Pittsburgh Pirates Breakout Candidate: Infielder Phillip Evans

In December as the Pittsburgh Pirates third base competition became open for taking, the club signed former New York Mets and Chicago Cubs minor league infielder Phillip Evans to a minor league deal which included an invite to Spring Training in Bradenton. With poor production at third base over the past two seasons, Evans should be a candidate to get reps at the hot corner

It’s easy to see why new Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington went after third baseman Phillip Evans of the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.

While Evans doesn’t possess much experience at the Major League level, he possesses the potential to breakout if given the opportunity. This is…