The Pirates Should Extend Jordy Mercer

Gregory Polanco, Francisco Cervelli, Starling Marte, Francisco Liriano, Josh Harrison, and Andrew McCutchen are all examples of Pirate players to get long-term contract extensions in recent years. Now, Jordy Mercer should be next.

In the always volatile world of Pirates Twitter, there have been many players who have gotten the brunt of anger and criticism over the past few seasons. Player such as Charlie Morton, Clint Barmes, Erik Kratz, and Jeff Locke immediately come to mind. In some cases the criticism was well deserved, while in others it went too far.

One such player that has drawn much criticism from Pirate fans is shortstop Jordy Mercer. And while Mercer has, at times, deserved some of…