Well, one could have felt the start of the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates’ downfall coming for a while now. The Pirates have been on a pattern of mediocrity since May, failing to reach the potential their outstanding starting rotation provides but doing just enough to linger in the National League Wild Card race.
With the offense not improving internally for the most part and neither the front office nor the team’s manager showing enough urgency, it was only a matter of time before the floodgates began to open on a typical Pittsburgh Pirates second half of the season collapse.