{"id":17044,"date":"2019-02-14T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=17044"},"modified":"2019-02-14T11:52:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T16:52:01","slug":"wrist-injury-not-the-only-question-mark-for-braves-dansby-swanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/02\/14\/wrist-injury-not-the-only-question-mark-for-braves-dansby-swanson\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrist Injury Not the Only Question Mark for Braves’ Dansby Swanson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlanta Braves’<\/a>\u00a0shortstop\u00a0Dansby Swanson<\/a> saw his 2018 season cut short, going under the knife for wrist surgery. The former #1 overall pick enters the 2019 season under the microscope. Swanson struggled with his left wrist most of last season, before finally being shutdown and left off the Braves’ postseason roster. Swanson points to a cold, damp game against the\u00a0Mets<\/a> in April as the beginning of the issue. A two week stint on the disabled list followed in May.<\/p>\n

Swanson was playing stellar defense, but was an offensive liability before being shut down in early November. The former Vanderbilt Commodore has said his rehab is going well<\/a>. He is hitting off a tee twice a week and expects to be ready for the upcoming season. Braves’ fans are eager to see how Swanson performs in 2019 and hope the surgery corresponds with an improvement in his offensive numbers.<\/p>\n

Gold Glove Defense<\/h1>\n

Despite his batting struggles in his first two full big league seasons, Swanson\u2019s defense has steadily improved. While the Braves had three Gold Glove winners in 2018, many were surprised that Swanson wasn\u2019t even a finalist in his second full MLB season. On the year he committed only ten errors in 525 chances.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to @FreddieFreeman5<\/a> for winning his first Gold Glove!#ChopOn<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9tqU2NGoIP<\/a><\/p>\n

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) November 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n