One major position of need for the Pittsburgh Pirates is third base. The past two seasons the team’s primary third baseman has been Colin Moran, who was one of the key pieces the team received from the Houston Astros in the Gerrit Cole trade.
Moran, however, has underwhelmed with the Pirates. In 293 games with the Pirates Moran has slashed .277/.331/.419 to go with a .142 ISO and a just below league average 98 wRC+ in 968 plate appearances. Defensively, Moran has been an absolute butcher at third base posting a -13.