By Marty Leap
https://rumbunter.com/2019/03/29/jose-iglesias-pours-salt-pittsburgh-pirates-opening-day-loss-wound/
March 29, 2019
Cincinnati Reds’ Jose Iglesias hits an RBI double off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon in the second inning, Thursday, in Cincinnati. - AP Photo/Gary Landers
On Thursday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates started their 2019 regular season at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. The Pirates were defeated by their divisional rival Reds 5-3 to start their season with an 0-1 record.
In the loss, a player that was only in the lineup due to an injury to Cincinnati second baseman Scooter Gennett helped to sink the Bucs. With the Gennett injury, starting shortstop Jose Peraza has temporarily moved to second base for the Reds. This opened the door at shortstop for veteran Jose Iglesias.
Iglesias signed a minor league contract with the Reds on February 23rd. It was surprise to see Iglesias have to wait so long to get a contract, and it was an even bigger surprise for him to have to settle for a minor league contract. Despite his offensive shortcomings, Iglesias is one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball that has been worth an average of 2.1 fWAR the past five seasons.
It is no secret that the Pirates entered the offseason with a major whole at shortstop. Outside of adding the light hitting, largely unknown Erik Gonzalez the team failed to address shortstop in the offseason. With no other moves made, Gonzalez has become the team’s starting shortstop.
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