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Pittsburgh Pirates Mailbag: January 16th, 2019

When can the Pittsburgh Pirates expect Gregory Polanco to be ready? Does Tony Sipp make sense as a free agent target? And more in this week’s mailbag.

As always, thank you to everyone who submitted questions this week and participated. Now, let’s dive in!

Is it realistic to think Polanco will be ready by the all star break? The shoulder makes me wonder…

— Bill lewis (@Billlew46780887) January 15, 2019

The Pirates should have Polanco back well before the All-Star Break.

At last week’s mini camp he took swings off a tee for the first time since undergoing shoulder surgery in September, and he told reporters he is ahead of schedule.