Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continued his inconsistent play on Friday during the club's 12-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The middle infielder went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run. He also drove in the only two runs of the game for Atlanta. However, Swanson is hitting just .216 with an ugly BB-K of 9-37 in 32 games this season. Recently, his hits have been coming in bunches sandwiched between cold stretches. Over his last 13 games, Swanson has five multi-hit games and ...

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson launched his second home run of the season on Monday night, finishing 2-for-5 with one RBI and a run scored in an 8-7 win over the Cubs. It was Swanson's first multi-hit performance since April 15, as he had gone 3-for-26 with nine strikeouts over his previous eight games. He's now slashing .188/.261/.338 with two home runs, six RBI and four runs scored to start the year. Managers just need to be patient, as Swanson's .239 xBA and .453 xSLG suggest he's ...

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson had his second multi-hit game and first three-hit game of the year on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Swanson went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the game. He was also hit by a pitch. Swanson is off to a slow start to the 2021 season. His three-hit effort on Thursday raised his batting average over .200 for the first time this year. He is now slashing .204/.250/.347 with one home run, four doubles, four RBI and two runs over 13 games. His ...

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continued his early season slump on Wednesday, as he went 1-for-7 with one run and four strikeouts in both games of the doubleheader with Washington. Swanson is now 3-for-21 with one home run and nine strikeouts through six games, and he has recorded at least one strikeout in each game. This slump has come out of nowhere for Swanson, who slashed .308/.386/.487 with one home run and a 10:5 K:BB ratio in 17 games during Spring Training. He's still one of ...

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in an 11-1 victory over the Rays on Sunday. It was his first home run of Spring Training, but even without the homers Swanson has had a solid spring as he is now slashing .333/.407/.583 in 11 games. Swanson showed plenty of pop in 2020, setting career-highs with a .464 slugging percentage and .190 ISO while launching 10 home runs in 60 games. He's not a top tier fantasy shortstop, but he provides ...

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 80CURRENT ADP: ~103 overallANALYSIS: Swanson remains an oft-overlooked late bloomer thanks to such a top-heavy shortstop class. We're not crowning him as a Tier One or Two kind of guy, but he's capable of delivering power, speed, and counting stats alongside an average that won't burn. The 27-year-old hasn't had a full season to "wow" us thanks to a handful of injuries and coming up very quickly back in 2016.He hit .302 through 145 PAs as a 22-year-old rookie, but...

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson continued his strong start to the spring in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Red Sox. Swanson went 1-for-2 with a strikeout, a double, and three RBI. The 27-year-old stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom half of the first and cleared them with a double to centerfield. Swanson has three hits- two of them for extra bases- and four RBI in four games this spring, as he's looked quite comfortable at the dish. He has a well-rounded profile, as he ...

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson will earn $6 million this year after losing his salary arbitration case on Tuesday. He was requesting $6.7 million. The 27-year-old made $3.15 million through the arbitration process in 2020, and he's been among the teams better players over the last three seasons. Appearing in all 60 games in the shortened season last year, Swanson slashed .274/.345/.464 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI during the regular season. He has certainly been productive in spurts ...

Heading into 2020, Dansby Swanson was considered a potential 20-20 sleeper due to a solid 2019 campaign ultimately derailed by a heel injury. Swanson did not disappoint in 2020. He finished with a .274/10/35/49/5 line in 237 at-bats. These numbers, extrapolated over the course of a full season (assuming 500 at-bats), roughly translated to a 21 home run, 74 RBI, and 11 stolen base campaign. Swanson's .274 batting average and .809 OPS were career-highs supported by a 1.3% increase in his overall ...

Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson picked up a hit in both halves of Wednesday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees, including a two-run home run. The 26-year-old now has hits in 11 straight games, going 20-for-48 (.416 average) over that span. Swanson has been a pleasant surprise for any fantasy owner that has carried him since the start of the campaign, as he is in the midst of his best season in the major leagues. He is deserving of ownership in all fantasy formats amidst this ...