One year after finishing last in the NL Central, the next Pittsburgh Pirates breakthrough may be coming.
The Buccos, despite finishing last and 17 games out of first in 2024, still won 76 games. They weren’t a good team, but certainly weren’t awful. They matched their win total from 2023, their highest since 2018.
But more importantly, the 2024 season finally saw the Pirates’ eventual vision rise to the surface. The plan is strong pitching and hungry hitters. Pittsburgh’s lineup still has a lot of growing to do and the pitching staff ranked 20th with a 4.