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Travis Swaggerty Will Reportedly Join the Pirates on Sunday

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According to Jason Mackey, outfielder Travis Swaggerty was a late scratch from the Indianapolis Indians lineup tonight so he could join the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park.

Swaggerty got off to a slow start this season, with a very high strikeout rate. He then suffered a concussion, which put him out of action for just over a week. Since he has returned, his bat has been hot. He is hitting .397/.465/.667 in his last 16 games, with nine extra-base hits, eight walks and a much improved strikeout rate (18.3%). He’s got a strong arm, with above average range in center field and he can be a threat on the bases.

Ryan Palencer recently posted an article on Swaggerty beginning to hit his stride.

More on this news tomorrow when the move becomes official.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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