NL: De La Cruz among Pirates' new bats
Jul 31 2024
NOTE: Given the volume of Tuesday transactions, we've split up PT TODAY by league for today. Find the American League column here.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates
NEWS: Pittsburgh acquired OF Bryan De La Cruz from Miami, INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa from Toronto and LHP Josh Walker from New York for minor leaguers.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: De La Cruz addresses the Pirates’ need for a slugging corner OF to improve their offense. De La Cruz is slashing .245/.289/.417 with 18 HR and 51 RBI in 424 AB. He has split his time between playing left field (47 starts) and designated hitter (50 starts), with eight games in right field. He should be in RF or LF for Pittsburgh with Andrew McCutchen continuing to see regular time at DH. To accommodate...
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