PT TOMORROW: NL Central - Identifying second-half breakout candidates

During this All-Star Week, we asked our PT TOMORROW columnists to pick one player from each team who could emerge and perhaps even surprise in the second half, based on skills and/or opportunity that may lurking a bit under the surface.

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

Cal Mitchell (OF, PIT). The return of Jake Marisnick (OF, PIT) and Ben Gamel (OF, PIT) has temporarily closed off opportunities for Jack Suwinski (OF, PIT) and some of Pittsburgh’s outfield prospects. Both Gamel and Marisnick are trade candidates, and while they aren’t particularly likely to bring back significant returns, their departures would clear a path to playing time. With Bryan Reynolds (OF, PIT) on the injured list and Suwinski back in the minors, Mitchell has already...

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