Pirates recent trade acquisition has made surprising, yet excellent first impression

Pittsburgh Pirates v Philadelphia Phillies | Heather Barry/GettyImagesA couple of weeks ago, the Pirates kicked off trade season with a minor deal with the Braves, sending Hunter Stratton to Atlanta in exchange for Titus Dumitru, a minor league outfielder.

At first, it didn't seem that important. Just a recently DFA'd guy going to another squad in exchange for a High-A player no one really knew. Now, all of a sudden, Dumitru has heated up at the plate in Greensboro and is starting to show some offensive upside through just nine games.

In this short stint with the Grasshoppers, Dumitru is batting .382 (13-for-34) with two home runs and seven RBI. He added two doubles as well, reaching a .618…