Atlanta Braves: Dansby Swanson Primed to Breakout in 2020

Dansby Swanson projects to have an improved 2020 season at the plate for the Atlanta Braves.

So now we’ve arrived at the bizarre season that 2020 will have to offer.

What can Dansby Swanson do for the Atlanta Braves in a sprint to the postseason?

Obviously, with only 60 regular-season games on the slate, let’s put less of an emphasis on counting stats and focus more on rates.

Given the aforementioned adjustments that Dansby Swanson has made to his swing, which has made for better contact and more extra-base hits, I’ll go ahead and say that I project for those trends to continue in 2020.

Not to mention that he’s fresh off a strong performance in last year’s NLDS vs the St. Louis Cardinals (7-of-18 with 3 doubles and 2 very clutch RBI).

I’m going bullish on Dansby here.

With a short season in mind, I believe he’ll surpass the .280 threshold for his batting average, and that his on-base percentage will also eclipse the .350 mark.

Just for fun, I think his ISO will also continue to increase – up to .180 from last year’s .172 – and that in 57 to 58-ish regular season games played, Dansby will club 8 homers, while driving in between 27-30.

Sure, I’m more optimistic than most might be.

Call me a believer in the peripherals of 2019 – Dansby Swanson is morphing at the plate, and I think he’ll show that again in this abbreviated 2020 campaign.

That, of course, would be great news for the Atlanta Braves in their quest for another NL East division title.