Craig Counsell has seen enough. Shortstop Dansby Swanson has been struggling to produce positive results through the first month of the 2025 season and his prolonged slumped has forced Counsell to move Swanson way down in the Cubs starting lineup.
Following an off day the Cubs start a three-game series on the road Tuesday night against the Pirates. Swanson remains in the lineup, but now the right-handed hitter is slotted in the No. 8 spot in the batting order. That’s one of two major moves in the lineup as catcher Carson Kelly is batting in the cleanup spot, while Michael Busch gets the start against left-handed starting pitcher Andrew Heaney.
Craig Counsell shakes up #Cubs lineup a bit:
Happ LF
Tucker RF
Suzuki DH
Kelly C
Busch 1B
Hoerner 2B
PCA CF
Swanson SS
Berti 3B
Imanaga SP
— Andy Martínez (@amartinez_11) April 29, 2025
Swanson enters Tuesday’s game with a slash line of .181/.232/.345, in 126 plate appearances.
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