PLAYING TIME: Hurdle extends Tabata a shot at RF
Jul 4 2013
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| National League | American League | |
| Pirates | Jose Tabata to have chance to be everyday player | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle indicated OF Jose Tabata will be given the chance to win the everyday right field job. Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Rob Biertempfel | |
| BHQ take: This will be a test of manager Hurdle's patience, as Tabata only had 9 games on his rehab assignment and hit .179 with a K every 4 AB. Tabata's best asset is speed, but this year his SX has fallen below 100. He was dealing with a sore hamstring in early May, so it remains to be seen if this is a skill decline or not. The move... |
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