The Pirates just came off a season where they won 98 games, but lost the Wild Card game to the Cubs, ending their playoff run early. This was the second year in a row where they went up against one of the hottest pitchers in baseball in the Wild Card game, and likewise, it was the second year in a row that they lost that game. As a result, the goal for 2016 should be to win the division and avoid this situation entirely.
It's going to be difficult to do much better than the team did in 2015.