McCutchen the most exciting player in the organization since Barry Bonds?

1:32am - Monday, June 22nd, 2009 by DePaoli

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen is the most exciting player the Pirates have had since Barry Bonds.

Through his first 17 games of his MLB career, McCutchen has put on a show, hitting .333, leading all rookies in the month of June for hits (26), runs (12) and RBI’s (13).

The most impressive stat McCutchen has put up thus far, is ranking second in the majors with 5 triples.

McCutchen has blazing speed on the basepads, and Pirates fans finally have a reason to turn on Pirates games from time to time to get a look at McCutchen.

McCutchen’s hot start is even more impressive when comparing his performance to MLB’s top prospect Matt Wieters, who has also appeared in 17 games this season.

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