241 PA, .253/.324/.443, 10 HR, 34 RBI, 48/22 K/BB, 102 OPS+
The good
McCutchen’s season was really a tale of two parts. In the beginning, he struggled. There really isn’t anyway to get around it. After August 13, his slash line sat at .167/.234/.190. He looked like he had a little hitch in his giddy-up in the field. He was someone who was screaming to be put into the designated hitter spot in order to get a better defender in there.
Then, he got hot. Like, really, really good hot,
After that date, from August 14 on, he hit .