The Pittsburgh Pirates are entering the final week of August.
Let’s take a look at where they are ranked in power rankings across the internet:
CBS Sports, Matt Snyder: 22, up 1
Their road to contention next season is with the top three in the rotation. That’s why it was so good to see Mitch Keller bounce back with a great outing this past week after two awful starts.
MLB.com, Will Leitch: 23, no change
There may have been some sour feelings when Barry Bonds left Pittsburgh more than 30 years ago, but there weren’t any over the weekend when Bonds, alongside Jim Leyland and Manny Sanguillen, was inducted into the Pirates Hall of Fame.