We have heard repeatedly that the Pittsburgh Pirates would like to add to their 2019 bullpen before everything is said and done.
With the full caveat that a bullpen is never finished and that there is plenty of time between now and Spring Training for the club to add a relief arm, it’s fair to wonder — Can the team rely on their bullpen as currently constructed?
The loss of Edgar Santana could be felt more deeply than many Pittsburgh Pirates fans realize. Santana was simply a jack of all trades that Clint Hurdle deployed liberally in nearly any situation:
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Most telling here is that Hurdle trusted Santana with the score tied or the team slightly ahead for about one-third of his appearances.