Jose Tabata has been through a lot in his young major league career. While showing flashes of talent, getting bad tattoos, or everything in between, Tabata serves a lightning rod for Pirates fans. After showing flashes of pop in spring workouts but fizzling in Grapefruit League games, Tabata is playing very well for the Triple-A Indianpolis Indians, hitting .316/.388/.368 in 24 games. Included in his minors revival is an microscopic 10.5% strikeout rate. While not particularly driving in runs, he has performed well, scoring 12 runs and drawing eight free passes.
All of the above leads us to only one logical conclusion.