Joseph Bart: Everything you need to know

Joseph Bart

#14 C

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/23	ATL	L 5-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/22	BOS	L 6-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/18	DET	W 3-1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
3/17	HOU	L 10-2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	2
3/15	TB	L 6-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/13	DET	W 7-5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
3/11	BAL	L 7-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
3/8	BOS	W 9-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/6	PHI	L 14-10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
3/5	STL	L 3-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/1	STL	W 6-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
2/26	MIN	W 6-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
2/23	NYY	L 6-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
2/21	BAL	W 8-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
Preseason Totals			36	2	5	4	1	0	0	2	1	2	52	0	0	6

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
4/16	WSH	L 8-7	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1
4/14	WSH	L 5-4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	6	0	0	4
4/12	CHC	L 7-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
4/11	CHC	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4/10	CHC	W 2-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0
4/8	SD	L 8-2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1
4/4	BAL	W 3-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/31	CIN	W 6-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
3/28	NYM	L 4-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
Regular Season Totals			27	3	4	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	43	0	0	7

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	1	3	4	0.148	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	7	0.226
Away	0	0	1	0.083	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.214
Home	1	3	3	0.200	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0.235
Day	0	1	3	0.136	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.174
Night	1	2	1	0.200	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0.375
March	0	0	1	0.200	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.333
April	1	3	3	0.136	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	0.200
Opponent
vs WSH	1	2	2	0.250	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0.300
vs CIN	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333
vs NYM	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333
vs CHC	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.125
vs SD	0	1	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.250
vs BAL	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Venue
@ Cincinnati	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333
@ Chicago	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.125
@ Pittsburgh	1	3	3	0.200	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0.235
@ New York	0	0	1	0.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333

Joseph Bart: Breaking News

Bart will start at catcher and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Nationals. It's the fifth start across the last eight contests for Bart, who could be emerging the 1A to Henry Davis' 1B at catcher for the Pirates. Bart is hitting only .136/.231/.273 this season but did hit his first home run of the season in his last start Tuesday.

Bart will start at catcher and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Cubs. Bart will pick up his third start behind the plate in four games, but he'll likely need to raise his production at the plate before overtaking Henry Davis as the Bucs' No. 1 catcher. While Davis has disappointed early on with a .194/.286/.290 slash line over 35 plate appearances, Bart (.368 OPS across 17 plate appearances) has yet to capitalize on his more limited opportunities.

Bart has gone 5-for-31 with 13 strikeouts across 12 Grapefruit League games. Bart is likely the favorite to win a roster spot as Pittsburgh's second catcher alongside Henry Davis, and his path became clearer earlier in the week when Endy Rodriguez was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Rafael Flores also remains in the mix, though he has hit poorly this spring.