Stallings Looking to Run With First Starting Opportunity.
As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. Since the 2012 season, Jacob Stallings has been working his way up through the Pirates system trying to make a name for himself. However, every time he was ready to make the leap to the next level, there was someone ahead of him ready to take his place. Because of this, Stallings's Major League reps have been limited to no more than 14 games a season and he wasn't seen as anything more than catching depth. 2019 would change all that as injuries thrusted Stallings into a starting role by the end of the season and he seemed to thrive. The 30-year old would have the best season of his Major League career hitting .262 with six home runs and 13 ...