Gregory Polanco<\/a> 8 games<\/p>\nThe first thing and really the only the major thing that jumps out is the fact that Polanco has started as much as Meadows.<\/p>\n
When you have lost 14 of 19 and are close to hitting rock bottom, it makes no sense to not play your most productive lineup most nights out.<\/p>\n
I understand the need to get Polanco figured out and to get Dickerson some rest, but it\u2019s flat out not working.<\/p>\n
Hurdle can\u2019t keep running a struggling Polanco out there while more productive bats sit.<\/p>\n
If it hurts Polanco\u2019s pride to be given a reduced role than so be it, but that needs to happen immediately.<\/p>\n
The Numbers<\/h3>\n From May 26 through June 7, here\u2019s how the four outfielders have performed in equal playing time.<\/p>\n
Marte has struggled since coming off the DL, putting up a .214\/.267\/.333 line in that span. He has a pair of doubles and a homer in that span.<\/p>\n
The glaring thing to me is that he has struck out 12 times compared to drawing just two walks.<\/p>\n
He needs to get back to the patient approach he had before his injury.<\/p>\n
While he has struggled, he still needs to be in the lineup as he\u2019s shown he\u2019s one of the more productive bats in the lineup before his DL stint.<\/p>\n
Dickerson has remained steady in that span, posting a .342\/.359\/.421 line so it makes little sense that Hurdle wants to rest him more often now.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s driven in eight runs, but also hasn\u2019t drawn a walk and has struck out seven times in 39 plate appearances.<\/p>\n
Like Marte, Dickerson needs to start six out of seven games a week.<\/p>\n
Meadows is still producing and until he really cools off he needs to play more.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s put up a .296\/.361\/.516 line with a pair of homers.<\/p>\n
Polanco has had 32 plate appearances since the four-man outfield started and continues to struggle, posting a .179\/.219\/.321 line.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s struck out nine times as well.<\/p>\n
Polanco just isn\u2019t in a good place right now so cutting him back to a start, maybe two a week is the thing to do right now.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to win games at the MLB level when you don\u2019t play your best lineup most nights out.<\/p>\n
In no world is it acceptable that one of your worst hitters should be getting regular time at the expense of a pair of your best hitters, but that\u2019s not going to change Hurdle\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n
The bottom line is rotating four outfielders must stop for the time being and it must stop now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s time Clint Hurdle puts an end to the Pittsburgh Pirates four outfielder rotation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":819637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[703638948,610258686,1],"tags":[140059],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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