Dansby Swanson
- The Cubs’ roster as it stands starts at SS · 500 PA · 2.5 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left oblique strain (Aug 17–Sep 18)
- Trade read Available at a price: CHC 44% playoff odds; control through 2029.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 486 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 140 | .330 | .271 | 30% | 6% | 29% | +0.19 | −1.28 |
| RHP | 346 | .322 | .318 | 21% | 12% | 26% | +1.20 | −1.38 |
- Attack angle
- 15.8° (54% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −4.6°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 9%
- Pull-air %
- 20.2%
- Hard-hit %
- 40.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .213/.297/.397 · 93
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+4.4 vs. league per 100; 2.3 standard errors on 131 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−2.5), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 90 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,689 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Swanson: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
| 63 | Mike Yastrzemski ATL · ’90 | .309 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Signed $10.0M |
| 63 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY · ’98 | .296 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Free agent |
| 61 | Austin Wells NYY · ’99 | .303 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 61 | Marcell Ozuna FA · ’90 | .304 | −1.0 | 0.2 | Free agent |
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (similarity 63, 3.2 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | +16 | +12 | −0.5 | +11.5 | 4,565 |
| 2025 | SS | +4 | +3 | +1.1 | +4.1 | 5,712 |
| 2024 | SS | +17 | +13 | −0.8 | +12.3 | 5,345 |
| 2023 | SS | +20 | +15 | +1.0 | +16.0 | 5,418 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At SS in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−2 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 435 | +7.0 |
| 2025 | SS | 562 | +10.4 |
| 2024 | SS | 512 | +1.2 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant