Fansided · Aug 24, 2019
Despite solid play at short with Hech, Dansby Swanson needs to hurry back
The injury bug seems to have come through this Atlanta Braves team. Unfortunately, it got ahold of a player that was on track to have a career-year in Dansby Swanson.
It really is a shame that Dansby Swanson wound up on the IL this season. His heel injury on July 23 was disappointing in so many ways. First off, his absence in the Atlanta Braves starting lineup left a hole that couldn’t be filled internally, which ended up resulting in the addition of Adeiny Hechavarria — who has performed admirably so far, by the way.
Secondly, and more importantly, Dansby Swanson was having the best season of his career.
Let’s start from the beginning