Since 2020, of the big 4 SS on the market, Dansby Swanson has the most HRs, the highest Hard Hit%, the highest Barrel%, the second highest ISO, the second highest baserunning value, the second lowest BABIP, and by far the most defensive value.
Let's look at some other cherry picked stats.
Swanson has
Lowest BB%,
Highest K%
Lowest BA
Lowest OBP
Lowest SLG
Lowest wOBA
Lowest wRC+
Lowest max Exit Velocity
His slash line from 20-22 is
.265/.324/.451 wRC+ 109, 7.6% BB%, 26% K%
He would have been the 4th or 5th best hitter on the 2022 Cubs. A Cubs team that loses Willson and makes Swanson the big add is going to be worse on offense in 2023. The Cubs even if the spend like they should are only going to have room for so many $20+ million contracts, giving one to Swanson is a bad idea.
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