So far this season just about everything that can go wrong for the Pittsburgh Pirates has. The team’s defense started shaky, the bullpen took a few weeks to get into gear, and the team has been decimated by injuries. Despite all of this, the team is off to a strong 12-7 start.
This 12-7 start has the Bucs in first place in the National League Central division. The team’s hot start has been driven by the starting rotation. Seven series into the season, the Pirate rotation, statistically, has been the best in the National League.
Over the weekend the Pirates hosted the last place team in the National League West – the San Francisco Giants – in a three-game series.