Prior to the start of the 2015 season, I was often critical of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pedro Alvarez.
I was disappointed in Alvarez for not being present at Pirate City for optional workouts where he would have had some one-on-one time with Kevin Young to become acclimated to the first base position. I thought Pedro would be too preoccupied with his discomfort surrounding his transition from third base to first base that his offensive production would suffer.
With the 2015 Spring Training in the rear view mirror, along with 13 games of this young season, I feel quite confident in admitting that I was wrong on both fronts.