The Chicago Cubs agreed to a seven-year, $177 million deal on Saturday with Dansby Swanson, adding a stellar shortstop to their rebuilding project.
Swanson was among a stellar group of shortstops who became free agents, including Trea Turner, Carlos Correa and Xander Bogaerts. He was the last of the four to pick a team.
The shortstop was Arizona’s first pick in the 2015 Amateur Draft, but was sent to Atlanta that December in a multiplayer trade.
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Swanson, 28, is coming off what could be his best major league season, batting .277 with 25 home runs.
He gave up a career-high 96 RBI in 162 games. The shortstop was selected to the All-Star Game for the first time and won the Gold Glove.
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