If there is one thing that the Pittsburgh Pirates front office needs to do this offseason, it is to add an impact bat. The team lacked that true middle of the lineup hitter (as usual). Coming into the year, many expected either Gregory Polanco or Josh Bell to fill that spot. Bell hit 26 homers in 2017 to turn in 58 total extra-base hits. Meanwhile, many expected Polanco to finally breakout due to entering the year healthy.
Instead, Josh Bell completely regressed in the power section of his game. He only hit 12 home runs this year to give him a total of 47 extra base hits.