Ryan O’Hearn’s Adjustments In Pittsburgh

The Pirates overhauled their offense last season. Brandon Lowe arrived via trade. Ryan O’Hearn and Marcell Ozuna came aboard through free agency. Konnor Griffin was promoted a week into the season.

The moves came with varying degrees of success, but the end result was an offense that ranked sixth in scoring, sixth in OPS, and ninth in SLG. Those numbers looked a lot better until injuries thinned out the lineup in the summer.

O’Hearn was a key cog in the middle of the order. He signed a modest two-year, $29 million deal after a strong season split between the Orioles and Padres. O’Hearn was an above-average bat for the fourth straight season, finishing with a 109 wRC+. He slashed…