Starling Marte will be the Pirates’ starting center fielder in 2017, the Pirates announced today. The Pirates will move Gregory Polanco to left field and Andrew McCutchen will be shifted to right field.
[“After a detailed evaluation, various considerations and many conversations, we have discussed with each of our outfielders the defensive alignment that we will employ. That alignment will be Gregory in left field, Starling in center and Andrew in right. We believe this alignment will maximize our outfield production” — Statement from manager Clint Hurdle ]
