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Dansby Swanson 2025 Player Outlook: Multi-Category Production In The End Despite Probable Cold Spells
8 mins agoChicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson got off to an excruciatingly slow start in 2024, but heated up just before the All-Star break and finished strong. Through July 9, the former No.1 draft pick was slashing .201/.276/.335 with eight home runs and five stolen bases in 315 plate appearances. Over his final 278 PA, however, the right-handed hitter slashed .288/.353/.452 with seven home runs and 14 stolen bases, finishing with a .242-16-66-82-19 line with a .307 wOBA and 99 wRC+. While the 19 stolen bases were a welcome improvement over the nine total steals from 2023, the 16 home runs and 66 RBI were the fewest in a season since 2019, excluding 2020, and is a worrying trend, with declining totals in those categories for multiple seasons now. Contact% (73.0%) remained steady and HardHit% (42.5%) actually improved year-over-year, though, so perhaps there's hope the 2x All-Star won't get off to such an icy start in 2025. ATC projections are optimistic of that, as they see the 31-year-old putting together a more balanced .245-19-73-78-15 line with a .313 wOBA and 101 wRC+, which lines up with his 175 overall ranking at RotoBaller, slightly ahead of his NFBC ADP of 185.
