Juan Pierre

Juan Pierre went 2-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Mets.

Both hits were singles for Pierre, who is now batting .345/.400/.368 and has had multi-hit nights in four of his past six games. Pierre has been a pleasant surprise for the Phightins’ floundering offense, but with just five steals, is offering fantasy owners little other than average. He’s a fringe option in 10-12 team mixed leagues.

Juan Pierre went 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk Thursday against the Padres.

Pierre didn’t have an extra-base hit or a walk this season before collecting one of each tonight. The Phillies haven’t gotten much from John Mayberry Jr. or Laynce Nix thus far, so it looks like Pierre will keep getting the nod in left field.

Juan Pierre is batting .292/.292/.292 through his first 24 plate appearances this season.

A bizarre batting line, but one which sums him up pretty well. While Pierre figures to hit for a decent batting average, he doesn’t walk much and won’t hit for any power. It’s true that he’ll accumulate some stolen bases, but he has a lousy 62 percent success rate (29-for-47 in stolen base attempts) since the start of last season. There’s some value here in NL-only leagues, but he is more likely to hurt at the top of the Phillies’ lineup than help.

Phillies purchased the contract of OF Juan Pierre.

In other words, he has landed a spot on the Phillies’ 40-man roster and should be a member of the bench on Opening Day. Pierre is 15-for-48 with three steals this spring.

Juan Pierre went 0-for-3 and was caught stealing for the third time in five attempts Thursday.

Pierre is expected to be the Phillies’ fourth outfielder, but he’s not making it easy on them with his play this spring. Scott Podsednik has looked quite a bit better at the plate.

Juan Pierre can opt out of his minor league contract with the Phillies if he’s not on the Philadelphia’s big league roster on March 31.

It shouldn’t be a problem, as most assume Pierre’s spot is all but assured. “Obviously, he’s not the same player he had been, but he’s still a guy that can help us offensively, especially with his speed,” general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “He had a very, very good year last year. He had more hits than anybody on our team.” Amaro is clearly exaggerating Pierre’s effectiveness last season, as he batted .279/.329/.327 with two homers, 50 RBI and a .657 OPS over 711 plate appearances and also went a career-worst 27-for-44 in stolen base attempts, but he should make for a decent fourth outfielder.

Phillies signed OF Juan Pierre to a minor league contract.

The deal was reported Friday and has now become official. Pierre batted .279/.329/.327 with two homers, 50 RBI and a .657 OPS over 711 plate appearances in 2011 and also went a career-worst 27-for-44 in stolen base attempts. He’s a solid get on a minor league deal, though, and should make the team as an extra outfielder.