{"id":143821,"date":"2026-01-22T16:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=143821"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:40:54","slug":"dansby-swanson-drops-bombshell-alex-bregman-is-about-to-unlock-my-next-level-cubs-fans-brace-yourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=143821","title":{"rendered":"Dansby Swanson Drops Bombshell: Alex Bregman Is About to Unlock My NEXT LEVEL \u2013 Cubs Fans, Brace Yourselves!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/the_sporting_news_articles_584\/f5410e119d9dfd7c7bf345405c8c8284\" alt=\"Cubs' Dansby Swanson expects Alex Bregman to elevate his game - Yahoo Sports\" \/>The Chicago Cubs, who were coming off an impressive 2025 season, made it their mission to stay a contender with the moves they have made over the winter so far. They have been one of the busiest teams across MLB.<\/p>\n<p>They shored up their bullpen by signing guys like Phil Maton, Hunter Harvey, Caleb Thielbar, Hoby Milner, and Jacob Webb. They also made a trade with the Miami Marlins to acquire Edward Cabrera.<\/p>\n<p>However, their biggest move of the offseason came recently when they signed Alex Bregman to a five-year, $175 million deal. He will now handle the left side of the infield along with Dansby Swanson, who played together during their college years for Team USA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4316,h_2427\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_cubs\/01kfgrda1pg6w43mh4gf.jpg\" alt=\"Dansby Swanson Pinpoints The Biggest Thing Alex Bregman Brings To The Cubs\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Cubs&#8217; Dansby Swanson expects Alex Bregman to elevate his game<\/h2>\n<p>Dansby Swanson could not be happier that he will be teammates with Alex Bregman again. Outside of being teammates, the two are very familiar with each other as both played in the SEC and were the respective No. 1 and 2 overall picks in the 2015 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Swanson expects the three-time All-Star to elevate his game, via The Athletic&#8217;s Patrick Mooney.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alex is somebody that I&#8217;ve admired for a long time. Who he is and how he plays and the things that he sees, I feel like my game could benefit more from playing with him than almost anyone else. That means literally zero disrespect to anyone I&#8217;ve played with. He just sees the game in such a certain way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Swanson loves how Bregman not only plays the game, but sees the game. Bregman is someone that Swanson believes &#8220;could challenge&#8221; him to be a better version of himself.<\/p>\n<p>These comments should excite the fanbase. You always want guys who will push their teammates to continue to develop both on and off the field, and these two could be an exciting pair to watch in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs, who were coming off an impressive 2025 season, made it their mission to stay a contender with the moves they have made over the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dansby Swanson Drops Bombshell: Alex Bregman Is About to Unlock My NEXT LEVEL \u2013 Cubs Fans, Brace Yourselves! - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=143821\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dansby Swanson Drops Bombshell: Alex Bregman Is About to Unlock My NEXT LEVEL \u2013 Cubs Fans, Brace Yourselves! 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