How do you fix the league's worst offense that at times was on a historically bad pace last year? Acquire a bunch of above-average hitters. That's the easy part. But what happens when those pieces don't quite fit together in a reasonable defensive alignment? That's the dilemma facing the Pittsburgh Pirates as we enter spring training.
The Pirates' facelift included adding a player in Ryan O'Hearn, who happened to play the same position as one of the club's lone offensive bright spots, Spencer Horwitz. At first, this was a manageable logjam. The pair could alternate between first base and the DH spot.