Swanson is scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the season.
Is it extension season in Atlanta? Alex Anthopoulos just locked up rookie outfielder Michael Harris on a long term extension and now the focus may be on free agent to be Dansby Swanson. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reports that the Braves have begun extension talks with Swanson.
The Braves have opened extension talks with Dansby Swanson, and if they can lock up the Georgia product, that would leave three likely top free-agent shortstops: Trea Turner, plus Xander Bogaerts and Carlos Correa (who are likely to opt out).