While the offense has plagued the Pittsburgh Pirates on the field, the team has also had a big problem keeping their regulars on the field as well. The team started the year missing a few key plays, but quickly saw Corey Dickerson, and more recently Starling Marte, Erik Gonzalez, and Nick Burdi hit the injured list as well. Well, things do not look like they are going to improve anytime soon.
First and foremost, the Pittsburgh Pirates are losing one of their top starting pitchers in Chris Archer.