Dansby Swanson's Cubs Contract and Early Success Fuel Contender Hopes.

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Dansby Swanson's Cubs Contract and Early Success Fuel Contender Hopes.
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Dansby Swanson, the Cubs' Gold Glove shortstop who signed a seven-year, $177 million contract this past offseason, showed why the Cubs think he can handle the pressure of the big contract by delivering a key hit and making a momentum-shifting double play in the team's opening game of the season. Swanson's self-awareness and established routine, as well as his desire to play 162 games every season, make the Cubs confident that his defense and base running will show up every day.

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