Dansby Swanson

Swanson is a hold — league average, nothing moving the line.

His expected wOBA is .306 with 458 plate appearances behind it, so the number is reliable — and it sits nine points below league average, not far enough in either direction to call. His actual wOBA is .309, almost identical, so no luck stat is inflating or suppressing the line. The contact numbers back up the same read: 89.5 mph average exit velocity, a 41.1% hard-hit rate, and a 7.6% barrel rate, each within a rounding error of league average. The one thing worth watching is the trajectory — his expected wOBA has been stepping down across the sample rather than holding flat. His walk rate of 10.5% is a touch above league and his strikeout rate of 23.1% is a touch above it too, so the shape of the production is stable. There is no edge to press here. Hold. 1 HR / 6 R / 5 RBI / 1 SB / .197 AVG is streaming-only filler, so drop-tier managers can hold without pressing.