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1 - DH Andrew McCutchen 38yo entering his 12th season with Pittsburgh and 17th overall. Andrew may not be the 2013 MVP version of himself but still respectable enough to take the leadoff spot both vs righties and lefties. His Gold Glove caliber defense is long gone and will be operating as the primary DH.

2 - LF Adam Frazier 33yo entering his 7th season with Pittsburgh and 10th overall. Adam will hold down the strong side of the platoon at LF batting 2nd vs righties and heading to the bench vs lefties in favor of Enmanuel Valdez.

3 - RF Oneil Cruz 26yo entering his 5th season all with Pittsburgh. Coming off his first 20/20 season Cruz is expected to back that up again batting 3rd and cleanup vs lefties. I’ve decided to move him to RF where his cannon of an arm and solid bat profiles well.

4 - 1B Bryan Reynolds 30yo entering his 7th season all with Pittsburgh. Bryan will be tasked to make the same transition as Bryce Harper going from the OF to 1B. Bryan is a solid bat and will hit at the top of the lineup, cleanup and 2nd vs lefties. He’s coming off 4 straight seasons of 24+ HR’s and an All-Star appearance last year.

5 - CF Jack Suwinski 26yo entering his 4th season all with Pittsburgh. Jack is a talented defender and has plus power but it comes with a lot of swing and miss. He will operate as the primary CF and bat 5th vs both righties and lefties. In 2023 he showed some promise but quickly regressed in 2024 and spent a significant portion of the season in AAA.

6 - C Joey Bart 28yo entering his 2nd season with Pittsburgh and 6th overall. Joey is an above average defender with the ability to be an average presence in the lineup. He had his best season to date last year and will look to maintain his success heading into 2025 as the primary catcher.

7 - 2B Nick Gonzales 25yo entering his 3rd season all with Pittsburgh. Nick is a good enough defender at 2B to get the full time duties but will need to continue progressing as a hitter in order to stay in the lineup.

8 - 3B Jared Triolo 27yo entering his 3rd season all with Pittsburgh. Good defender at 3B but will need to get on base and make something happen on the basepaths. Bishop is expecting 30+ steals on the year for Triolo if he is to maintain the primary spot at 3B.

9 - SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa 30yo entering his 2nd season with Pittsburgh and 8th overall. Well below average hitter but it’s the glove work that will help keep him in the lineup. If he can just be serviceable with his bat the everyday role at SS is his.