Sean Rodriguez has shown himself to be a very valuable bench bat thus far in his brief Pittsburgh Pirates tenure. While many were excited at his considerable utility skills, none likely predicted the offensive output he has displayed thus far in 2015. I know that I did not. From my piece – “Sean Rodriguez does not need to produce offensively” from March 9:
His lackluster 2015 spring thus far pretty much answers the question for us, and the answer is definitely not offense. No, we need Rodriguez to be exactly what he is billed as: a multi-position wunderkind that can provide days off for our often-overworked infield.