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Prospect Highlights: Heads Up Play By Gregory Polanco

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The last two days were basically Gregory Polanco showing off tools, with a nice shoestring catch and a stolen base on Monday, then a terrific catch and an RBI hit yesterday. We need to see something else though, so how about a heads up play in the outfield, followed by a strong throw to second base for an out? I’m assuming he will complete the five tool show tonight with a home run so we can feature it tomorrow.

While Gregory Polanco is a human highlight reel on his own, we can’t give you just one highlight today, so here is Matt Hague’s home run from Monday night. The Hit Collector has turned into the Home Run Collector, hitting eight already this season, matching last year’s total. He is the hottest hitter on Indianapolis, posting a 1.171 OPS over his last ten games. If he keeps hitting like this, you might see his return to the majors at some point this year, possibly a bench option in September.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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