After his second straight three-hit game (and third in his last five games), San Diego Padres’ left-fielder Jose Pirela has his batting average above .300 (.302) and has a respectable .742 OPS.
Pirela, 28 has five RBI already, mostly coming from the two-hole in the Friars’ batting order, and four doubles. After shortstop Freddy Galvis, Pirela has become the next guy Friars fans want to see come to the plate in a big spot.
We all kind of saw this coming last season, though. In 83 games (312 at-bats), by far the most time he’s seen at the major-league level in one season since making his debut in 2014 with the New York Yankees, he slashed .