Given the flurry of changes that have taken place at 115 Federal Street, dozens of questions loom regarding the Pittsburgh Pirates and the makeup of the club for the 2020 season.
One of the biggest questions pertains to the future of outfielder Gregory Polanco. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound left-handed hitter was on his way to a solid season in 2018 when, 130 games into the campaign, he attempted one of the ugliest – and what turned out to be physically debilitating – slides in recent Pirates history.
The slide brought a painful halt to Polanco’s best season to date, as he had hit 23 home runs, knocked in 81 runs and put together a .