A bit past the halfway point of the season and as we rapidly approach the trade deadline, here’s how the Pirates’ position players have performed so far this season according to my Oliver metrics.
For those not familiar with my work, the fielding and base running numbers are based on my proprietary metrics, which although are not currently available to the public are being purchased by a handful of MLB teams. The batting runs are derived from comparing the wOBA of their actual raw batting stats to a weighted mean of replacement level offense at each position (including PH) the player appeared at.