As the Pittsburgh Pirates come together for their 50th-anniversary spring training in Bradenton, questions abound. As for the answers to those questions, only time can provide those- but we’ll give it our best shot. The next 6 weeks will go a long way toward clarifying many of the uncertainties facing this year’s team as they begin their journey back to competitiveness.
Can center fielder Starling Marte regain his pre-2017 form?
There’s no reason that Marte can’t return to the solid player that he was before his 80-game suspension for using PEDs. Marte spent the second half of 2017 shaking off the rust, and still performed decently, although not at the level we are accustomed to seeing from him.