This year’s Pirates are pretty hard for me to pick apart because they’re obviously out of playoff contention, and I think they could finish like 60-102, but I also think they could finish like 80-82
It depends so so much on the young guys. Priester, Oviedo, and Ortiz on the pitching side. Endy, Triolo, Peguero, Davis, and to some degree Suwinski on the hitters side. They could either be so heinously bad or be legitimately a solid lineup
@BaconBurt Once bill is dealt they have no other pitchers. They could win 60-64 that’s it.
@BaconBurt Don’t count them out yet. 58 games left. 20-4 streak incoming and then enters Oneil Cruz.
@BaconBurt Not finishing with 80 wins lol
@BaconBurt I couldn’t agree more. Maybe not 80-82 but they can compete as long as their pitching holds up. Which I don’t usually hold my breath for. I think the hitting will play throughout the rest of the year tho
@BaconBurt I’ve revised my prediction with the Pirates ending at around 74-88, esp now that they seem to be turning a bit of a corner improvement from last season, if they hope to content next season it’s theoretically a possible jump
@BaconBurt I think its the ladder. They are going to get hot again, i feel. I feel like all the momentum the farm had in the past few years has now made it to the bigs. And the bullpen cant stay bad all year.