Just 10 games into the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ hopes for their back-end bullpen duo to have a much-needed bounce-back season have diminished. David Bednar and Colin Holderman have carried over the bad mojo they created last season, and neither is now on the active roster just a week into this season. Although both have struggled for many reasons, it was evident from the first two series of the season that neither made any legitimate adjustments in the offseason.
Every hitter in baseball is just sitting on Bednar’s fastball at the top of the zone while his curveball and changeup hold no weight.