Last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates saw Gregory Polanco take a big stride forward. After a rough, slow start to the season, the coaching staff had Polanco back off the plate. By doing so, Polanco climbed himself up into the top five outfielders in terms of OPS from June on. It really seemed like the Bucs found out what was wrong with Polanco and started to figure out how to get him to reach his offensive potential.
Polanco really broke out over the months of June and July. In June, the big lefty hit .