Welcome to our Remarkable season preview series for the 2021 season. The Pirates are in the midst of a rebuilding season. Ke’Bryan Hayes had a fantastic start to his career… Can he build on that with an all-star 2021 performance?
2020 Record: 19-41 (5th in NL Central)
Pirates Hitters
Adam Frazier
- Adam Frazier has 17 HRs in 763 ABs (44.9 AB/HR) since 2019 — 9th highest AB per HR rate in MLB
- Adam Frazier has seen fastballs 55% of the time (1,761/3,187) since 2019 — tied for 13th highest among 127 in MLB
- Adam Frazier has 0 HRs in 210 ABs on low non-fastballs since 2019 — tied for highest AB per HR rate in MLB
- Adam Frazier has a Well-Hit Avg of just .145 (111/763) since 2019 — 8th lowest in MLB
- Adam Frazier has missed on just 16% of swings (241/1,517) since 2019 — 12th best among 127 in MLB
Ke’Bryan Hayes
- Ke’Bryan Hayes batted .376 (32-for-85) in the 2020 season — best in MLB
- Ke’Bryan Hayes had an OBP of .442 (95 PA’s) in the 2020 season — 3rd best in MLB
- Ke’Bryan Hayes slugged .682 (58 total bases in 85 ABs) in the 2020 season — 2nd best in MLB
- Ke’Bryan Hayes had an OPS of 1.124 (95 PA’s) in the 2020 season — 2nd best in MLB
Colin Moran
- Colin Moran has chased 39% of pitches out of the zone (137/352) on elevated pitches since 2019 — tied for 7th highest in MLB
- Colin Moran has an OBP of just .292 (277 PA’s) versus relief pitchers since 2019 — 4th lowest in MLB
- Colin Moran has an OPS of just .431 (355 PA’s) with two-strikes since 2019 — 5th lowest in MLB
- Colin Moran has chased 36% of pitches out of the zone (522/1,455) since 2019 — 11th highest among 127 in MLB
Bryan Reynolds
- Bryan Reynolds is batting .373 (38-for-102) on inside fastballs since 2019 — 3rd best in MLB
- Bryan Reynolds is slugging just .323 (30 total bases in 93 ABs) on sliders since 2019 — 15th lowest among 127 in MLB
- Bryan Reynolds has 1 HR in 194 ABs (194.0 AB/HR) on low non-fastballs since 2019 — 5th highest AB per HR rate in MLB
Gregory Polanco
- Gregory Polanco has put just 22% of balls in play (44/200) to the left side of the field since 2019 — 5th lowest in MLB
- Gregory Polanco has an OPS of just .631 (341 PA’s) since 2019 — 15th lowest in MLB
- Gregory Polanco has an OBP of just .257 (341 PA’s) since 2019 — 6th lowest in MLB
- Gregory Polanco has missed on 38% of swings (277/731) since 2019 — 8th highest in MLB
- Gregory Polanco is batting just .197 (61-for-310) since 2019 — tied for 9th lowest in MLB
Anthony Alford
Jacob Stallings
Erik Gonzalez
- Erik Gonzalez drew 8 walks in 193 PA’s (4%) in the 2020 season — 4th lowest in MLB
- Erik Gonzalez averaged just 3.42 pitches per plate appearance (661/193) in the 2020 season — 4th lowest in MLB
- Erik Gonzalez chased 45% of breaking pitches out of the zone down-and-away (45/101) in the 2020 season — 10th highest in MLB
- Erik Gonzalez had an OBP of just .255 (193 PA’s) in the 2020 season — 4th lowest in MLB
- Erik Gonzalez had an OPS of just .518 (144 PA’s) against RHP in the 2020 season — 2nd lowest in MLB
Bench
Michael Perez
- Michael Perez batted just .167 (14-for-84) in the 2020 season — tied for 12th lowest in MLB
- Michael Perez slugged just .238 (20 total bases in 84 ABs) in the 2020 season — 6th lowest in MLB
- Michael Perez had an OPS of just .475 (93 PA’s) in the 2020 season — 4th lowest in MLB
- Michael Perez had an OBP of just .237 (93 PA’s) in the 2020 season — tied for 9th lowest in MLB
Kevin Newman
- Kevin Newman has 292 quality ABs out of 703 total (41% QAB rate) since 2019 — tied for 12th lowest among 127 in MLB
- Kevin Newman has missed on just 14% of swings (175/1,247) since 2019 — 4th best in MLB
- Kevin Newman has grounded into 6 double plays in 110 opportunities (6%) since 2019 — tied for 14th best among 127 in MLB
- Kevin Newman has a Well-Hit Avg of just .139 (90/649) since 2019 — 7th lowest in MLB
Phillip Evans
Cole Tucker
- Cole Tucker had an OPS of just .527 (116 PA’s) in the 2020 season — 13th lowest in MLB
- Cole Tucker had 39 quality ABs out of 116 total (34% QAB rate) in the 2020 season — tied for 9th lowest in MLB
- Cole Tucker had 4 extra-base hits out of 24 total hits (just 17%) in the 2020 season — tied for 9th lowest in MLB
- Cole Tucker has no extra-base-hits in his last 41 at-bats — Yuli Gurriel has the longest active streak at 96.
