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Bechtold’s Core Four: Pirates are close, which makes the past week all the more frustrating

Welcome to Bechtold’s Core Four, where I preview four Pittsburgh Pirates topics, events, or storylines worth following this week. In this weekly feature, we’ll discover what you would keep an eye on as the week progresses in the world of the Pirates and Major League Baseball. Let’s go.

Knocking on the Door

This team is close, and I don’t even think it’s dumb to think that. The Pirates have arguably a top three 1-2-3 at the top of the rotation in all of baseball in Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, and Mitch Keller. Hell, it might be the best.