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• Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Aggressive on basepaths early

  1D ago • By RotoWire

  Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-3 with two walks and two stolen bases Saturday against the Marlins. Kiner-Falefa was expected to lead off for a significant portion of spring, but he's instead hit ninth in all three of Pittsburgh's games. He's still found a way to be productive and has benefited from the team's aggressiveness on the basepaths by swiping three bases on three tries. Kiner-Falefa is likely to provide little other production, but he could be a streaming option for stolen bases.

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• Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Expected to be primary shortstop

  20D ago • By RotoWire

  Kiner-Falefa has started nine games at shortstop during spring training and is projected to begin the season as the Pirates' primary starter at the position, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. Kiner-Falefa has served as a utility player for much of his career, though 28 of his 50 appearances came at shortstop after being acquired by the Pirates. He struggled to a .587 OPS across 215 plate appearances in Pittsburgh, so there's no guarantee he'll maintain that playing time throughout the 2025 campaign. Nick Gonzales and Liover Peguero are both capable at the position defensively and have made appearances at shortstop this spring.

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• Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Sitting Sunday

  09/29/2024 • By RotoWire

  Kiner-Falefa is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Yankees. Jared Triolo will start at third base and bat sixth in Pittsburgh's regular-season finale. As a member of the Pirates this season, Kiner-Falefa slashed .240/.265/.322 with eight stolen bases, one home run and 10 RBI across 215 plate appearances.

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• Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: On bench Sunday

  09/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  Kiner-Falefa is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds. Nick Gonzales will take over at shortstop and atop the batting order against right-hander Hunter Greene. Kiner-Falefa occupies those spots most days, and he's provided a .286 average this month as the Pirates' primary leadoff hitter, though it's been a rather empty batting average (five doubles, no homers, three RBI in his last 19 games).

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• Pirates' Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Taking seat Tuesday

  09/17/2024 • By RotoWire

  Kiner-Falefa is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in St. Louis. Kiner-Falefa had been at shortstop and leading off for the Pirates' last six contests, but he will begin Tuesday's game on the bench. Nick Gonzales is getting a start at shortstop and will also be at the top of the batting order.

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