In 10 days the Pittsburgh Pirates will travel to Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati for their 2019 regular season opener against the Cincinnati Reds. When camp began, the team had a few battles unfolding. Now that Opening Day is approaching, most of these battles appear to be decided.
All signs point toward Nick Burdi and Francisco Liriano winning jobs in the bullpen, while Jung Ho Kang appears to have unseated Colin Moran at third base. Additionally, despite his offensive struggles this spring, it appears Erik Gonzalez will start at shortstop over Kevin Newman.