- Cole Tucker had a Well-Hit Avg of just .092 (10/109) in the 2020 season — 10th lowest in MLB
Jared Oliva
Projected Starting Rotation
Steven Brault
- Steven Brault has walked 75 of 683 batters (11%) since 2019 — tied for 5th highest in MLB
- Steven Brault has allowed a slugging percentage of just .322 (37 Total Bases / 115 ABs) on inside fastballs since 2019 — tied for 13th best in MLB
- Steven Brault has allowed an OBP of .351 (539 PA’s) against right-handed batters since 2019 — 15th highest in MLB
Chad Kuhl
- Chad Kuhl threw breaking pitches 72% of the time (153/213) with two-strikes in the 2020 season — 3rd highest in MLB
- Hitters chased just 7 of Chad Kuhl’s 115 elevated fastballs out of the zone (6%) in the 2020 season — lowest in MLB
- Chad Kuhl had a strike rate of just 58% (456/789) in the 2020 season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB
- Chad Kuhl walked 28 of 197 batters (14%) in the 2020 season — 4th highest in MLB
- Chad Kuhl had a first-pitch strike rate of just 52% (103/198) in the 2020 season — 5th lowest in MLB
Mitch Keller
JT Brubaker
Wil Crowe
Projected Bullpen
Richard Rodriguez
- Opponents have a line drive rate of just 18% (44/249) against Richard Rodriguez since 2019 — tied for 13th lowest among among 182 qualified RPs in MLB
- Richard Rodriguez has thrown fastballs 82% of the time (1,270/1,554) since 2019 — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Hitters batting in the top of the order have hit .312 against Richard Rodriguez since 2019 — 7th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Chris Stratton
- Chris Stratton has allowed an OBP of .293 (266 PA’s) with two-strikes since 2019 — tied for 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Right-handed hitters have a line drive rate of 27% (49/182) against Chris Stratton since 2019 — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents are hitting .337 (98-for-291) against Chris Stratton on pitches in the strike zone since 2019 — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
Michael Feliz
- Michael Feliz has thrown his breaking pitches for a strike just 56% (242/434) of the time since the start of 2018 — 11th lowest among among 120 qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents have a Well-Hit Avg of just .013 (1/78) against low curveballs from Michael Feliz since the start of 2018 — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Michael Feliz has an ERA of 5.20 (105.1 IP) since the start of 2018 — 14th highest among among 163 qualified RPs in MLB
Kyle Crick
- Kyle Crick has allowed a slugging percentage of just .135 (12 Total Bases / 89 ABs) on low non-fastballs since the start of 2018 — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents have a Well-Hit Avg of just .061 (16/262) against Kyle Crick with two-strikes since the start of 2018 — 8th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Left-handed hitters have a miss rate of just 21% (89/424) against Kyle Crick since the start of 2018 — tied for 8th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB
Chasen Shreve
- Opponents batted just .078 (4-for-51) against Chasen Shreve with two-strikes last season — tied for 4th best among qualified RPs in MLB
- Chasen Shreve threw his changeup 46% of the time (112/246) against right-handed batters last season — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB
- Opponents had a miss rate of 54% (49/90) against Chasen Shreve on changeups last season — 2nd best among qualified RPs in MLB
David Bednar
Carson Fulmer
Sam Howard
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