Pirates 1B Rowdy Tellez was hitting .177 at the end of May.
He's currently hitting .249. He hit .333 in June and is batting .321 in July.
Tellez needs to generate more power. Nine HR isn't enough. He's fat and slow, so he clogs the bases.
But give Tellez credit.
Tellez sucked at season's start.
He stupidly lectured Pittsburgh fans for booing closer David Bednar. Not wise considering Tellez had been in town for about 15 minutes. That got Tellez booed.
Tellez sucked some more. He got booed some more. I'd have DFA'd him.
But he righted himself and is now contributing. On a team with precious few offensive contributors.
Tellez had a HR, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-0 home win over St. Louis.
Since June 1, Tellez has been what the Pirates need him to be.