned an RBI on a walk from Astros starter Charlie Morton. Swanson is still hitting an embarrassing line of .156/.231/.220. The good thing is, the only way for Swanso[...]
Danny Santana Acquired By Braves rotoballer.com Mon 5/8/17 3:47 PM
Today, the Atlanta Braves acquired Danny Santana from Twins for Kevin Chapman. The biggest story here is that Santana can play SS and Dansby Swanson, the incumbent SS, is only hitting .151. It is not crazy to think that if Swanson continues to struggle, he would be sent to Triple-A Gwinnett, making [...]
Dansby Swanson Continues Slow Start rotoballer.com Tue 5/2/17 9:05 AM
Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continued his slow start to the season going 0-for-3 with one walk on Monday against the Mets. Hyped as a young star, Swanson just hasn't looked like it yet this year as he now has a slash line of .151/.202/.226 for the year. Swanson has almost as many at bats as his [...]
Dansby Swanson Hits Walk-Off Single Against Padres rotoballer.com Tue 4/18/17 5:37 AM
Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson scored a run and then knocked in the game-winning run against the Padres on Monday. Swanson's walk-off single came in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded after the Padres decided to intentionally walk outfielder Ender Inciarte. The Braves are heating up and [...]
Fantasy Baseball: Should You Reach for Dansby Swanson? numberfire.com Thu 3/23/17 2:25 PM
Swanson is a highly-touted prospect, but isn't getting as much love in fantasy drafts as some other up-and-comers. Should he be going higher this year?
Dansby Swanson Returns from Injury; Remains Intriguing Fantasy Option rotoballer.com Wed 3/22/17 1:35 PM
The Braves' top prospect returned from a strain in his right side on Saturday. In his two games since recovering from his injury, Dansby Swanson has gone 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Prior to Swanson's injury, he was having a successful spring training, going 7-16 with one homer and five RBI. The[...]
Dansby Swanson Taking Batting Practice rotoballer.com Thu 3/16/17 8:14 AM
Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (back) is feeling good and is taking batting practice Thursday. However, he's not in the spring lineup today and won't play Friday, either. The young shortstop is improving and should be able to return to game action shortly. The 23-year-old continues to devel[...]