PITTSBURGH — Among National League teams, the Pirates are 12th in home runs, 10th in slugging, 12th in extra-base hits and 12th in isolated power.
With less than a month left in the regular season, it doesn’t look like the Pirates are going to become a power-hitting club any time soon.
That’s not to say that the Pirates’ offense doesn’t have strengths. They're fourth in batting average, third in on-base percentage and have done well enough to third in weighted runs created. Without question, this can be a good offense.
But what an offense without power needs is sequencing.