Now, as Jason Persak of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette composed Thursday, the Polanco-less Pirates could rely on any of Guillermo Heredia, Socrates Brito, Adam Frazier or Jose Osuna in best field. Bryan Reynolds figures to begin in left, while Jarrod Dyson must inhabit center.
From an on-field perspective, Polanco is one of the Pirates most crucial gamers. He was a strong producer as recently as the 2018 season, in which he batted.254/.340/.499 with 23 crowning achievement and 12 stolen bases in 535 plate appearances. But Polanco couldnt develop on that during an injury-plagued 2019 that saw him take simply 167 PA and bat.242/.301/.425 with six HRs and 3 takes.
Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco has evaluated positive for the coronavirus, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic was among those to report.
Polanco has been out of Pirates Summer Camp for almost the entire week, making this an unsurprising advancement. Nevertheless, its uncertain whether hes handling extreme signs or whether hell have the ability to return in brief order. The exact same goes for two of his teammates, reducer Keone Kela (whom the team placed on the hurt list Friday) and 3rd base prospect KeBryan Hayes. Theyve also been missing from camp.
