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This is what Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson signed up for.
The Cubs are coming out of the All-Star break atop the division, with one of the best records in the National League, a clear trade-deadline direction, and their sights set on the postseason.
“That’s what you always envision,” Swanson said in a recent conversation with the Sun-Times, “is just an organization, a group that demands a lot out of itself, and wants to put absolutely the best product possible on the field at all times, and obviously give yourself a really good chance to do something special.