MESA, Ariz. – Dansby Swanson, born and raised in Georgia, grew up watching his favorite players become legends, but somewhere along the way, money mudded the waters, and precious few finished their careers in Atlanta.
It didn’t matter whether it was Hank Aaron or Tom Glavine or Andruw Jones or John Smoltz, none finished their careers in the organization.
He was an eyewitness to Freddie Freeman’s painful departure a year ago when he became a free agent, and wound up with the Los Angeles Dodgers, sobbing as he talked about the breakup last summer.
Now, here was Swanson’s turn at free agency.