Fansided · Oct 3, 2016
John Jaso Will Add To His Versatility This Offseason
After playing primarily first base, minus a few emergency innings in right field, John Jaso will look to become more versatile this offseason.
In December of 2015 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed John Jaso to a two-year contract. The intent of Jaso’s contract was for him to start at first base against right-handed pitching and bat lead off until Josh Bell was Major League ready. Well, Bell’s time has arrived.
Once Josh Bell started to play regularly in the Major Leagues John Jaso watched as his playing time diminished. However, Jaso still brings value to the Pirates as a bench bat. As I wrote about last week, Jaso had settled in nicely as a pinch hitter for the Bucs.