The Pittsburgh Pirates hit 140 home runs in 2015, with 43 – or 30.7 percent – of those home runs coming from Neil Walker, traded for Jon Niese, and Pedro Alvarez, non tendered. There was question if the Pirates were giving up too much power in favor of contact players with high on base skills, such as high walk rates with low strike rates. John Jaso was signed to play first base and bat leadoff for the club. The team hit Andrew McCutchen second in a more sabermetric inclined lineup.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Concerns On Their Power Hitting
