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Gonzalez didn't get to play much but set career highs in PAs, ABs and hits.



Frazier has now hit .276, .277 and .278 the last 3 years. Career BA is .279. That's consistency.



Moran repeated his 2018 BA of .277. His 80 RBIs trailed only Bell and Marte. But his HR season of 11 and 13 these past 2 years leaves something to be desired for a corner infielder.



Newman and Reynolds had outstanding rookie seasons. Newman was supposed to sit on the bench with Gonzalez at SS until Gonzalez broke his collarbone. Reynolds was supposed to spend the year in AAA until Marte got hurt colliding with Gonzalez.



Diaz seriously regressed both at bat and behind the plate.



Stallings was a pleasant surprise both at bat and behind the plate.



Osuna proved to be very useful, especially PHing.



At best, the starting pitchers were inconsistent. At worst they were horrible.



Steven Brault is a heck of a hitter.



Other than the currently jailed Vazquez, the BP ranged from inconsistent to consistently horrible. An entire minor league system was unable to provide even 1 adequate arm for the MLB club.



The next great pitching hope-Kingham-washed out of both the Pirate and Blue Jay organizations.



The next great pitching hope-Keller-showed occasional flashes but wasn't much better than Kingham.

I’ll add a few:

-Musgrove is a big key to this team. His AJ-like drive is desperately needed. To be an effective leader he needs to become consistent. I think he becomes a very good pitcher next year.

-haven’t seen anything on Burdi, but he demonstrated his high end potential. The Pirates need to catch a break and a healthy Burdi would be a good one to catch.

-don’t know who Josh Bell is. This is huge because of the Arb package he’ll be demanding. Do the Pirates keep him or trade him?

-Marte’s value has never been higher.

-Polanco’s value has never been lower.

4641575F5146010D745359555D581A575B59340 wrote: I’ll add a few:

-Musgrove is a big key to this team.  His AJ-like drive is desperately needed. To be an effective leader he needs to become consistent. I think he becomes a very good pitcher next year.

-haven’t seen anything on Burdi, but he demonstrated his high end potential. The Pirates need to catch a break and a healthy Burdi would be a good one to catch.

-don’t know who Josh Bell is.  This is huge because of the Arb package he’ll be demanding.  Do the Pirates keep him or trade him?

-Marte’s value has never been higher. 

-Polanco’s value has never been lower.


Yes, Musgrove shows flashes but is very inconsistent. It would be huge if he became consistently effective. The jury's still out. They also lack consistent relievers.



Bell will get a huge raise from his near minimum $587,000 but he can't demand an unrealistic amount in arbitration. The arbitrator must select one or the other offered figure. The Pirates can't go too low or Bell will get whatever he asks for. But the Pirates know the process. Offer an amount consistent with years of service, stats and defense (that'll hurt Bell). If Bell's figure is out of line with other 1Bmen in that situation, the arbitrator will have no choice but to accept the Pirates' offer. The process is set up to prevent anyone from getting too much or too little. Bell will likely get 3-4 mil. It's just that Nutting is allergic to paying market value.