4. Starling Marte LF
A lot of praise has been given to McCutchen for the recent success of the Pirates. However, Pittsburgh has another outfielder that has made some big contributions the past couple of years. Starling Marte has kind of been an unknown force in the Pirates lineup.
Marte is batting .286 over the past three seasons and hit a career-high 19 homers in 2015. Marte’s ability to get on-base with a slight uptick in power last season should not go unnoticed. No, he is not a conventional power hitting cleanup option, but the Pirates aren’t a conventional team. Marte is a very good hitter in this league and the Pirates should be happy to have him in their order.
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