Pitching was expected to be a strength for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season. The team was expected to have both one of the best starting rotations and one of the best bullpens in the National League, while there were questions galore about rather or not the team would score enough runs.
Crazy how baseball works, isn’t it?
Anyone who has followed the Pirates this season knows that the pitching has not lived up to the preseason billing. One pitcher that has, however, is reliever Felipe Vazquez. After another dominant half of baseball, Vazquez is the team’s first half Cy Young Award winner.