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Cubs Rumors: Dansby Swanson says relax

The Cubs lost their first two games against the struggling St. Louis Cardinals in Willson Contreras’s return to Wrigley Field. Contreras and the Cards entered that series with a drama-filled weekend, which includes the former All-Star catcher switching positions from backstop to DH. That position switch included rumors of a corner outfield opening, but that was quickly put to bed by Oli Marmol.

After a fast start to the season, fans on the north side are starting to panic. The Cubs are two games below .500, but shortstop Dansby Swanson has preached patience:

"“It’s a lot of close games, a lot of things that if it kind of falls in our way, we’re not having this conversation,” Swanson said, per The Athletic (subscription required). “It’s so easy to kind of — I don’t want to say overreact — but it’s so easy to say, ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong?’ We’re all for making adjustments where things need to be adjusted. We’re just going to continue to go out and do what we do. The teams I’ve been on that have been successful, that’s the mentality: You show up tomorrow and go about your business the same way and things will start to work in our favor.”"

Swanson has been through this before, even winning a World Series with the Atlanta Braves. Known as ‘The Sheriff’ in the ATL, Dansby already has the respect of his Cubs teammates. If fans are smart, they’ll listen to him as well.