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.
You Must Go 6-4, AT LEAST
Well, we might know who the Pirates are after the next three series. We have a good idea, maybe a great idea, of what they are now: a team that relies on starting pitching and a shaky bullpen to be stabilized before the back end and win low-scoring games.