Andrew McCutchen is on fire.
Andrew McCutchen is a superstar. If this was a car insurance commercial, the next line would be—“Everyone knows that.”
But there are still people who somehow doubt McCutchen’s value to the Pirates. I coach baseball with a guy that feels this way. Most everyone realizes that McCutchen is a really good player, but just how good?
We wanted to get rock solid information that proves without a shadow of a doubt, that McCutchen is indeed a superstar.
So as we scanned our Twitter timeline during lunch today, we found several facts from MLB Play Index, who is friends with Baseball Reference, but not associated with Baseball Reference. If this was a car insurance commercial, the next line would be…well, you get the point.
Andrew McCutchen has become the unquestioned leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
So allow me to present my case. Andrew McCutchen is as a superstar. And he is also white hot, not just right now, but over the past year. Don’t believe me?
Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to present to you Exhibit A:
#Pirates Andrew McCutchen is batting .331/.435/.548 over his last 162 games; only Miguel Cabrera slashed at least that in 2013.
— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) June 13, 2014
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are here today to present the reasons why Andrew McCutchen is White Hot. Exhibit B:
Over his last 145 games, #Pirates Andrew McCutchen has 100 walks to 99 strikeouts.
— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) June 13, 2014
Andrew McCutchen is White Hot.
Exhibit C:
#Pirates Andrew McCutchen is batting .331/.435/.548 with 95 R, 43 2B, 7 3B, 24 HR, 91 RBI, & 21 SB over his last 162 games.
— Ryan M. Spaeder (@theaceofspaeder) June 13, 2014
Case closed.