The Pirates spent a portion of the off-season flipping their most established players — first baseman Josh Bell and pitcher Jameson Taillon among others — for prospects in hopes of restocking the farm system. Polanco remains, confident that his best baseball remains ahead of him no matter how rough the last two years have been. Polanco also spent time working with Pirates assistant hitting coach Christian Marrero, who threw batting practice left-handed to help Polanco work on his timing. “He looks good and healthy and that’s all you can ask, is to be healthy,” left fielder Bryan Reynolds said. “Then his talent will take over.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...___More AP MLB coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB

Source: thestar February 25, 2021 20:03 UTC