Pirates' Alen Hanson: Make it or break it spring

Hanson is in the mix for a bench spot to start the 2017 season, Pirates Prospects reports. "It's going to be an interesting spring for Alen," Clint Hurdle said. "We're going to move him around. We're going to even ask what might be there at shortstop. There's an opportunity for him to be the super U that J-Hay was in 2014."

Analysis:

Hanson is out of options, giving him his best shot at making the roster. He holds a career slash line of .281/.340/.435 in seven minor league seasons, though he's still only 24 years of age. Hanson has suffered bouts of concentration lapses throughout his career but is worth keeping an eye on -- he's averaged 32 stolen bases in the upper minors the last three years.