Pittsburgh Pirates look for strong line-up combination – MLB News
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ general manager Neal Huntington said on Wednesday, November 30, that the evolution of the game has allowed the multifaceted players to make an impact by creating more and more runs.
It is this reason why the Pirates would now turn their focus to first base, left fielder and outfield. The pitching staff would be equally important, but runs for the team will be of great importance.
To achieve the set goal, the troika of Jose Tabata, Andrew McCutchen and Alex Presley will be wonderfully useful. The Pirates can take heart from extraordinarily good performances of these players in the respective leagues.
While Presley had his time in Triple-A Indianapolis, he had an average of .333 in the 87 games that he appeared in with 31 homers, having 58 runs and 41 RBIs. He practically demonstrated that being in a troika of the aforementioned players will be of great
service.
This is a reassuring fact. Nonetheless, Huntington believes that as an organisation there is a firm belief in hits as power will subsequently develop.
"Yes, the ability to change the score with one swing is a wonderful thing, but the game is evolving, and multi-faceted players have made an impact by creating runs," Huntington said. "We still want power. But as an organization, we're going to take hits
over power because we believe power develops.”
To execute the hits and the required power that Huntington talks about, he believes there are some players in the club who have added athleticism. He is basically referring to the effectively strong combination of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Presley-Tabata and
McCutchen.
"We have some players that are athletic, and we've wanted to add some athleticism to the organization because we have seen the way the curve is shifting."
But importantly, it is never that single aspect of the game that is preferred at the expense of the other by the Pittsburgh Pirates. From hitting to pitching, everything holds its invaluable and inherent significance. It is this serious consideration that
the Pirates have in the mind and to put in to effect once the new season begins.
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