PITTSBURGH -- Despite a recent turnaround fueled by the returns of Adam Frazier and David Freese and the emergence of some power from Josh Bell, the Pirates’ offense continues to under-perform.
As a team, they’re 13th in the 15-team National League in wRC+, wOBA, and OBP and 14th in batting average and slugging.
A lot of that has been fueled by a .263 BABIP, the second-lowest figure in the league. As I wrote about Adam Frazier last week, the league-average BABIP is typically around .300, meaning that the Pirates as a team are getting more than a little bit unlucky when it comes to balls in play.