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Daily Video Rundown
Travis Swaggerty
Looking at the fact that both Cole Tucker and Diego Castillo have spent time in right field, you’d probably find it hard pressed to believe that the Pirates have eight outfielders on their 40-man roster. One they’d really like to step up is Travis Swaggerty, who went through a rough April to begin the season.
While he still has a ways to go to build any kind of consistency, an RBI single always helps.
Travis Swaggerty with an RBI single to give the Indians #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/uFw4OwAifp
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) May 3, 2022
There’s also the defense, which is Swaggerty’s best trait. He gets to flash his arm a little bit as well.
You live and you learn.
Don't run on @TSwaggerty_21
Tucupita Marcano
The 22-year-old got the call and was able to make his Pirates debut this past week after Cole Tucker and Bryan Reynolds both went down with an illness, hitting a double.
He hasn’t had that same kind of success in Altoona (.227/.352/.318) but notched his second extra-base hit of the season with a two-run double to stretch the lead to three for the Curve.
Marcano with a 2 run double (gets to third on an error) to extend the Curve lead to 3 #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/pnBY7FEpq7
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) May 3, 2022
Nick Gonzales
Say what you will at this point about Nick Gonzales, the strikeouts have been a concern and he hasn’t hit for as much power as you would like, but he does possess some of the fastest hands you will see.
Don’t throw a fastball high on Nick Gonzales. Hands so fast he can get to just about any fastball #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/wOw3Lv8btX
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) May 3, 2022
At the very least, that makes it incredibly risky to throw a fastball in a location he got one on Tuesday, drilling it for a double.
Liover Peguero
Liover Peguero with an RBI triple to open up the scoring #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/yAVpVbM5Nw
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) May 3, 2022
It’s starting to become a common theme, having Peguero here but as long as he hits, it’s going to be hard not to show him.
