The Pittsburgh Pirates have lacked at shortstop the last few seasons, and since Neal Huntington’s first full season in Pittsburgh in 2008, the Pirates rank 27th in fWAR at the position. The collective unit has posted a measly 76 wRC+, with the best two marks being Jung Ho Kang (129 wRC+) in 2015 and Jordy Mercer (115) in 2013. But both had less than 500 plate appearances. Of the three players to have over 500 plate appearances at shortstop, Jordy Mercer’s 2014 ranks first (91), then Mercer in 2016 (89), and finally Ronny Cedeno in 2010 (81).
The Pirates haven’t had a good hitting shortstop since 2007, when Jack Wilson posted a 102 wRC+, which ranked 12th among the 26 qualified shortstops.