All season long the bullpen has been an issue for the Pittsburgh Pirates. While Felipe Rivero has become one of the best relievers in baseball, Juan Nicasio has been a fine setup man, and George Kontos and A.J. Schugel have done a nice job in middle relief, the rest of the bullpen has been a train wreck.
Adding to the frustration for Pirate fans is that they have young, promising arms at Triple-A. Angel Sanchez, Dovydas Neverauskas, Edgar Santana, and Steven Brault could all be big parts of the Pirate bullpen for a long time.