Prospect Pad: Dansby Swanson
| DANSBY SWANSON, SS, BRAVES
Double-A Mississippi Born: Feb. 11, 1994. Ht.: 6-1. Wt.: 190. B-T: R-R
Ranked Baseball America No. 17 prospect after the 2015 season
Ranked Braves’ No. 1 prospect after the 2015 season |
| AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2016 Stats | 296 | 51 | 87 | 6 | 38 | 10 | .294 | .380 | .456 | .836 |
| MiL Career | 379 | 70 | 111 | 7 | 49 | 10 | .293 | .383 | .462 | .845 |
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| Career Transactions | |
| Selected by Diamondbacks in first round (first overall) of 2015 draft; signed July 17, 2015; Traded by Diamondbacks with OF Ender Inciarte and RHP Aaron Blair to Braves for RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier, Dec. 9, 2015. | |
| Background | |
| A two-time champ as a basketball player in high school in Marietta, Ga., Swanson led the Commodores to the 2014 national championship and a return to the CWS finals in 2015. | |
| What to Watch For | |
| Swanson might not have the highest ceiling of No. 1 overall picks, but his maturity and varied toolset have allowed him to advance quickly to Double-A in his first full season. |
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