These Pittsburgh Pirates could hit 25+ Home runs in 2015

The names that did not make this list are impressive.  Josh Harrison and Gregory Polanco both have outside shots at 25 HR, but they would have to take different paths to get there.  For Harrison, he would have to first guard against major regression of his .353 BABIP from last season for him to even have a shot.  20 HR seems more likely.  For Polanco, the path to 25 HR is much clearer.  He needs to continue to take strides with each game and with each at-bat.  The results have spoken for themselves this spring, but we still need to see how he is performing in the summer months, after starting the year on the 25-man for the first time.

One name you may have noticed is missing is Starling Marte.  While many on these pages are bullish on Marte, and I am one of them, I’m not sure that 25 home runs are in the cards.  But the brilliance of Marte’s emerging stardom is that his game is not based on power in any way, so any surge in that category is stricly a bonus.  I feel comfortable predicting that he could very well hit between 20-25, but I won’t be disappointed if that number is closer to 20.

Regardless of the actual totals of all players mentioned here, the Pittsburgh Pirates are becoming an offensive power right before our very eyes.

What do YOU think?  Do you think that Harrison, Polanco, and Marte are shoo-ins for an uptick in power this year?  Let us know in the comments or on social media!

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