Possibly it is nothing more than a statistical oddity, but the Pirates play their best when Jose Bautista is the third baseman and batting second.
Over the last two seasons the Pirates are 20-15 when Bautista bats second. True, it is a small sample size but the Pirates record with anyone else in the 2 hole over the last two years is 91-134.
When Bautista starts at third, the Pirates are 55-62 over the last two seasons. When anyone else starts at third the Pirates record is 56-95.
Looking at the record alone, one may assume the Pirates revolve around Bautista.
| Batting 2nd | W | L |
| 2006 w/ Bautista | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 Anyone else | 60 | 88 |
| 2007 w/ Bautista | 13 | 8 |
| 2007 Anyone else | 31 | 54 |
| Starting at 3rd | W | L |
| 2006 w/ Bautista | 15 | 16 |
| 2006 Anyone else | 52 | 79 |
| 2007 w/ Bautista | 55 | 62 |
| 2007 Anyone else | 4 | 16 |
What does it all mean? It means it is difficult to write about anything other than the damned Morris trade right now.
Best comment on the trade:
"That move is so far out of left field, it's in the Monongahela."
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