The Phillies are pursuing the top four free agent shortstops. Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson have all either met with the Phillies or are scheduled to meet with them in the coming days, according to a report from The Athletic.
While speaking to the London Ontario Sports Association on November 29, Phillies manager Rob Thomson casually mentioned that he was flying to Atlanta the next day. Now knowing that the Phillies have planned in-person meetings with all four shortstops, you can connect the dots and infer that he and the Phillies brass were going to meet with Swanson, who is from the Atlanta area.