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Written by Bob Taylor
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 23:37 |
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So Pittsburgh rookie Pedro Alvarez now has four home runs over his last two games and four multi-hit games out of his last five. And these aren't chincy home runs he's hitting. I was at the game yesterday and saw two of them in person. These are "oh my god he just vaporized the baseball"-style dingers.
Now I just need to figure out what makes me happier, the realization that it's a member of my beloved yet beleaguered Pirates showing this kind of offensive prowess or the fact that I actually traded John Axford for Alvarez mere days before the power explosion began. I must say, after rostering and starting Gordon Beckham, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Lopez, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Felipe Lopez this season, it's finally nice to own a productive third baseman I don't have to spend time worrying about. Oh, and if you're in a shallow league, you might get lucky and find he's currently a free agent.
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