PITTSBURGH — The Pirates were right to send Jack Suwinski back to the minors last week. He was overmatched at the plate. An 0-for-29 slide had dropped his batting average to .198 and his on-base percentage to .288. That was beyond abysmal. His 14 home runs seemed as if they came a lifetime ago.
The Pirates also would be right to send down Oneil Cruz. He, too, is overmatched at the plate, especially against left-handed pitchers. He struck out four more times in the win Sunday at Colorado. He did slap an RBI single to left field in the ninth inning, but that merely bumped his average to .204 and his on-base percentage to .240. He has horrible plate discipline with 38 strikeouts and just five walks in 104 plate appearances. Talk about abysmal.
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