He took Ryan Borucki deep in a 1-1 game. The strikeouts keep piling up for Swanson, as two more today brought him up to 83 in 71 games. Still, he has 13 homers, 37 RBI and an adequate .239 average. If he stays healthy, he’s probably on his way to another 3.5-4 WAR season.

Credit the hustle — he beat out a grounder to short with Elly De La Cruz playing it rather nonchalantly — but Swanson’s bat has really cooled off after a great first three weeks of May. He’s 3-for-27 in his last seven games, and he’s struck out six times the last two days.

Swanson has been swinging a hot bat in May. He had another excellent day at the plate against the White Sox, starting with a base hit, steal, and run scored in the second inning. He later took Sean Burke deep for a solo homer in the fifth. Swanson manufactured more offense in the eighth when he drew a walk, stole second, and scored once again. The 31-year-old shortstop is hitting .253/.316/.477 with ten homers, 32 runs scored, 26 RBI, and six steals across 194 plate appearances.

Swanson singled in a run in the first and delivered a solo shot off Tyler Megill in the fourth. It was his eighth homer of the year, putting him on pace to smash his 2024 total of 16 homers in 149 games. His .240 average and 48/13 K/BB ratio are mediocre, but as long as the power numbers hold up, he’s at least a fringy option in mixed leagues.