2021/04/17 11:44 Pittsburgh Pirates Gregory Polanco looks up as he crosses home after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against t. Pittsburgh Pirates Gregory Polanco looks up as he crosses home after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, April 16, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Pittsburgh Pirates Adam Frazier hits a two-run scoring triple during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, April . Pittsburgh Pirates Adam Frazier hits a two-run scoring triple during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, April 16, 2021, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Brian Goodwin both have May opt-out dates in their minor league contracts with the Pirates, tweets Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic. Frazier had a strong spring with Pittsburgh, slashing .250/.353/.643 with three homers and a pair of doubles in 34 plate appearances, but that wasn’t enough to convince the Bucs to put him on the active roster nor was an early injury to third baseman
Ke’Bryan Hayes. Frazier briefly opted out of his contract with the team at the end of camp in order to search for a big league opportunity elsewhere, but he re-signed a new minor league arrangement with Pittsburgh just days later. Goodwin, meanwhile, hit .229/.317/.371 this spring after a disastrous cameo with the division-rival Reds in 2020. His struggles through 55 plate appearances in Cincinnati notwithstanding, however, Goodwin batted .258/.327/.469 in 567 plate appearances with the Angels from 2019-20 and is an overall .250/.317/.455 hitter in 1124 trips to the plate as a big l
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Through the first eight games of the 2021 season, nobody in the majors was worse at scoring than the Oakland A’s. They managed only 19 runs, slightly over two per game, ranking last out of 30 teams.
However, a peek under the hood suggested things weren’t as bad as they looked. There were a few hot bats, and the overall group was making reasonably hard contact and not striking out too much, and they did face a few Cy Young winners along the way. In a community poll, the majority of Athletics Nation agreed things would get at least slightly better right away, and around half were confident the lineup would return to normal output within the next week.
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2021/04/12 04:17 Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Ap. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker drives in two runs with a single off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Trevor Williams during the second i. Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher JT Brubaker drives in two runs with a single off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Trevor Williams during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)