When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded former ace starting pitcher Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros in January one of the key pieces they got in return was third baseman Colin Moran. After earning a promotion to the Major Leagues each of the past two seasons, the 25-year-old Moran is now in his first full Big League season. So far, the former 6th overall pick in the MLB Draft has not disappointed.
In 122 plate appearances this season Moran owns an impressive .283/.369/.434/.803 slash line to go along with a .347 wOBA and a wRC+ of 121.