McCutchen signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Pirates on Friday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Well, isn't that fun? McCutchen reached superstardom in Pittsburgh, winning the National League MVP award in 2013 and finishing in the top five in voting four straight years. He's 36 now and coming off a career-low .700 OPS, but he nonetheless instantly becomes one of the Pirates' better hitters and provides some leadership. This should also offer him a chance to play every day, an opportunity he wouldn't necessarily have received elsewhere.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: On bench Wednesday
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McCutchen isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.
McCutchen went 1-for-7 with six walks and four strikeouts over his last three matchups, and he'll be on the bench for a second consecutive game to close out the regular season. Christian Yelich will serve as the designated hitter while Keston Hiura starts in left field.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Not starting Friday
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McCutchen isn't in the lineup Friday against Miami.
McCutchen is getting a day off after he went 2-for-8 with a walk and four strikeouts over the last two games. Keston Hiura will take over as the designated hitter and bat sixth.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Sitting out Tuesday
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McCutchen isn't starting Tuesday against the Cardinals.
After going 2-for-16 in the last series against Cincinnati, McCutchen will step aside Tuesday in order to let Keston Hiura serve as the Brewers' designated hitter. Hiura will bat sixth in the order.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Not starting Wednesday
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McCutchen isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Mets.
McCutchen started the last two games and went 3-for-6 with a double, a run, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts. He'll get a breather while Christian Yelich serves as the designated hitter and leads off.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Steps out of lineup
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McCutchen is not in the lineup Sunday against the Yankees.
McCutchen started the past nine games for Milwaukee but will head to the bench Sunday amid an 0-for-13 slump. Rowdy Tellez will serve as the designated hitter while Keston Hiura starts at first base.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Goes deep Tuesday
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McCutchen went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and three total RBI in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Cardinals.
McCutchen gave the Brewers a 2-0 lead in the top of the first and put them ahead for good with a two-run blast in the fifth. While he's batting just .227 (5-for-22) across his last six games, he's gone yard three times in that span, knocking in six runs. The veteran outfielder is up to a .244/.312/.400 slash line with 17 homers, 65 RBI, 63 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 120 contests overall.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Swats homer in win
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McCutchen went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Reds.
McCutchen added some insurance with an eighth-inning blast. The 35-year-old has gone yard twice in eight games in September while adding three multi-hit efforts. He's maintained a .244/.312/.394 slash line with 16 homers, 62 RBI, 62 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 118 contests in a near-everyday role, though he's already been out of the starting lineup four times in 11 games this month.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Takes seat for Game 2
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McCutchen isn't starting the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Giants.
McCutchen started Thursday's matinee and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout. Rowdy Tellez will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth during the second game of the twin bill.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Opening on bench again
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McCutchen is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies.
McCutchen has spent most of the season as a regular, but the veteran has been a part-time player of late, as he will open on the bench Tuesday for the fifth time in 10 games. He will likely be in the lineup whenever a lefty starts for the opponent, but as things stand he is not a lock to play every day.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Resting for series finale
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McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Arizona.
McCutchen looks to be receiving a veteran's day off after he went 2-for-6 with an RBI while playing all 10 innings of Saturday's 8-6 win. Keston Hiura will serve as the Brewers' designated hitter in place of McCutchen.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Takes seat Thursday
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McCutchen isn't starting Thursday against the Diamondbacks, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
McCutchen has gone 1-for-7 with a walk and three strikeouts over his last two matchups but will be on the bench for the third time in the last five games. Rowdy Tellez will serve as the designated hitter and bat third Thursday.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Sleeper hitters for Week 22 (Aug. 29-Sept. 4)
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McCutchen has scuffled of late, but he's still hitting a respectable .263 with a .782 OPS since the start of June. Good chance he heats up again this week with pitchers like Bryse Wilson, Zach Davies and Madison Bumgarner on the schedule.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Sits amid offensive skid
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McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
With Keston Hiura getting a look as the Brewers' designated hitter Sunday, McCutchen will retreat to the bench for the afternoon game. Since blasting three home runs over a two-game stretch Aug. 18 and 19, McCutchen has gone 4-for-29 with no extra-base hits over his subsequent seven starts.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Slugs two homers
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McCutchen went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Dodgers.
McCutchen took Andrew Heaney yard on both occasions, bringing his homer total on the campaign to 13. Entering Thursday's game, McCutchen had just two homers and a .232 average across 22 games since the All-Star break. For the season, he owns a .253/.322/.406 line across 438 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Takes seat Wednesday
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McCutchen isn't starting Wednesday against the Dodgers.
McCutchen is getting a rare day off after he hit .222 with two doubles, five runs, two RBI, two walks and six strikeouts over the last seven games. Keston Hiura will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Day off Sunday
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McCutchen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
McCutchen started the past 23 games and will receive Sunday off after posting an .822 OPS with four home runs, 16 RBI, 14 runs and three stolen bases during that stretch. Keston Hiura will bat sixth as the designated hitter Sunday for Milwaukee.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Homers, gets aboard thrice
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McCutchen went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and two walks in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Reds.
McCutchen produced the Brewers' first and last runs in the game with a solo shot in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. He's cooled off a bit since the All-Star break, going 13-for-54 (.241), though he's added two homers, seven RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases. The 35-year-old has enjoyed a productive campaign with a .253/.324/.397 slash line, 11 long balls, 48 RBI, 47 runs scored, eight steals and 19 doubles through 404 plate appearances, though a .721 OPS stands as the lowest in his career.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Doubles twice, steals third
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McCutchen went 2-for-5 with two doubles and a stolen base in an 8-7 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday.
McCutchen ripped a pair of doubles out of the cleanup spot against his former team. He now has 19 doubles on the year and six over the last 15 days. McCutchen also picked up his eighth steal of the season by swiping third off Chase De Jong. The 35-year-old center fielder isn't elite in any category anymore, but he still combines a fair mix of pop and speed while hitting in the heart of the Brewers lineup.
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Brewers' Andrew McCutchen: Doubles twice, steals base in win
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McCutchen went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a walk, a stolen base and a run Saturday in the Brewers' 9-4 win over the Red Sox.
McCutchen opened his big-league career with five straight 20-plus-steal seasons, but the running game isn't as significant of a part of his skill set in his age-35 campaign. Even so, McCutchen hasn't been entirely inactive on the bases, as his steal Saturday was his seventh of the season (in 12 attempts). He'll be back in action for Sunday's series finale, serving as Milwaukee's designated hitter while batting cleanup.
