Starting Nine: Say it out loud, Dansby Swanson has become elite

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The Braves shortstop is having a career year, putting himself near the top of a potentially start-studded shortstop class

Life is all about timing. So, too, is free agency, and there are few players who are combining the two like Dansby Swanson.

The Braves shortstop is tied for 10th in fWAR (2.8) and among the nine players ahead of him, two — Aaron Judge and his league-leading 3.