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Pirates optimistic after taking "leap" forward in 2018 | |
PITTSBURGH (AP) Neal Huntington raised eyebrows last winter when the Pittsburgh Pirates general manager said the club's decision to trade franchise cornerstones Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole wouldn't affect the team's ability to win the World Series in 2018. The message Huntington was trying to send was lost in his unwieldy delivery: that flipping Cole and McCutchen for younger major league talent would help the Pirates contend into 2019 and beyond. While Huntington's short-term version was spot on - the Pirates were out of the playoff picture by late August - whether his long-term vision pans out remains uncertain. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | C. Dickerson | .300 | |||
| HR: | G. Polanco | 23 | |||
| RBI: | G. Polanco | 81 | |||
| SB: | S. Marte | 33 | |||
| W: | J. Taillon | 14 | |||
| ERA: | T. Williams | 3.11 | |||
| Saves: | F. Vázquez | 37 | |||
| K: | J. Taillon | 179 | |||
| NL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| X-Milwaukee | 96 | 67 | .589 | - |
| Y-Chi Cubs | 95 | 68 | .583 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 82 | 79 | .509 | 13 |
| Cincinnati | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28.5 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .254 (10) | ||||
| Runs: | 692 (20) | ||||
| Hits: | 1381 (14) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 157 (25) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 70 (22) | ||||
| OBP: | .317 (17) | ||||
| SLG: | .407 (16) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 2218 (19) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 4.00 (14) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 693 (14) | ||||
| Saves: | 40 (17) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 1336 (18) | ||||
| OpBA: | .251 (18) | ||||
| OBP: | .319 (17) | ||||
| SLG: | .407 (15) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.34 (19) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 10/4 | N. Turley | Removed From 60-Day DL (Left elbow sprain) | |||||||
| 10/4 | N. Turley | Outrighted to Minors | |||||||
| 10/2 | L. Escobar | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 10/2 | A. McRae | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 10/2 | M. Moroff | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 9/29 | A. Frazier | Right hamstring tightness (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/29 | J. Mercer | Forearm (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/27 | E. Santana | Right elbow surgery - out for season (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/23 | S. Marte | Left calf tightness (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/15 | G. Polanco | off 10-day DL | |||||||
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