At the end of the month, Tellez turned to Dee Brown, a coach and scout whom Tellez had known since before he was even a teenager. He batted.344/.394/.525 with a.399 wOBA and 160 wRC+ in June, putting up a higher batting average than Luis Arraez, a higher slugging percentage than Marcell Ozuna, and a better wRC+ than Elly De La Cruz. By the end of June, Tellez’s season had completely turned around.
Fast forward to the end of June, and Tellez’s season has done a complete 180. He’s batted .344/.394/.525 with a .399 wOBA and 160 wRC+ in June. He’s put up a higher batting average than Luis Arraez, a higher slugging percentage than Marcell Ozuna, and a better wRC+ than Elly De La Cruz during June.
It’s almost July, and the Pirates’ offense has been dismal, to say the least. Tellez and Bryan Reynolds have done a lot of heavy lifting this month, and Andrew McCutchen has continued to provide a solid bat. But at the time of writing this, they rank 13th in the NL in runs scored, and 14th or worse in each of the three triple-slash numbers, as well as having the second-most strikeouts.
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