There are times where a player enters the season and something just clicks, everything comes together, and they put together a really good year.
Sometimes it’s something that was expected — whether they had the tools and just had to put it together or they’ve struggled to stay healthy. Other times someone really comes out of nowhere. Regardless, seeing a player really put it all together can be really fun to watch, giving you someone else to watch in a system full of prospects.
On the pitching side of things, the Pirates had a few players put things together and you can probably safely say they performed better than what their expectations were going into the season.